He loves science fiction in particular.
他特别喜爱科幻小说。

Peter was lying on the sofa doing nothing in particular .
彼得躺在沙发上，无所事事。

Is there anything in particular you'd like for dinner?
晚饭你有具体想吃的吗？

She directed the question at no one in particular .
她的问题并没有针对任何个人。

The police officer took down all the particulars of the burglary.
这名警察记下了窃案发生的详细情况。

The nurse asked me for my particulars (= personal details such as your name, address, etc.).
护士向我询问了我的个人资料。

The new contract will be the same in every particular as the old one.
新合同与旧合同的各项细节将完全相同。

Application forms and further particulars are available from the Personnel Office.
申请表格及其他详细资料可向人事部索取。

I remembered a particular story about a postman who was a murderer...
我记得有个故事，讲的是一个邮递员杀人的事情。

I have to know exactly why it is I'm doing a particular job.
我必须明确知道我为什么要做特定的一项工作。

I have a particular responsibility to ensure I make the right decision...
我肩负特殊责任，必须确保自己作出的决定是正确的。

Fatigue is a particular problem for women.
疲劳是女性特有的问题。

particular emphasis will be placed on oral language training.
将会特别强调口语训练。

Ted was very particular about the colors he used.
特德在用色上非常讲究。

The situation in Ethiopia in particular is worrying...
埃塞俄比亚的局势尤其令人担忧。

Why should he notice her car in particular?...
他为什么会特别注意到她的车？

I went along thinking of nothing in particular only looking at things around me...
我一路走着，没想什么特别的事，只是四下张望着。

Drew made some remarks to nobody in particular and said goodbye.
德鲁说了一些不针对任何人的话就告辞了。

The tree affords some shelter from the sun.
这棵树可以挡一挡太阳。

The programme affords young people the chance to gain work experience.
这项计划给年轻人提供了获得工作经验的机会。

affordable prices/housing
付得起的价格；买得起的住宅

We can't afford to go abroad this summer.
今年夏天我们没有足够的钱去国外。

Can we afford a new car?
我们买得起一辆新车吗？

None of them could afford £50 for a ticket.
他们中没有哪个拿得出50英镑买一张票。

She felt she couldn't afford any more time off work.
她觉得再也抽不出时间歇班了。

It was a cold room, but it afforded a fine view of the Old City.
这房间虽然很冷，但是它能让人将古城的景致尽收眼底。

The country could not afford the luxury of an election.
该国负担不起选举这样奢侈的事。

This affords us the opportunity to ask questions about how the systems might change...
这给我们提供了就系统可能如何改变进行提问的机会。

My parents can't even afford a new refrigerator...
我父母甚至买不起一台新冰箱。

The arts should be available to more people at prices they can afford...
艺术品应该以人们能够承受的价格面向更多的人出售。

We can't afford to wait...
我们等不起。

Because of you, I always kept girls around me at a distance.
因为你, 我总与身边的女孩保持一定的距离.

Don't figure on going abroad this summer; we may not be able to afford it.
别指望今年夏天出国, 我们可能负担不起旅行费用.

These lands afford good pasture.
这些地方有好的牧草.

I can't afford the vacation, for it would eat up my savings.
我度不起假, 那样会把我的积蓄用光的.

I can't afford to buy you another car — do you think I'm made of money?
我可没能力再为你买一辆车了,你以为我很有钱 吗 ?

These trees afford a pleasant shade.
这些树下有一片宜人的树阴.

None of us can afford It'separately, so let's pool our resources.
我们之中谁也不能单独买得起这东西, 所以我们就集资购买吧.

I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.
我要是能天天吃到新鲜的肉就好了.

I cannot afford to offend him.
我惹不起他.

I used to go out nearly every night but I decided to knock it on the head because I couldn't really afford it.
我以前几乎每晚外出,但我决定停止,因为我实在抽不出时间.

I can't afford a ticket. I'm spent up.
我把钱花光, 没钱买票了.

He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries?
他告诉我说,公司付不起那么多薪水了.

What are you trying to prove ?
你想证明什么？

I certainly don't have anything to prove ─my record speaks for itself.
我当然不用证明什么——我的纪录就可说明一切。

This proves (that) I was right.
这证明我是对的。

She was determined to prove everyone wrong.
她决心证明大家都错了。

In this country, you are innocent until proved guilty.
在这个国家，一个人在被证实有罪之前，就是清白的。

This just proves what I have been saying for some time.
这恰好证实了我长久以来所说的。

Can it be proved that he did commit these offences?
能证明他确实犯了这些罪吗？

The opposition proved too strong for him.
这个对手过于强劲，使得他难以招架。

Shares in the industry proved a poor investment.
事实证明投资这个行业的股票是一个失败。

The promotion proved to be a turning point in his career.
这次提升最后证明是他职业生涯的一个转折点。

He constantly feels he has to prove himself to others.
他时常觉得自己必须向人一展身手。

He proved himself determined to succeed.
他向人证明了自己不达目的不罢休。

We have been accused of exaggerating before, but unfortunately all our reports proved to be true...
以前一直有人指责我们夸大事实，但遗憾的是，我们所有的报道都证明是真实的。

In the past this process of transition has often proven difficult.
过去这一过渡过程常常很艰难。

You brought this charge. You prove it!...
你提出了这项控告。你拿出证据来！

The results prove that regulation of the salmon farming industry is inadequate.
结果证明对鲑鱼饲养行业的管理不够完善。

Margaret proved herself to be a good mother...
玛格丽特证明了自己是个好妈妈。

As a composer he proved himself adept at large dramatic forms...
身为作曲家的他证明了自己在创作大型戏剧方面驾轻就熟。

They made a 3,000 mile detour simply to prove a point.
他们绕行3,000英里只是为了证明自己能够做到。

KOBE: I think after Game 2 was it.
科比: 我认为在G2时才算结束.

She was impatient in the knowledge that time was limited.
她知道时间有限，所以很着急。

I went to sleep secure in the knowledge that I was not alone in the house.
我知道当时不是只有我一人在房子里，就放心地睡觉了。

They could relax safe in the knowledge that they had the funding for the project.
他们得知工程拨款已有着落时就感到踏实轻松了。

He denied all knowledge of the affair.
他否认知道此事。

It has come to our knowledge that you have been taking time off without permission.
我们了解到你们时常未经允许就不上班。

‘Are they divorced? ’ ‘Not to my knowledge. ’
“他们离婚了吗？”“据我所知没有。”

She told Parliament she had no knowledge of the affair.
她告诉议会她对此事并不知情。

...the quest for scientific knowledge.
对科学知识的探索

Alec never carried a gun to my knowledge...
据我所知亚历克从来不带枪。

To the best of my knowledge, Gloria did not make these comments.
据我所知，格洛丽亚没这么说过。

You can let your kids play here, safe in the knowledge that they won't get sunburn.
你可以放心让孩子们在这儿玩，他们肯定不会晒黑。

He was eager to match his knowledge against mine.
他很想和我比比,看谁的知识更丰富.

He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.
他具有广博的银行业务知识.

The knowledge of his guilt tormented him.
知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦.

The quiz was a good opportunity for the exhibition of his knowledge.
这次测验是他显示知识的好机会.

Owing to the limitation of our knowledge, there must be mistakes and errors in the book.
由于我们水平有限, 本书少不了会有缺点和错误.

He has a superficial knowledge of this subject.
他对这门学科略知皮毛.

He often values himself on [ upon ] his knowledge.
他时常 夸耀 自己的知识.

Each of the sputniks added something to our knowledge.
每颗新卫星都给我们增长了新的知识.

He surprised us with his knowledge of the locality.
我们很惊讶他对那地方如此了解.

There can be no knowledge apart from practice.
离开实践就没有知识.

He devotes his time to the acquisition of knowledge.
他把时间都花在求知上.

We have progressed in knowledge.
我们在知识上有了增长.

Genuine knowledge comes from practice.
实践出真知.

She has a passable knowledge of Japanese.
她的日语(知识)还可以.

The injured horse had to be destroyed.
这匹马受了伤，只好送它回老家了。

That's a sure recipe for destroying the economy and creating chaos...
那样做肯定会破坏经济、制造混乱。

No one was injured in the explosion, but the building was completely destroyed...
没有人在爆炸中受伤，但大楼遭到了彻底毁坏。

If I was younger or more naive, the criticism would have destroyed me.
如果我再年轻一些，或是再单纯一些，那些批评可能就会把我给毁了。

Lindsay was unhurt but the horse had to be destroyed.
林赛没有受伤，但那匹马却不得不被人道毁灭。

destroy the nozzles to bring it to the ground.
摧毁它的喷气口,使之坠落到地面.

Airfield: 4 Firehawks, which is enough to destroy an opposing Tech are optional.
机场: 4个火鹰, 这足够您摧毁敌人得高科了,云层推进升级可选.

Most have come to destroy us.
他们绝大部分是来毁灭我们的.

Do not destroy oil wells , a source of wealth that belongs to the Iraqi people.
不要烧毁油井, 这是属于伊拉克人民的财富.

Bombardments of such density will destroy any defensive works built by the enemy.
这样大密度的轰炸会摧毁敌人的所有防御工事.

Once France was prostrate, he must if possible conquer or destroy Great Britain.
法国一经投降,只要可能, 他就必然要征服或毁灭大不列颠.

