His mother was catty, status-conscious and loud.她母亲为人刻薄，势利眼，嗓门又大。a restaurant catty-corner from the theater斜对着剧院的餐馆Eggs are sold by the catty.鸡蛋论斤出售....
John and Isabelle moved apart, back into the sun...约翰和伊莎贝拉彼此分开，回到了阳光下。Isabelle placed a wine cup on the table within his reach.伊莎贝尔把酒杯放在桌上他伸手可及的地方。...the captivating allure of Isabelle Adjani.伊莎贝拉·阿佳妮令人倾倒的魅力Isabelle was ...
the sibilant consonants咝声辅音To pronounce with a hissing sound ; make sibilant.用初始的齿擦音发出.the sibilant sound of whispering窃窃私语声a sibilant bird call咝咝的唤鸟声With a sibilant hiss, the Things began to move.藉由一声丝丝作声的嘘声, 事物开始移动.A s...
在一望无际的原野上散布着一座座井架.Derricks are scattered here and there on the boundless plain.高耸的井架点缀着油田的景色.Lofty derricks dot the landscape in an oil field.我们快到油田时看到了矗立的井架.Steel derricks rose to meet our eyes as we drew nearer to the ...
Dikes protected the lowland from incursions of the sea.堤防保护低地免于海水流入.Enemy forces have made incursions into our territory.敌军已入侵我国领土.Rumors of danger and war and hostile incursions of Indians!危险和战争的传闻,印第安人来者不善的入侵!...