He only has a smattering of French.他只懂一点法语。On his wanderings he's picked up Spanish, Italian, French and a smattering of Russian.在流浪途中，他学会了西班牙语、意大利语、法语和一丁点儿俄语。I had acquired a smattering of Greek.我学会了一丁点希腊语。...
说时右手大拇指从中指弹在食指上“啪”的一响.At this he snapped his fingers.印刷技术中指专用铅字面的一种加粗形式.In printing, a heavier version of a particular typeface.他中指上戴着指环.He wears a ring on his middle finger....
水正成为日益珍贵的资源。Water is becoming an increasingly precious resource.教堂有几件珍贵的艺术品。The church has several valuable works of art.大火吞噬了我的一些最珍贵的物品。I lost some of my most prized possessions in the fire....
Thieves ransacked the office, taking a sack of loose change.窃贼洗劫了办公室,拿走了一口袋散币.Unknown thieves had forced their way into the apartment.不知名的窃贼破门闯入了公寓。He returned from hospital to find thieves had ransacked his home.他从医院回来，...
After deducting brokerage costs, the fastest traders fell far behind the slowest.扣除经纪业务成本后, 交易最快者远远落后于交易最慢者.To go to a strange brokerage firm would be no better.到一家不熟悉的商行去,也不见得好多少.John works for a brokerage house now.约翰现...
These are sweeping generalisations, of course, but you get the point.切忌以偏概全, 当然, 又得抓住要点.He is making sweeping generalisations to get his point across.为了让大家领会他的观点，他正在作全面的概括。But suicide is a mysterious phenomenon; it defie...