More specifically, advocates attempted to show how unjust social systems can destroy basic values.
更具体, 主张试图说明如何不公正的社会制度,破坏基本价值观念.

Let's not destroy it with our own hands.
可不要让它在我们的手中断送掉呵!

Ice, nature, and God, will change the poles, to destroy the negativity.
也即自然界 、 上帝会改变磁极去抵消负面性.

Ofnir Squadron: After we destroy you, we'll open up the tunnel to the south!
Ofnir中队: “消灭你们之后, 我们会打开通往南方的隧道! ”.

Humans as the creator began to destroy.
人类作为创造者开始去破坏.

It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct.
谁都知道破坏容易建设难.

destroy the old world and build a new one.
破坏旧世界,建设新世界.

To hedge around a partnership of love with control by law would be to destroy its base of trust in one another.
以法律限制来束缚爱情的结合将毁掉彼此信任的基础.

The raiders continued on their mission — to seek out and destroy American air and sea forces.
突击队员继续执行着他们的任务——搜寻并摧毁美国空军、海军力量。

They can't destroy truth without destroying each and every one of us.
除非他们将我们赶尽杀绝，否则真理不灭。

One of the biggest tasks will be to control the spread of malaria.
最大的任务之一就是控制疟疾的蔓延。

I practised operating the controls.
我练习操作这些控制装置。

...the control box.
控制盒

Critics question whether price controls would do any good...
评论家们质疑物价管制措施是否会有用。

Their talks are expected to focus on arms control...
他们的会谈预计会集中讨论军备控制问题。

He went straight through Passport control without incident.
他很顺利地通过了护照检查处。

...an agreement to abolish border controls.
关于取消边界检查站的一项协议

The fire is burning out of control...
熊熊燃烧的大火正在失去控制。

I'm dealing with customers all the time who have let their debts get out of control.
我成天和那些负债累累、无力偿还的顾客们打交道。

The situation is under control...
局势已经得到控制。

The federal government tried to control rising health-care costs.
联邦政府试图控制日益高涨的医疗保健费用。

...measures to control illegal mining.
控制非法采矿的措施

Jo was advised to learn to control herself...
乔得到的建议是要学会控制自己的情绪。

I just couldn't control my temper.
我就是不能克制自己的脾气。

...the need to control environmental pollution...
控制环境污染的需要

Scientists would soon be able to manipulate human genes to control the ageing process.
科学家们很快将能通过操控人类基因来控制衰老过程。

Almost all of the countries in Latin America were controlled by dictators...
当时几乎所有的拉丁美洲国家都由独裁者统治。

...a computerised system to control the gates...
控制大门的计算机系统

The restructuring involves Mr Ronson giving up control of the company...
这次改组涉及龙森先生放弃对公司的控制权。

The first aim of his government would be to establish control over the republic's territory.
他这届政府的首要目标是确立对共和国领土的控制权。

He lost control of his car...
他的汽车失控了。

Some teachers have more control over pupils than their parents have.
有的老师比小学生的父母更能管得住他们。

He had a terrible temper, and sometimes he would completely lose control...
他的脾气很坏，有时会完全失控。

He was working hard to keep control of himself.
他正努力克制自己。

He now controls the largest retail development empire in southern California...
他现在掌管着加州南部最大的零售发展企业。

The next programme will be introduced by Mary David.
下一个节目由玛丽·戴维主持。

May I introduce my first guest on the show tonight…
请让我介绍一下今晚节目的第一位嘉宾…

The first lecture introduces students to the main topics of the course.
第一堂课是让学生了解这门课的主要内容。

It was she who first introduced the pleasures of sailing to me.
是她最先使我体会到了帆船运动的乐趣。

The company is introducing a new range of products this year.
公司今年将推出一系列新产品。

The new law was introduced in 1991.
这项新法律是于1991年开始实施的。

We want to introduce the latest technology into schools.
我们想向各学校推介最新的技术。

Vegetation patterns changed when goats were introduced to the island.
自从引进山羊之后，这个岛上的植被模式改变了。

Bands from London introduced the craze for this kind of music.
伦敦的乐队引发了对这种音乐的狂热。

A slow theme introduces the first movement.
缓慢的主旋律引出了第一乐章。

to introduce a bill (before Parliament)
（向议会）提交议案

Particles of glass had been introduced into the baby food.
这种婴儿食品中被掺进了玻璃碎屑。

The Government has introduced a number of other money-saving moves...
政府已经采取了其他一些省钱的举措。

I kept the birds indoors all winter and introduced them into an aviary the following June...
整个冬天我把鸟关在室内,然后在接下来的6月份把它们放入鸟类饲养场饲养。

He introduced us to the delights of natural food.
他让我们认识到食用天然食物的乐趣。

Tim, may I introduce you to my uncle's secretary, Mary Waller?...
蒂姆,我来介绍一下，这位是我叔叔的秘书玛丽·沃勒。

Someone introduced us and I sat next to him...
有人给我们作了介绍,我挨着他坐下了。

'Health Matters' is introduced by Dick Oliver on BBC World Service.
英国广播公司对外广播频道的“健康动态”节目由迪克·奥利弗主持。

Principally, it introduces the construction of the knowledge base , the judging methods of the programming design.
着重介绍了知识库的构建和程序题的评改算法.

The cafe is a popular meeting place for students.
咖啡馆是学生喜欢的聚会场所。

a typical Italian cafe
典型的意大利式小餐馆

The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by.
从这家小餐馆能清楚地看到世事的变迁。

They stopped at a little cafe and had a fondue.
他们在一家小餐馆歇脚，吃了顿干酪火锅。

He dashed off to lunch at the Hard Rock cafe.
他急匆匆前往硬石小馆去吃午餐。

The cafe has an intimate but buzzy atmosphere.
这个咖啡馆很温馨，但又有一种时尚的氛围。

At midday everyone would go down to Reg's cafe.
中午，大家都会下楼去雷吉餐馆。

He paused under a streetlamp and looked across at the cafe.
他在街灯下停下来，看着对面的咖啡馆。

Nora toils away serving burgers at the local cafe.
诺拉在当地小餐馆干着一份为客人端送汉堡包的辛苦活儿。

The only real job I'd ever had was as manager of the local cafe.
我唯一一次真正的工作经历是在当地咖啡馆当经理。

The hotel is set on three floors. There's a bar and cafe at ground level.
这家饭店有3层，在一楼有间咖啡吧。

At Billy's cafe, the menu is limited and the food is lousy.
比利咖啡馆的菜品选择有限，食物也很差。

The cafe is just across the road over there.
咖啡馆就在那边马路对面。

The cafe owner has put up the required "no smoking" signs, but thinks his responsibility stops there.
咖啡馆老板已经按规定贴上了“禁止吸烟”的标志,但是他认为自己的责任就止于此.

They went out a lot, to the cafe Royal or the The Ivy.
他们常常出去玩，一般是到皇家咖啡馆或者常春藤那里。

The place is kitted out in upmarket Italian cafe style.
整个地方被装饰成高档意大利咖啡馆风格。

Music blares out from every cafe.
每一个咖啡屋都传出喧闹的音乐声。

He walked jauntily into the cafe.
他步履轻松地走进咖啡馆。

They had a late lunch in a cafe.
他们很晚才在一家小餐馆吃了午饭。

Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p...
道森股票以219便士收盘，上涨了5便士。

The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today.
东京今天美元收高。

By the close of business last night, most of the big firms were hailing yesterday's actions as a success...
昨晚交易结束的时候，多数大公司都称赞当天的活动取得了成功。

Brian's retirement brings to a close a glorious chapter in British football history...
布莱恩的挂靴为英国足球史上光辉的一章画上了休止符。

Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear...
她的嘴唇贴近他的头，她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。

The whales were too close; this posed an immediate problem for my photography...
鲸鱼离得太近,这成了我眼下拍摄面临的迫切问题。

She and Linda became very close...
她和琳达变得非常亲密。

As a little girl, Karan was closest to her sister Gail...
卡兰小的时候和姐姐盖尔最亲。

...large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative.
像孩子出生或近亲去世这样的大变故

He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers...
他曾一度被视作布朗先生最为亲信的政治顾问之一。

A senior source close to Mr Blair told us: 'Our position has not changed.'
和布莱尔先生关系密切的一位高层人士告诉我们说：“我们的立场没有改变。”

He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier.
早在5年前他就在这家银行销户了。

If you are cold, close the window...
要是冷就把窗户关上。

Zacharias heard the door close...
扎卡赖亚斯听见门关上了。

Slowly he closed the book.
他慢慢合上书。

To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard.
关闭文件时要同时按键盘上的CTRL键和W键。

Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep...
贝丝合上眼睛睡着了。

When we sneeze, our eyes close.
打喷嚏的时候眼睛会闭上。

Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day...
商店只在圣诞日和元旦停业。

It was Saturday; they could close the office early...
那天是星期六，他们可以早点下班。

Many enterprises will be forced to close...
很多家企业将被迫倒闭。

If they do close the local college I'll have to go to Worcester.
如果他们真把本地的大学关闭了，我就得去伍斯特上大学了。

They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing.
1948年政府关闭那个边境关口之后，他们便与西方国家隔绝开了。

Judge Isabel Oliva said last night: 'I have closed the case. There was no foul play.'...
昨晚伊莎贝尔·奥利娃法官说：“此案我已审结，并无谋杀嫌疑。”

He needs another $30,000 to close the deal...
他还需要3万美元才能做成这笔买卖。

This is a necessary consequence of progress.
这是发展的必然后果。

I kept the engine running because it might be necessary to leave fast...
我没让发动机熄火，因为也许需要迅速离开。

We will do whatever is necessary to stop them...
我们要采取一切必要措施去阻止他们。

Wastage was no doubt a necessary consequence of war...
巨大的损耗无疑是战争的必然结果。

Scientific work is differentiated from art by its necessary connection with the idea of progress.
科学工作与艺术的区别在于它与人类进步有着必然联系。

...a small parcel of necessaries tied up in a handkerchief and carried on a stick.
用手绢包好挑在棍子上的一小包生活必需品

If necessary, the airship can stay up there for days to keep out of danger...
必要时，飞艇能在那里停留数天以躲避危险。

The army needs men who are willing to fight, when necessary...
军队需要在必要时愿意投入战斗的军人。

They were ready to die , if necessary, for their country.
必要时, 他们愿为国捐躯.

