The surly insolence of the waiters drove him into a rage,and he flung his serviette to the floor and stalked out of the restaurant.侍者们粗暴无礼的行为使得他怒不可遏,他将餐巾扔到地上,愤然走出餐厅。That old man is rather surly.这老头儿脾气倔.a surly mood坏脾气a s...
They bait the mousetrap with stale cheese.他们用变质的乳酪作捕鼠夹的诱饵.This onomatopoeic word suggests to me the sound a mousetrap makes when it snaps shut.这个拟声词让我想起捕鼠夹子突然合上时的声音。Behe uses the example of a mousetrap.Behe用捕鼠器作例子....
He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃对公司的控制权。He was forced to relinquish control of the company.他被迫放弃公司的掌控权.They will never voluntarily relinquish their independence.他们绝对不会自动放弃独立....
For some people, competing is the be-all and end-all of their running.对于有些人来说，赛跑的全部意义就是竞争。The market for which they are competing is still unformed.他们角逐的市场尚未成形。I went on competing till I was in my middle forties.我继续参赛，直到...
Economics undergraduates are probably the brightest in the university.经济学专业的本科生可能是大学里最聪明的学生。Big business culls the brightest from among college graduates.大企业从大学毕业生中选拔最优秀的人材.The brightest spot in the image is Greenland, c...
One felt that he had kept himself unspotted from the world.旁人会感到他没被世俗污染.He was able to get into the building unspotted and unsuspected.他能清白、不受怀疑地走入大楼....