他过去常写绚丽矫饰的散文.He used to write purple prose.他的文风, 一度被称赞为大胆的和创新的, 现在看起来却是奇怪而且矫饰的.His style, once praised as daring and innovative, now seems quaint and mannered....
They went huffing and puffing up the stairs.他们气喘吁吁地爬上楼梯.When I got to the top I was huffing and puffing.我到达顶端时累得直喘.Huffing, bouncing , hectoring fellows do not possess cool courage.爱叫的狗不咬人(嘘声恫吓的人很少见诸行动)....
The rain now was pelting down.此刻大雨滂沱。Shepherds was pelting through the gloaming their sheep and goats.牧羊人在暮色中驱赶他们的羊群.We drove through pelting rain.我们在倾盆大雨中驾车前行。It's pelting with rain.大雨倾盆。Hailstones of abuse were pe...