This place is rather cramped.
这地方太局促了.

They always sum up their ( work ) experience whenever it is necessary, so they improve rapidly.
他们总是随时总结经验, 所以工作质量提高很快.

He wasn't good navigator, so it is necessary that the coastline remain in sight as he moved from one harbor to the next.
他不擅航海, 所以当他从一码头驶到另一码头时,得一直沿海岸线航行.

He believed that in building socialism it was necessary to make thorough plans on behalf of the state.
他认为搞社会主义,要替国家好好打算盘.

It's necessary for leading cadres to keep frequent contacts with the masses.
领导应和群众经常见面.

It's necessary for us to net the currant bushes.
我们有必要用网盖上红醋栗树.

They has possessed themselves of all the necessary material.
他们已取得了所有必要的材料.

It is both important and necessary to note this difference.
注意到这个差距是重要的和必要的.

The ability to do this will be necessary in future flights to distant planets.
将来飞往遥远的行星时,需要这样的能力.

This has made it necessary for agriculture and industry to develop very quickly.
这就使得工农业必须飞速发展.

Is it necessary to send a car for them?
用得着派车去接他们 吗 ?

Let's stop and ask for directions.
咱们停下来问问路吧。

Simple directions for assembling the model are printed on the box.
模型装配的简要说明印在盒子上。

All work was produced by the students under the direction of John Williams.
所有作品都是在约翰·威廉斯的指导下由学生创作完成的。

There is some clever direction and the film is very well shot.
由于导演指导有方，影片拍得非常成功。

I am very unhappy with the direction the club is taking.
我对俱乐部的发展趋势很不满意。

The exhibition provides evidence of several new directions in her work.
这个展览表明她的创作有几个新动向。

I lost all sense of direction (= I didn't know which way to go) .
我完全迷失了方向。

When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions .
警察赶到后，人群便向四面八方散开了。

Tom went off in the direction of home.
汤姆朝家的方向去了。

She glanced in his direction .
她朝他那个方向瞥了一眼。

The aircraft was flying in a northerly direction.
飞机正向北飞去。

The road was blocked in both directions.
这条路往返方向都堵死了。

They hit a truck coming in the opposite direction .
他们撞上一辆迎面开来的卡车。

Has the wind changed direction ?
风向变了吗？

His failures underline the difference between theatre and film direction.
他的失败说明了导演戏剧和电影是不同的。

He proceeded to give Dan directions to the computer room.
他接着告诉丹去计算机房该怎么走。

St Andrews was ten miles in the opposite direction...
圣安德鲁斯在相反方向上 10 英里处。

He drove off in the direction of Larry's shop...
他驾车朝着拉里商店的方向驶去。

They threatened to walk out if the party did not change direction...
他们威胁说，如果该党不改变方针，他们就将集体退席。

I've never done any sustained writing, but that might be one of my next directions.
我以前从未尝试过持续写作，不过那可能是我下一步努力的方向之一。

I should know by now not to throw away the directions until we've finished cooking...
现在我知道了不该在饭没做完之前就扔掉烹饪说明。

It owns self import and export right.
公司拥有自营进出口权.

He realized that he was heading in the wrong direction.
他意识到走错了方向.

In which direction did he go?
他朝哪个方向去了?

The aircraft was flying in a northerly direction.
飞机正朝北飞行.

It was a shock to discover (that) he couldn't read.
得知他不识字真令人震惊。

I've just discovered hang-gliding!
我刚知道有悬挂式滑翔运动！

She was discovered dead at her home in Leeds.
人们发现她死在利兹她的家里。

He was discovered hiding in a shed.
人们发现他原来藏在棚屋里。

We discovered this beach while we were sailing around the island.
我们在围绕这个海岛航行时发现了这个海滩。

Cook is credited with discovering Hawaii.
人们把发现夏威夷的功劳归于库克。

Scientists around the world are working to discover a cure for AIDS.
全世界的科学家都在努力寻找治疗艾滋病的方法。

Police discovered a large stash of drugs while searching the house.
警方搜查这栋房子时发现里面藏有一大批毒品。

She discovered that they'd escaped...
她发现他们已经逃跑了。

I discovered I was pregnant...
我发现自己怀孕了。

A few days later his badly beaten body was discovered on a roadside outside the city.
几天后，他的尸体在城外的路边被发现，身上有被严重殴打过的痕迹。

...the first European to discover America...
第一个发现美洲大陆的欧洲人

In the 19th century, gold was discovered in California...
19 世纪时，在加利福尼亚发现了金子。

I wish I'd discovered photography when I was younger...
我要是早点接触到摄影技术就好了。

discover the delights and luxury of a private yacht.
体验私人游艇的乐趣和奢华。

The Beatles were discovered in the early 1960's.
甲壳虫乐队于20世纪60年代初为世人所知。

But as lawyers here discover, there are limits to China's embrace of judicial reform.
但就像律师了解到的, 中国对司法改革仍然有限制.

But when you lift your head and discover the rain drops.
但是当你抬头一看,你会发现许多小雨滴.

I'll need several weeks to discover the lie of the land before I can make any decisions about the future of the business.
我需要几周的时间了解情况后,才能对公司的未来作出决定.

The UN has demanded that all troops be withdrawn.
联合国已要求撤出所有部队。

I demand to see the manager.
我坚决要求见经理。

‘Who the hell are you? ’ he demanded angrily.
“你到底是谁？”他气势汹汹地查问道。

a demand for higher pay
增加工资的要求

demands that the law on gun ownership should be changed
要求修改枪械持有法的呼声

firms attempting to meet/satisfy their customers' demands (= to give them what they are asking for)
尽力满足客户要求的商行

the demands of children/work
孩子烦人的事；工作中累人的事

Flying makes enormous demands on pilots.
驾驶飞机对飞行员要求很高。

to meet the demand for a product
满足对某产品的需求

There's an increased demand for organic produce these days.
目前对有机农产品有更大的需求。

demand is exceeding supply.
供不应求。

By popular demand, the play will run for another week.
应广大观众要求，这出戏将加演一周。

Russia demanded that Unita send a delegation to the peace talks...
俄罗斯要求安盟派代表团参加和谈。

He said the task of reconstruction would demand much patience, hard work and sacrifice...
他说重建任务将需要付出极大的耐心、艰辛和牺牲。

There would be fewer international crises demanding his attention...
需要他去关注的国际危机将会减少。

There have been demands for services from tenants up there...
那里的房客要求提供服务。

They consistently rejected the demand to remove US troops...
他们一再拒绝撤走美国部队的要求。

Another flight would be arranged on Saturday if sufficient demand arose...
如果需求量足够大，周六将再安排一趟航班。

demand for coal is down and so are prices...
煤的需求下降了，煤价也相应下跌。

Researchers wrongly assumed that people were quite clear about the demands of the task.
研究人员错误地认为大家都很清楚该项任务的要求。

...the demands and challenges of a new job...
新工作的要求和挑战

He was much in demand as a lecturer in the US.
他的讲座在美国很受欢迎。

I had no right to make demands on his time.
我无权占用他的时间。

...a national commitment to providing treatment on demand for drug abusers.
承诺在全国范围内为提出请求的吸毒者提供治疗

Mr Byers last night demanded an immediate explanation from the Education Secretary...
昨晚拜尔斯先生要求教育大臣立刻作出解释。

The RSC was calling a press conference to announce the theatre's closure...
皇家莎士比亚剧团要召开新闻发布会,宣布剧院关闭。

The child waited two hours before she was called to give evidence...
小女孩等了两个小时才被传唤进去作证。

I was called as an expert witness.
我作为专家证人被传唤出庭。

A market researcher called at the house where he was living...
一位市场调查人员造访了他的住处。

Andrew now came almost weekly to call.
现在安德鲁几乎每星期都来。

The steamer calls at several ports along the way.
一路上,汽船在好几个港口停靠。

The second game of the series had ended in a 3-3 tie after ten innings when the game was called on account of darkness...
系列赛第二场在十局过后,双方战成3比3平，此时由于天黑,比赛取消。

We called the next game.
我们取消了下一场比赛。

There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement...
不少人呼吁出台新的安全措施。

Almost all workers heeded a call by the trade unions to stay at home for the duration of the strike.
工会号召工人在罢工期间呆在家里,几乎所有工人都响应了这一号召。

'Have you got just plain chocolate?' — 'No, I'm afraid there's not much call for that.'
“你们有纯巧克力吗?”——“没有,恐怕那东西没几个人要。”

You must be feeling exhilarated by the call of the new.
新鲜事物的魅力一定让你兴奋不已。

...the plaintive call of a whale.
鲸的哀鸣

...a wide range of animal noises and bird calls.
各种各样的鸟兽叫声

'Boys!' she called again.
“小子们!”她又叫道。

Would you call me as soon as you find out?...
你一弄清楚了就给我打电话好吗?

