There are variant formulations of some of the maxims.有些准则有多种表达方式.variant spellings of a word一个词的不同拼法The quagga was a strikingly beautiful variant of the zebra.斑驴是一种极美丽的斑马变种。Allophone is a phonetic variant of a phoneme.音位...
她引用的那句妙语是什么来着？What was that marvellous quote that she came out with?这本书诙谐幽默，妙语趣话随处可见。The book is witty and peppered with good one-liners.他善于为自己妙语解围。He's good at ad-libbing his way out of trouble....
他们俩偶然地展开了一场斗智.The two of them had an encounter of wits.他几乎是偶然地找到了解决问题的办法.He hit upon the solution to the problem almost by accident.我是在坎特伯雷大教堂偶然地碰到过他.I met him by chance at Canterbury Cathedral....
Tom glanced around to see if we mirrored his unbelief.汤姆瞥了大家一眼,看看我们脸上是否也反映出他的怀疑.He slipped from the table, laughing softly in unbelief.他从桌子上滑下来, 微微一笑,表示不怎么相信她的话.John was staring as if in unbelief.约翰难以置信地瞪视着....
我去四下里转转，看能发现些什么。I'm going to look around and see what I can find.收拾完东西,她四下里扫了一眼,叹了口气.When she had finished tidying up she looked around and sighed.百里茜转动着两只眼睛向四下里看了看.Prissy rolled her eyes as she looked about her....