Areas near the frontier were rough and lawless in the old days.过去边远地区混乱不堪, 而且没有法律。The government recognised there were problems in urban areas but these could never be an excuse for lawless behaviour.政府承认市区存在问题，但决不可拿这些作为...
Congress is waiting to see how the Oval Office will react.国会正观望总统方面的反应。The shape of the earth is an oval.地球的形状是个椭圆形.The leaf is oval in shape.叶呈椭圆形....
Her accomplice suffered for his share in the escape, not - withstanding his timid contrivances.她的同谋者,尽管想出了他那怯懦的策略,为了这件逃脱的事还是吃了苦头.Class, which breaks at a blow, is capable of withstanding great pressure.尽管玻璃一打就碎, 仍然能承受很大压...