A friend of mine gave me this number to call...
一个朋友要我打这个号码。

He screamed for his wife to call an ambulance...
他尖叫着让他老婆打电话叫救护车。

One night he was called to see a woman with tuberculosis.
一天夜里,有人打来电话,请他去给一位患肺结核的妇女看病。

She called her young son: 'Here, Stephen, come and look at this!'...
她喊她的小儿子:“喂,斯蒂芬,过来看看这个!”

I always wanted to call the dog Mufty for some reason...
不知怎么的,我老想把这条狗唤作穆夫提。

'Doctor...' — 'Will you please call me Sarah?'...
“大夫…”——“就叫我萨拉好了。”

The speech was interrupted by members of the Conservative Party, who called him a traitor...
演说被保守党人士打断,他们称他是叛徒。

I wouldn't call it a burden; I call it a responsibility...
我不觉得这是负担;我觉得它是一种责任。

He could hear the others downstairs in different parts of the house calling his name...
他听到其他人从楼下不同地方喊他的名字。

If you are in any doubt as to whether you should be doing these exercises, consult your doctor.
如果你拿不准是否应进行这种锻炼，咨询一下医生好了。

She knew without a shadow of a doubt that he was lying to her.
她十分清楚他在对她撒谎。

Whether he will continue to be successful in future is open to doubt .
他今后能否继续获得成功值得怀疑。

The research showed beyond doubt that smoking contributes to heart disease.
这项研究确实表明吸烟会导致心脏疾病。

A referendum showed beyond doubt that voters wanted independence...
全民公决无疑显示选民支持独立。

His ability is beyond any doubt.
他的能力毋庸置疑。

He is in no doubt as to what is needed...
他很确定需要什么。

When in doubt, call the doctor.
如有疑问，请联系医生。

'Somebody would have seen her.' — 'I doubt it, not on Monday.'
“可能有人见过她。”——“我认为不可能，不可能在星期一。”

The outcome was still in doubt...
结果仍不确定。

That claim is increasingly open to doubt.
那一说法越来越可疑。

The contract for this will no doubt be widely advertised...
关于这个的合约无疑会受到广泛宣传。

She's a very sweet woman, as you no doubt know by now.
她是一个非常温柔的女人，你现在肯定知道了。

No doubt I'm biased, but it was the most cruel, evil human face I ever set eyes on...
我固然是有偏见的，但那是我所见到的最残忍、最邪恶的人。

No doubt many will regard these as harsh words, but regrettably they are true.
固然会有很多人认为这些话过于刻薄，但是遗憾的是这些都是真话。

Without doubt this was the most important relationship I developed at college...
这无疑是我在大学时期建立的最重要的关系了。

The refugees, without a doubt, are the most vulnerable.
难民无疑是最易受到伤害的。

I still have no reason to doubt his word.
我还是没有理由怀疑他的话。

This raises doubts about the point of advertising...
这对做广告的意义提出了疑问。

I had my doubts when she started, but she's getting really good...
她刚开始做时我心存疑虑，但她真的做得很好。

Others doubted whether that would happen...
其他人认为那未必会发生。

He doubted if he would learn anything new from Marie...
他认为他不太可能从玛丽那儿学到任何新东西。

No one doubted his ability...
没有人怀疑他的能力。

Nobody that I spoke to doubted his sincerity as a politician.
和我谈过话的人中没有一个怀疑他作为一个政治家的诚意。

No one directly involved with the case doubted him...
与此案直接相关的人中没有人怀疑他。

She watched his slow progress down the steep slope.
她望着他慢慢走下陡坡。

There wasn't much traffic so we made good progress.
来往车辆不多，所以我们开得很快。

Work on the new offices is now in progress.
新办公楼正在施工。

Please be quiet─examination in progress.
考试正在进行，请安静。

The course allows students to progress at their own speed.
本课程允许学生按各自的速度学习。

Work on the new road is progressing slowly.
新路的修建工作在缓慢进行。

The line of traffic progressed slowly through the town.
车流缓慢地穿过城镇。

(figurative)Cases can take months to progress through the courts.
案件可能需要好几个月才能审结。

The weather became colder as the day progressed.
天色越晚，天气就越冷。

She started off playing the recorder and then progressed to the clarinet.
她起初吹竖笛，继而吹单簧管。

The medical community continues to make progress in the fight against cancer...
医学界在抗癌的斗争中不断取得进步。

The two sides made little if any progress towards agreement.
双方在达成协议方面的进展甚微。

The Chancellor is reported to have been delighted with the progress of the first day's talks...
据报道，总理对第一天会谈的进展表示满意。

Ellen would keep me abreast of the progress by phone.
埃伦会通过电话及时向我通报进展情况。

He will visit once a fortnight to see how his new staff are progressing...
他会每两个星期来访一次，看看他的新员工进展如何。

Were you surprised that his disease progressed so quickly?...
他的病情发展得这么快，您是否感到意外？

As the evening progressed, sadness turned to rage...
随着夜幕逐渐降临，悲伤变成了愤怒。

Life was hard, and it became harder as the war progressed.
那时候生活很艰难，并且随着战争的持续愈发艰难了。

Very little was done to progress the case in the first 10 or so months after K was charged.
在K被指控后最初的10个月左右，这个案子进展缓慢。

The game was already in progress when we took our seats...
我们坐下来的时候，比赛已经开始了。

The diaries are a mixture of confession, work in progress and observation.
这些日记里既有自白，也有当下工作记录，还有见闻评论。

Representatives from the country were included as observers at the conference.
这个国家的代表都被列为会议的观察员。

The trip has been extended to include a few other events...
旅程被延长，其他几项活动也被包括进来。

I had worked hard to be included in a project like this...
为参与这样的项目,我过去一直努力工作。

The President is expected to include this idea in his education plan.
人们期望总统把这一意见列入他的教育计划当中。

A good British breakfast always includes sausages...
一顿丰盛的英式早餐总会包括香肠。

What do you like to do in your spare time?
空闲时你喜欢干什么?

The phases of the moon include the new and the full moon.
月相包括新月和满月.

All our holiday chalets include a microwave and food processor for extra convenience.
我们在所有的度假小屋里都配了微波炉和食物加工器,使得更为方便.

His writings include poetry and prose.
他的作品包括诗和散文.

His ailments include a mild heart attack and arthritis.
他患有轻度心脏病和关节炎.

Milk solids include salts, protein and sugar.
牛乳中的固态物质包括盐分 、 蛋白质和糖.

Officials include a referee, judges and a timekeeper.
裁判人员包括一名台上裁判员 、 若干台下评判员和一名计时员.

It was felt inappropriate by some that such a serious occasion should include dancing.
有些人认为在如此庄重的场合跳舞实在是不妥.

Her hobbies include swimming and gardening.
她爱好游泳和园艺。

Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance.
公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。

The plastic arts include sculpture, pottery and painting.
造型艺术包括雕塑、陶艺和绘画。

My hobbies include reading and painting.
我的业余爱好包括读书和绘画。

Telephone charges include line rental.
电话费包括线路租用费。

Other amenities, less commonly available, include a library and exercise room.
还有一些不太常有的设施，包括图书馆和健身房。

Her other business interests include a theme park in Scandinavia and hotels in the West Country.
她其他的公司股权包括斯堪的纳维亚的一个主题游乐园和英格兰西南部的几家酒店。

The President is expected to include this idea in his education plan.
人们期望总统把这一意见列入他的教育计划当中。

hand signals (= movements that cyclists and drivers make with their hands to tell other people that they are going to stop, turn, etc.)
骑车人和驾车人的示意手势

The rise in inflation is a clear signal that the government's policies are not working.
通货膨胀率的上升清楚地表明，政府的政策不起作用。

Chest pains can be a warning signal of heart problems.
胸部疼痛可能是心脏病的报警信号。

Reducing prison sentences would send the wrong signals to criminals.
减刑会向犯罪分子发出错误的信号。

traffic signals
交通信号灯

a stop signal
停车信号

TV signals
电视信号

a high frequency signal
高频信号

a radar signal
雷达信号

to detect/pick up signals
探测 / 收到信号

to emit a signal
发射信号

Don't fire until I signal.
等我发出信号后再开枪。

Did you signal before you turned right?
右转弯前你示意了吗？

He signalled to the waiter for the bill.
他示意服务员结账。

They fired three distress signals...
他们发射了3次求救信号。

As soon as it was dark, Mrs Evans gave the signal...
天一黑，埃文斯夫人就发出了信号。

The United manager was to be seen frantically signalling to McClair...
一会儿可以看到曼联主教练拼命地朝麦克莱尔示意。

He stood up, signalling to the officer that he had finished with his client...
他站起身，向警察示意他和他的当事人已经谈完了。

