The implication that marital infidelity enhances a leader's credibility is preposterous.婚姻不忠会提升领导人可信度的暗示荒谬之极。These claims are absolutely preposterous!这些要求简直荒谬绝伦！It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoo...
...their preposterous claim that they had unearthed a plot.他们无比愚蠢地声称自己发现了一个阴谋It is preposterous to attribute to mere external conditions.仅仅以外部环境解释一切是不合理的.It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.用茶匙铲煤是荒谬的....
We must keep a sense of proportion about all this.我们对所有的这些都要有轻重缓急之分。A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois.人口中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。The proportion of women in the profession had risen to 17.3%....
I answered yes in a quavering voice.我用颤抖的声音说是.Even his voice became quavering and lost its old masterfulness.他说话的声音已不象当年那样斩钉截铁,铿锵有力,而是含含混混、结结巴巴、有气无力.The gentle breeze set the flames of the lamps quavering.微风吹得灯火微微跳动....
This makes the whiskeys much smoother.这样一来，威士忌就醇和多了。Irish whiskeys, rather like the Irish themselves, have an appealingly direct charm about them.爱尔兰威士忌，就像爱尔兰人一样，一下子就能打动你的心。Is it? It must be wrong. We only had two whiske...