The sensitive matter was handled with great propriety.这件机密的事处理得极为适当。His marriage and family life is a model of propriety.他的婚姻和家庭生活都是规规矩矩的。Nobody questioned the propriety of her being there alone.没人认为她只身出现在那里不得体。We hesita...
He gave us his solemn word, then he welshed on us.他向我们郑重承诺然后又对我们食言了。She welshed on ( the bargain she made with ) us.她与我们洽谈成交后又翻悔了.He often welshed on his promises.他过去经常逃避义务,不履行诺言....
We got a bit of a scare.我们受了点惊吓。They used this kind of scare tactic when I was growing up.我小的时候,他们用过这种吓唬人的办法.Despite the scare there are no plans to withdraw the drug.尽管大家忧心忡忡，可是并无撤回药物的计划。He described talk of sackings as...