Kurdish leaders saw the visit as an important signal of support...
库尔德领导人将这次访问视作一种表示支持的重要信号。

The first warning signals came in March...
第一次警示出现在3月份。

She will be signalling massive changes in energy policy...
她将暗示能源政策会有重大变化。

Britain was signalling its readiness to have the embargo lifted...
英国表示愿意取消贸易禁令。

...high-frequency radio signals.
高频无线电信号

His final round was a signal triumph in a career marked by many sweet moments.
最后一场比赛的胜利在他充满欣喜的职业生涯中具有非凡的意义。

...John Major's signal failure to grab America's attention.
约翰·梅杰显然没有能够引起美国的注意

Who sets the standard for water quality?
水质标准由谁来制订？

A number of Britain's beaches fail to meet European standards on cleanliness.
英国有几处海滩不符合欧洲的清洁标准。

In the shanty towns there are very poor living standards .
棚户区的生活水平很低。

You'd better lower your standards if you want to find somewhere cheap to live.
要想找个便宜的地方住，你最好降低要求。

It was a simple meal by Eddie's standards.
在埃迪看来，那不过是一顿便饭。

The equipment is slow and heavy by modern standards .
按现代标准，那台设备又慢又笨重。

a man of high moral standards
道德水准高的人

standards aren't what they used to be.
现在的行为标准和过去不一样了。

a reduction in the weight standard of silver coins
银币法定重量标准的降低

industry standards
工业标准

A standard letter was sent to all candidates.
给所有求职者均寄去了一封标准函。

Televisions are a standard feature in most hotel rooms.
电视机是多数旅馆房间里的标准设施。

the standard rate of tax (= paid by everyone)
标准税率

It is standard practice to search visitors as they enter the building.
对进入这栋建筑物的来访者进行搜查是例行做法。

All vehicles come with a CD player as standard .
所有汽车售出时通常都配有CD播放机。

standard sizes of clothes
服装的标准尺寸

standard English
规范的英语

The standard of professional cricket has never been lower...
职业板球的水平从来没有这么低过。

There will be new national standards for hospital cleanliness.
有关医院清洁的新国家标准将会出台。

...systems that were by later standards absurdly primitive.
以后来的标准来衡量显得非常原始的系统

My father has always had high moral standards.
我父亲一直具有很高的道德准则。

It was standard practice for untrained clerks to advise in serious cases such as murder...
让未经过训练的书记员在诸如谋杀等重大案件中提供建议是普遍的做法。

No other executive car can offer you the same level of standard equipment at this price.
再无其他高级轿车能按这个价格水平为你提供同样水准的标准配置。

Ann was awarded £6 000 (in) damages.
安被判予6 000英镑的损害赔偿金。

emotional damage resulting from divorce
离婚引起的感情伤害

damage to a person's reputation
对个人名誉的损害

This could cause serious damage to the country's economy.
这可能对国家的经济造成严重破坏。

I'm going─I've done enough damage here already.
我要走了——我在这里造成的损害已经够大了。

He was ordered to pay damages totalling £30 000.
他被责令支付总额为3万英镑的损害赔偿金。

They intend to sue for damages.
他们打算起诉，要求赔偿损失。

Make sure you insure your camera against loss or damage.
一定要给你的照相机投保，以防丢失或损坏。

I insist on paying for the damage.
我坚持要赔偿损失。

Let's take a look at the damage.
让我们看看损失情况吧。

The storm didn't do much damage .
暴风雨并未造成严重损失。

The earthquake caused damage to property estimated at $6 million.
地震造成大约600万元的财产损失。

serious/severe/extensive/permanent/minor damage
重大的 / 严重的 / 大范围的 / 永久性的 / 轻微的损坏

brain/liver etc. damage
脑损伤、肝损伤等

fire/smoke/bomb/storm damage
火灾损失；烟雾熏坏；炸弹毁坏；暴风雨破坏

He was vindicated in court and damages were awarded.
他在法庭上被证明无罪，并且获得了损害赔偿金。

Once the damage is done, even modern surgery can't undo it entirely.
伤害一旦造成，即使是现代外科手术也无法将其完全消除。

The sun can damage your skin.
阳光能损伤皮肤。

Jackson doesn't want to damage his reputation as a political personality...
杰克逊不想损害自己政界名人的声誉。

He warned that the action was damaging the economy.
他警告说该行动正对经济造成破坏。

The blast caused extensive damage to the house...
爆炸给这所房子造成了大面积的损坏。

Many professional boxers end their careers with brain damage.
许多职业拳击手结束运动生涯时都已受到了脑损伤。

Incidents of this type cause irreparable damage to relations with the community...
这类事件会对与该社群的关系造成不可弥合的伤害。

Adhering to the new rules meant inflicting serious damage on motor racing.
遵守新的规定就意味着赛车比赛将遭受严重影响。

He maliciously damaged a car with a baseball bat...
他用棒球棒恶意损毁了一辆汽车。

(disapproving)He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting.
他说要给妻子过生日，利用这个借口，就不去参加会议了。

The house is very convenient for several schools.
这座房子离几所学校很近。

The report can be conveniently divided into three main sections.
这份报告不用费事就可划分为三个主要部分。

The hotel is conveniently situated close to the beach.
那家旅馆坐落在海滩附近，非常方便。

It is very convenient to pay by credit card.
用信用卡付款非常方便。

You'll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare.
你会发现准备这样的饭既快又省事。

...a flexible and convenient way of paying for business expenses...
灵活而方便的业务费用支付方式

The family thought it was more convenient to eat in the kitchen.
这家人认为在厨房吃饭更方便。

The town is well placed for easy access to London and convenient for Heathrow Airport...
这座城市地理位置优越，到伦敦和希思罗机场都很方便。

Martin drove along until he found a convenient parking place.
马丁一直往前开，直到找到了一个方便的停车场。

She will try to arrange a mutually convenient time and place for an interview...
她会尽力安排一个双方都方便的时间和地点进行面试。

Would this evening be convenient for you?
今天晚上你方便吗？

We cannot make this minority a convenient excuse to turn our backs...
我们不能拿少数这几个人作为一种方便的借口而对此置之不理。

...a convenient scapegoat...
随手抓来的替罪羊

The plan has a sting intail: it means we lose one day's holiday.
这个计划是先甜后苦: 它意味着我们少一天的假期.

May I come and talk with you whenever it's convenient?
在你方便时我能来和你谈谈 吗 ?

I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.
我得找一合适的地方放这些书架.

It would be convenient if the facts square with the theory, but they do not.
如果事实与理论相符那就好了, 可惜并非如此.

With people around, it wasn't convenient to talk about the matter.
周围有人, 不便启齿.

I live just by the market , and it's very convenient to go shopping.
我家就住在商场旁边, 买东西很方便.

With so many people around, it wasn't convenient to have a long talk with him.
在场的人很多, 不便和他长谈.

Travellers find it convenient.
行旅称便.

She's our representative in France.
她是我们公司驻法国的销售代表。

He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony.
他代表女王出席了庆典。

The singer is regarded as a representative of the youth of her generation.
这位歌手被看作是她那一代年轻人的典型代表。

Is a questionnaire answered by 500 people truly representative of the population as a whole?
由500人参加的问卷调查能真正代表所有民众吗？

a representative sample of teachers
各类教师的代表

The painting is not representative of his work of the period.
这幅画不是他在那个时期的代表作。

a representative democracy
代议制民主政体

...trade union representatives...
工会代表

Employees from each department elect a representative.
每个部门的员工选举一名代表。

She had a stressful job as a sales representative.
作为一名销售代表，她的工作压力很大。

The new head of state should be chosen by an 87 member representative council.
新的国家元首应该由包括87名成员的代表委员会选出。

...the institutions of a representative government.
代议制政府的各个机构

He was in no way representative of dog-trainers in general.
他远不是一般意义上的驯狗师。

...fairly representative groups of adults.
相当典型的成年人群体

He was the first representative to Japan.
他是第一个驻日代表.

We all voted for him as our representative.
大家都推举他当代表.

Experienced sales representative wanted. Can earn substantial commissions.
征求有经验销售代理.能赚相当多的佣金.

In addition, a few representative technologies to treat copper anode mud are introduced.
选冶联合处理.并介绍几种有代表性的工艺过程.

He was met by a representative of the King of Holland.
他受到荷兰王的代表的迎接.

Currently I work as an independent consultant and also as a manufacturer's representative.
目前我工作作为一个独立的顾问,也作为一个制造商的代表.

Hear now the voice of Vrillon, a representative of the Ashtar Galactic Command, speaking to you.
现在倾听Vrillon的声音, 阿斯塔银河统帅的一位代表, 对你们说话.

Are your opinions representative of the other students?
你的意见是否代表其他同学的意见?

The conference heard an appeal from a representative from one of the more deprived areas.
大会听取了一名来自一个比较贫困地区的代表的呼籲.

Can you do anything to hurry my order up?
你能不能设法让我点的东西快点送来？

hurry up with the scissors. I need them.
快点用剪刀。我需要用。

hurry up! We're going to be late.
快点！我们要迟到了。

I wish the bus would hurry up and come.
我希望公共汽车能快点来。

A good meal should never be hurried.
美餐绝不能狼吞虎咽。

Her application was hurried through.
她的申请很快得到了处理。

She was hurried into making an unwise choice.
她在催逼之下作出了不明智的选择。

I don't want to hurry you but we close in twenty minutes.
我并不想催你，但我们再过二十分钟就要关门。

She hurried away without saying goodbye.
她连声再见都没说就急忙离开了。

He picked up his bags and hurried across the courtyard.
他拎起提包匆匆穿过院子。

The kids hurried to open their presents.
孩子们急忙打开礼物。

You'll have to hurry if you want to catch that train.
如果你想赶上那趟火车就得抓紧时间了。

'It's a thrill I'm in no hurry for,' he smiles.
“我可不想要这种刺激，”他笑着说。

I love it at St Mirren so I'm in no hurry to go anywhere...
我喜欢在圣米伦的生活，所以我哪里也不愿去。

'I am in no particular hurry,' he insisted.
“我没什么特别着急的事，”他坚持道。

I'll need to talk with you, but there's no hurry...
我得和你谈谈，但不着急。

They say they are not going to be hurried into any decision...
他们说自己不会被迫仓促作出任何决定。

Rachel hurried him to his bed...
雷切尔催着他上了床。

...The President's attempt to hurry the process of independence.
总统试图加快独立进程的努力

Eric left the barge in a hurry.
埃里克匆忙离开了驳船。

Kate was in a hurry to grow up, eager for knowledge and experience...
凯特急于长大，渴望获取知识和经验。

There was no longer any reason to hurry.
再也不用着急了。

Mrs Hardie hurried to make up for her tactlessness by asking her guest about his holiday...
哈迪夫人赶紧问客人假期过得怎么样，替自己的言不得体打圆场。

Claire hurried along the road...
克莱尔匆匆地沿路而行。

When she finished work she had to hurry home and look after her son...
她下班后就得赶紧回家照顾儿子。

You mentioned in your letter that you might be moving abroad.
你在信中谈到你可能要移居国外。

He failed to mention that he was the one who started the fight.
他没提到是他先动手打人的。

‘Thanks for all your help. ’ ‘Don't mention it. ’
“多谢你帮忙。”“不用客气。”

He has two big houses in this country, not to mention his villa in France.
他在这个国家有两座大房子，更别提他在法国的别墅了。

He made no mention of her work.
他根本没提她的工作。

The concert didn't even get a mention in the newspapers.
报纸对这场音乐会只字未提。

Richard deserves (a) special mention for all the help he gave us.
理查德对我们帮助很大，理应被特别提一提。

She did not mention her mother's absence...
她并没有说起她母亲不在场的事。

I may not have mentioned it to her...
我可能没跟她提过这件事。

The statement made no mention of government casualties...
声明里没有提及政府方面的伤亡情况。

At the community centre, mention of funds produces pained looks.
在社区中心一提到资金问题，大家就会愁眉不展。

I was absolutely outraged that I could be even mentioned in an article of this kind...
我大为恼火，我的名字居然出现在这种文章里面。

As for your father, he won't be mentioned in my will.
至于你父亲，我的遗嘱里不会提到他的名字。

His appointment is a complete surprise — he has never been mentioned as a front runner...
他的任命完全出人意料——他从来都不是呼声最高的候选人。

Her name has been mentioned as a favoured leadership candidate.
提到她的名字时，说她是领导职位的热门候选人。

So many people have helped me with this book that it is hard to pick out the few for special mention.
帮助我完成本书的人数太多，难以从中选出几位特别致谢。

'Thank you very much.' — 'Don't mention it.'
“非常感谢！”——“别客气。”

The audience, not to mention the bewildered cast, were not amused...
观众们并没有觉得好笑，更不用说那些一头雾水的演员了。

It was both deliberate and malicious, not to mention clever.
这件事是处心积虑、早有预谋的，更不用说其手段的高明。

The actor's wedding got a mention on television.
电视上报道了这位男演员的婚礼.

She repressed her desire to mention his name.
她压制住自己没有提他的名字.

sexual urges
性冲动

I had a sudden urge to hit him.
我突然很想揍他一顿。

They urged parliament to approve plans for their reform programme...
他们敦促议会批准他们的改革方案。

He urged employers and trade unions to adapt their pay settlements to the economic circumstances.
他敦促雇主和工会根据经济条件调整工资方案。

He slipped his arm around her waist and urged her away from the window...
他揽住她的腰，拉着她离开了窗边。

'Come on, Grace,' he was urging her, 'don't wait, hurry up.'
“快点啦，格雷丝，”他催促道，“别等了。快点。”

He urged restraint on the security forces...
他力主对安全部队设限。

We urge vigorous action to be taken immediately.
我们强烈要求立即采取有力措施。

He had an urge to open a shop of his own...
他很想自己开一家店。

I have often talked about why we want to be mothers, but none of us can describe the urge exactly.
我经常谈到我们为什么想做母亲，但没有一个人能准确地描述这种冲动。

The study authors urge more education on the subject, and protection and privacy for whistleblowers.
这项调查的发起者呼吁要加强这方面的教育, 并对检举揭发者做好保护及保密工作.

urge a prompt reply and note that the letter is confirmation of a telexed message.
敦促早日回复,指出本函是用来确认电传.

He tried to urge them into action to change the situation.
他设法劝说他们,采取行动来改变这一局面.

It is impolite for one to urge other people to drink in the west.
在西方,过分劝酒是不礼貌的.

What can we do to urge these lazy workers to greater production?
我们怎样才能鼓励这些懒惰的工人去努力增产 呢 ?

He has an urge to become a film star.
他非常希望成为电影明星.

You must urge the children on or we'll never get home.
你必须催促孩子们赶路,不然我们永远也到不了家.

He has an urge to become a cinema star.
他渴望当一名电影明星.

We did have to urge the students along in the last few weeks before their examination.
在临考前的几个星期,我们必须激励学生用功.

He forced back the strong urge to stroke her.
他抑制住想要抚摩她的强烈冲动.

Your progress will urge us to work hard.
你的进步会促进我们努力学习.

We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.
我们要经常鞭策自己努力学习.

I felt an irresistible urge to laugh.
我禁不住想笑出来。

I had an uncontrollable urge to laugh.
我忍不住想笑。

He fought with the urge to smoke one of the cigars he'd given up awhile ago.
他努力克制自己的烟瘾，不去抽一支戒掉没多久的雪茄。

We encountered the pathetic sight of a family packing up its home...
我们目睹了一家人正在收拾家当准备离开的凄惨景象。

The security forces sighted a group of young men that had crossed the border...
安全部队突然看见一群越过边境的年轻人。

A fleet of French ships was sighted in the North Sea.
在北海突然发现了一支法国船队。

We'd toured the sights of Paris...
我们游览了巴黎的风景名胜。

I am going to show you the sights of our wonderful city...
我会带你浏览我们这座美丽城市的风景名胜。

She's been no more difficult than most daughters and a sight better than some I could mention...
与大多数女儿相比，她并不算太难管，而且比我知道的一些要乖巧得多。

We weren't doing anything different to what we've always done. We're just doing it a damn sight quicker.
我们正在做的事和我们一直在做的别无二致，只不过我们现在动作要快得多。

Then he caught sight of her small black velvet hat in the crowd...
然后他突然在人群中看见了她那顶小巧的黑色天鹅绒帽子。

Every time I catch sight of myself in the mirror, I feel so disappointed.
每次我瞥见镜子里的自己就觉得沮丧。

It promised to be a more difficult undertaking than might appear at first sight...
那项任务可能比乍看之下还要困难。

At first sight it resembles a traditional village of two-storeyed, balconied houses, set among well-tended gardens.
乍一看，它就像个传统的村庄：带阳台的两层楼房坐落于精心照料的花园中。

The sandy beach was in sight...
沙滩映入眼帘。

The Atlantic coast is within sight of the hotel...
从宾馆可以看见大西洋海岸。

An agreement on many aspects of trade policy was in sight...
一项涉及到贸易政策诸多方面的协议即将达成。

There is no end in sight to the struggle for power...
权力的争斗近期不会终止。

In some cases, US industry has lost sight of customer needs in designing products...
某些情况下，美国工业在产品设计上忽略了客户的需求。

We shouldn't lose sight of the fact that education is important for its own sake.
教育本身就很重要，我们不应忽视这一事实。

I knew him by sight but had never spoken with him.
我和他有过几面之缘，但从未说过话。

The problems of the poor are largely invisible—out of sight, out of mind.
穷人的问题人们大多看不见——正所谓“眼不见，心不烦”。

Troops shot anyone suspicious on sight...
部队士兵一见到任何可疑的人马上就开枪。

Magee was set free but British authorities were asked to arrest him on sight.
马吉被释放了，但是英国当局却被要求一见到他就立即逮捕。

The bathroom is not a pretty sight. The wallpaper's peeling, the tiles are crumbling.
浴室破旧不堪。墙纸剥落了，瓷砖也裂了。

They have set their sights on the world record...
他们的目标是冲击世界纪录。

Although she came from a family of bankers, Franklin set her sights on a career in scientific research.
尽管出身于银行家家庭，富兰克林还是决心从事科研事业。

Although people sometimes buy property sight unseen, it's a remarkably bad idea.
尽管人们有时没看房就买了房，但这真是一个很糟糕的主意。

This house doesn't compare with our previous one (= it is not as good) .
这房子比不上我们以前的。

I've had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to yours (= they were not nearly as bad as yours) .
我遇到了一些困难，但与你的困难比起来就算不上什么了。

We carefully compared the first report with the second.
我们仔细比较了第一份报告和第二份报告。

We compared the two reports carefully.
我们仔细地比较了两个报告。

It is interesting to compare their situation and ours.
把他们的状况与我们的相比很有意思。

compare the two illustrations in Fig 60...
比较图60中的两幅插图。

Was it fair to compare independent schools with state schools?...
拿私立学校与州立学校相比，这样公平吗？

Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce...
有些评注者把他的作品与詹姆斯·乔伊斯的作品相提并论。

I can only compare the experience to falling in love.
我只能把这段经历比作坠入爱河。

Our road safety record compares favourably with that of other European countries...
我们的道路安全纪录比欧洲其他国家要好。

How do the two techniques compare in terms of application?
这两种手法实际运用起来哪个好一些？

The flowers here do not compare with those at home...
这儿的花比不上家乡的花。

The more recent conifer plantations cannot yet compare with the old woodlands.
年代较近的针叶树林场还比不上年代久远的林场。

She was a storyteller beyond compare.
她是个无与伦比的讲故事高手。

...riches beyond compare.
无与伦比的财富

How does your new house compare with your old one?
你的新房子和你的旧房子比起来 怎样 ?

Her beauty is beyond compare.
她无比美丽.

Never compromise with honesty.
决不放弃诚信原则.

Few can equal [ compare with ] her in manual dexterity.
论手巧,一般人都不如她.

They spent a great deal of money.
他们花了大量的钱。

It took a great deal of time.
这费了很多时间。

Many judges deal out harsher sentences to men than to women.
许多法官对男性比对女性的判决更严厉。

The profits were dealt out among the investors.
利润分给了投资者。

That sounds great. deal me in!
这听起来太棒了。算我一个！

Whose turn is it to deal?
该谁发牌了？

Start by dealing out ten cards to each player.
首先给每家发十张牌。

He dealt me two aces.
他给我发了两张A牌。

You can often see people dealing openly on the streets.
经常可以看到一些人在大街上公然买卖毒品。

Her sudden death dealt a blow to the whole country.
她突然逝世，举国上下为之震惊。

The company deals in computer software.
这个公司经营计算机软件。

We don't deal in rumours or guesswork.
我们不听信谣言，也不胡乱猜测。

The two sides tried and failed to come to a deal...
双方都努力了，但还是没能达成协议。

They deal in antiques...
他们做古董买卖。

...the rights of our citizens to hold and to deal in foreign currency.
我们的公民持有和买卖外汇的权利

I certainly don't deal drugs.
我当然不贩毒。

The people of Liverpool have had a bad deal for many, many years.
利物浦人多年来一直没有得到公正的待遇。

The croupier dealt each player a card, face down...
赌台管理员给每位玩家正面朝下发了一张牌。

He once dealt cards in an illegal gambling joint.
他曾经在一个非法赌博点负责发牌。

The summer drought has dealt a heavy blow to the government's economic record...
夏季的干旱已经对政府的经济业绩造成了沉重打击。

The French were dealt another blow yesterday when Serge Viars withdrew from the squad.
昨天塞尔日·维亚尔退出该队令法国人又遭遇了一记重击。

Japan will have to do a deal with America on rice imports...
日本将不得不与美国就大米的进口达成一笔交易。

He had a deal of work to do.
他有许多工作要做。

I am in a position to save you a good deal of time.
我能够为你节省许多时间。

...a great deal of money...
大量的钱

I gratefully took the cup of coffee she offered me.
我感激地接过她递来的一杯咖啡。

He has offered seats at the conference table to the Russian leader and the president of Kazakhstan...
他已邀请俄罗斯领导人和哈萨克斯坦总统参加会谈。

The number of companies offering them work increased...
越来越多的公司向他们提供工作机会。

Peter offered to teach them water-skiing...
彼得主动提出教他们滑水。

'Can I get you a drink,' she offered.
“想要喝点什么吗，”她提议道。

The offer of talks with Moscow marks a significant change from the previous western position...
提议与莫斯科举行会谈标志着西方立场的重大转变。

'I ought to reconsider her offer to move in,' he mused...
“我该重新考虑她让我搬去和她一起住的提议，”他思忖着。

They manage a company offering advice on mergers and acquisitions...
他们经营着一家为兼并收购业务提供咨询的公司。

She offered him emotional and practical support in countless ways...
她以数不清的方式给予了他情感上和实质上的支持。

The President has offered his sympathy to the Georgian people...
总统对格鲁吉亚人民表示了同情。

It must be better to be able to offer them love and security...
要是能给予他们关爱和安全感肯定会更好。

Church leaders offered prayers and condemned the bloodshed...
教会领袖向上帝祈祷并谴责流血事件。

He will offer the first harvest of rice to the sun goddess.
他将把收获的第一束稻子献给太阳女神。

We have been successful because we are offering a quality service...
我们因提供的服务水准一流一直经营得很成功。

Sainsbury's is offering customers 1p for each shopping bag reused...
塞恩斯伯里超市为重复利用购物袋的顾客提供每只1便士的奖励。

This month's offers include a shirt, trousers and bed covers...
本月的特价商品包括一款衬衫、裤子和多种床罩。

Today's special offer gives you a choice of three destinations...
今天推出的特价线路有3个目的地可供选择。

Whitney has offered $21.50 a share in cash for 49.5 million Prime shares...
惠特尼公司开出每股21.50美元的现金价收购4,950 万股普赖姆公司的股票。

They are offering farmers $2.15 a bushel for corn...
他们向农民出价每蒲式耳2.15美元收购玉米。

The lawyers say no one else will make me an offer...
律师说不会再有人给我出价了。

He has dismissed an offer of compensation.
他拒绝接受赔偿金。

In your free time, explore all that this incredible city has to offer.
您可以在闲暇时间探索这座美妙城市的各种风情。

Savings schemes are the best retail investment products on offer.
储蓄方案是现有的最佳零售投资产品。

...country cottages on offer at bargain prices.
低价出售的乡村别墅

It seems that while the Kiwis are keen to have him, he is still open to offers.
看来尽管新西兰几维队很想与他签约，他仍然欢迎其他球队开价。

The judges' decision is final.
裁判的决定为最终决定。

She's a good judge of character.
她很善于鉴定别人的性格。

‘I'm not sure that's a good way to do it. ’ ‘ Let me be the judge of that . ’
“我拿不准这样做好不好。”“就让我来判断吧。”

As far as I can judge, all of them are to blame.
依我看，他们都应承担责任。

Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time.
从她上封信看，他们过得非常愉快。

To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed.
从他的话判断，他非常失望。

Schools should not be judged only on exam results.
学校的好坏不能仅凭考试结果来评判。

Each painting must be judged on its own merits.
每一幅画都必须根据其本身的价值来评判。

The tour was judged a great success.
这次巡回演出被认为是大获成功。

The tour was judged to have been a great success.
这次巡回演出被认为是大获成功。

The judge adjourned the hearing until next Tuesday...
法官将听证会延至下周二。

judge Mr Justice Schiemann jailed him for life.
法官席曼先生判处他终身监禁。

A panel of judges is now selecting the finalists.
评判小组现在正选拔参加决赛的选手。

Colin Mitchell will judge the entries each week...
科林·米切尔负责每周对参赛作品进行评判。

Entrants will be judged in two age categories: 5-10 years and 11-14 years...
参赛者将分成两个年龄段接受评判：5 至10岁和11至14岁。

It will take a few more years to judge the impact of these ideas...
要再花上几年的时间才能判断出这些想法的影响。

I am ready to judge any book on its merits...
我愿意根据每本图书各自的优点来作出评价。

It is important to judge the weight of your washing load correctly...
正确估计待洗衣物的重量很重要。

I judged him to be about forty...
我估计他40岁上下。

I'm a pretty good judge of character...
我很善于判断人的性格。

It would appear that my sister is a poor judge of masculine charm.
看来我妹妹全然不懂得欣赏男性的魅力。

Judging by the opinion polls, he seems to be succeeding...
从民意测验来看，他似乎胜券在握。

Judging from the way he laughed as he told it, it was meant to be humorous...
从他讲这件事时笑的样子来看，那应该是很幽默的了。

They were typed records of his bets, going back a couple of years as far as I could judge...
据我判断，这些是他过去几年下注打赌的书面记录。

The book, so far as I can judge, is remarkably accurate.
就我看来，这本书内容相当准确。

He doesn't have the means to support a wife and child.
他无钱养活妻小。

Private school fees are beyond the means of most people (= more than they can afford).
私立学校的费用是大多数人无力支付的。

Are the monthly repayments within your means (= can you afford them) ?
这样按月还钱，你能承受得了吗？

Try to live within your means (= not spend more money than you have).
要尽可能量入为出。

a man of means (= a rich man)
有钱人

‘Do you mind if I have a look? ’ ‘By all means. ’
“我看一眼行吗？”“当然可以。”

The load was lifted by means of a crane.
重物是用起重机吊起来的。

She is by no means an inexperienced teacher.
她绝不是个毫无经验的教师。

We haven't won yet, not by any means.
我们离成功还远着呢。

He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.
他不怎么喜欢这项工作，只是把它看作达到目的的手段而已。

The move is a means to fight crime...
采取这项举措是为了打击犯罪。

The army had perfected the use of terror as a means of controlling the population...
军队已经深谙利用恐怖手段控制民众之道。

...a person of means...
富人

He did not have the means to compensate her.
他没有钱来补偿她。

The more gifts she received, the more she craved, until he was living beyond his means...
得到的礼物越多，她的胃口就越大，直到他捉襟见肘为止。

It is far better to pay off old debts steadily by living within your means.
量入为出地一步步偿还旧债，这个方法要好得多。

This is a two year course taught by means of lectures and seminars...
本课程为期两年，授课形式为讲座与研讨。

The trailer was connected to the car by means of a complicated system of hoses, pipes and rods.
活动房屋通过一系列复杂的软管、管道和连杆与汽车相连。

'Can I come and have a look at your house?' — 'Yes by all means'.
“我可以过来看看你的房子吗？”“当然可以。”

This is by no means out of the ordinary...
这丝毫不足为奇。

They were not finished, however, not by any means.
不过，他们并没有结束,绝对没有。

We seem to have lost sight of the fact that marketing is only a means to an end.
我们似乎忽略了这样一个事实：营销只是达到目的的手段。

The perfect body has always been difficult to obtain.
完美的身材总是很难拥有。

The longer this situation obtains, the more extensive the problems become.
这种局面持续的时间越长，问题波及的范围就越广。

I want to accept it.
我想接受这份工作.

Ordinary people would then be able to use them to obtain valuable information.
那时平常的人便能运用它们去获取宝贵的信息.

He desired to obtain a position in the Civil Service.
他想望在政府行政机关里谋到一个职位.

We wished to obtain information at first hand.
我们希望能得到第一手情报.

It's far beyond reach of our ability to obtain such aim.
按我们的能力这种目标是不可企及的.

Having increased our manufacturing facilities, we are advertising to obtain more users.
增加了生产设备以后, 我们做广告争取更多的用户.

You must pay off your old loan before you can obtain a new one.
你必须还清旧账,然后才能再借款.

The journalist immediately set out to obtain these important facts, but he took a long time to send them.
那位新闻记者立即着手去获得这些重要的资料, 但是他把这些资料寄来却用了很长时间.

You must obtain a new automobile license when your old one expires.
当旧的汽车牌照满期,你得领取新的.

These ideas no longer obtain.
这些见解已经行不通了.

Some countries obtain large sums of foreign exchange from tourism.
有些国家靠旅游业赚取大量外汇.

Several firms offered to obtain republication of his novel.
好几家公司提出希望重版他的小说.

Anglers are required to obtain prior authorization from the park keeper.
垂钓者必须事先得到公园管理者的许可.

It is difficult to obtain reliable evidence.
很难获得可靠的证据.

They were plotting how to obtain the necessary information.
他们正在策划如何获取必要的情报.

Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors.
债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状.

You can't obtain my consent by force.
你不能强迫我同意.

Where can I obtain the book?
我在哪里能买到这本书?

He lowballed the cost of the project in order to obtain federal funding.
他为了得到联邦资助而故意压低项目的成本价格。

Can plants obtain adequate nourishment from such poor soil?
土壤这样贫瘠，植物能获得足够的养分吗？

I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report.
我终于设法弄到了这份报告的一个副本。

At every stage in the production there will be paperwork— forms to fill in, permissions to obtain, letters to write.
在生产的每个阶段都有文书工作——填表格，报批，写信。

There was a curious mixture of people in the audience.
观众中有各色人等，显得很怪。

He is such a curious boy, always asking questions.
他这个孩子求知欲很强，总是爱提问。

Everyone was curious as to why Mark was leaving.
马克为什么要离去，大家都感到好奇。

I was curious to find out what she had said.
我真想弄清楚她说了些什么。

They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.
他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。

The pageant promises to be a curious mixture of the ancient and modern...
游行盛典将会是古老与现代的奇特融合。

There is a curious thing about her writings in this period...
她在这期间的著作与以往有所不同。

Children are naturally curious.
孩子天生好奇。

Steve was intensely curious about the world I came from...
史蒂夫非常想了解我以前生活的那个世界。

A curious spectacle was witnessed.
目击了这一奇异的景象.

I'm curious to know what he said.
我很想知道他说了些什么.

He has a curious habit of scratching his ear while he speaks.
他有一种奇怪的习惯,一讲话就搔耳朵.

He remains curious about why she neglects him.
他感到疑惑,为什么她把他给忽略了.

His eyes fell on a curious object.
他的目光落在一个奇怪的物体上.

He collected a quantity of curious information.
他搜集了大量稀奇古怪的消息.

There was a curious silence.
有一种不寻常的沉寂.

We felt curious ( as to ) how she received the shocking news.
我们很想知道她听到这坏消息时的反应.

Don't be too curious about things you are not supposed to know.
对于你不应该知道的事情别去好奇地打听.

Her secretive manner had made me curious.
她神秘的举止使我感到好奇.

curious sightseers rolled up in their hundreds.
数以百计的好奇的观光客都涌到那儿.

I was intensely curious to know more about him.
我迫不及待地想更多地了解他的情况.

What a curious mistake!
多奇怪的错误!

You have to admire the way he handled the situation.
你不得不佩服他处理这个局面的手段。

I admired her when I first met her and I still think she's marvellous...
初次见面时，我就非常佩服她，时至今日我仍然认为她很出色。

He admired the way she had coped with life...
他欣赏她处世的方式。

We took time to stop and admire the view.
我们特意驻足欣赏风景。

I'd admire to go.
我很想去.

He stood back to admire his handiwork.
他退后几步欣赏自己的手艺.

We admire him for his continuance of work in spite of illness.
我们佩服他带病继续工作.

On the one hand I admire his gifts, but on the other I distrust his judgment.
一方面我羡慕他的才华, 而另一方面我却怀疑他的判断力.

He stepped back to admire the painting.
他后退几步欣赏这幅画.

We would admire to hear.
我们喜欢听.

We admire at your fortune.
我们羡慕你的好运气.

I admire those explorers who ventured forth to explore new lands.
我敬佩那些为发现新大陆而外出的探险家们.

I really admire his capacity for work.
我真钦佩他的工作能力.

We all admire her sterling qualities.
我们都钦佩她的优秀品格.

I admire at your fortune.
我羡慕你的好运气.

Don't forget to admire the baby.
不要忘了夸奖那孩子.

We admire his working so hard.
我们钦佩他工作努力.

They don't admire his new technique greatly, but they admire it to some extent.
他们虽不十分佩服他的新技术, 但还是多少有点服气.

I admire her dedication to the job.
我佩服她对工作专心致志.

He is a noble man, we all admire him.
他是一个道德高尚的人, 我们都敬佩他.

I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.
我佩服他对自己的工作所抱的坚定信心。

You have to admire her superb draughtsmanship.
你不得不佩服她那一流的绘画水平。

You've got to admire her grit.
你不得不佩服她的勇气。

I had to admire David's vow that he would leave the programme.
戴维发誓要离开这个项目，我不得不对他表示钦佩。

a reducing plan
节食计划

a beautiful building reduced to rubble
已化为残垣断壁的漂亮建筑

She was reduced to tears by their criticisms.
他们的批评使她流下了眼泪。

They were reduced to begging in the streets.
他们沦落到沿街乞讨。

We can reduce the problem to two main issues.
我们可以将这个问题概括成两个要点。

It reduces the risks of heart disease...
这降低了患心脏病的风险。

Consumption is being reduced by 25 per cent...
消费下降了25个百分点。

They were reduced to extreme poverty...
他们陷入极端贫困的状态。

They wanted the army reduced to a police force.
他们想把这支队伍降级为一支警察部队。

He was reduced to begging for a living.
他不得不以乞讨为生。

All the buildings in the town have been reduced to rubble...
城里所有的建筑都成了废墟。

Politics has been reduced to class struggle.
政治变成了阶级斗争。

Boil the liquid in a small saucepan to reduce it by half...
用小炖锅炖，收一半汤汁。

Simmer until mixture reduces.
用小火煮到汤汁收浓。

They are the descendants of emperors and kings and are now living in reduced circumstances.
他们是帝王的后代，但是现在境况大不如前了。

Her challenge reduced them to silence.
她的质问让他们哑口无言。

The attentions of the media reduced her to tears.
媒体的关注把她弄哭了。

I felt instinctively negative toward Stevenson.
我对史蒂文森却本能地有反感.

We must carry on the patriotic public health campaign with a great fanfare, reduce disease and improve health conditions.
要大张旗鼓地开展爱国卫生运动, 减少疾病,提高健康水平.

The government must make new policies to reduce unemployment.
政府必须制定减少失业的新政策.

The government will look into how to reduce unemployment.
政府将研究如何降低失业率.

The drug can reduce the frequency and severity of attacks.
这种药能降低发病次数和严重程度.

The total cost to you (= the amount you have to pay) is £3 000.
你总共要支付3 000英镑。

The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down.
使用廉价劳动力有助于降低成本。

The increase will hurt small business and cost many thousands of jobs.
这种增长会使小企业受损并使成千上万的人失去工作。

They told Jacques Delors a disastrous world trade war must be avoided at all costs.
他们告诉雅克·德洛尔必须不惜任何代价避免一场毁灭性的世界贸易战。

This book is of such importance that it must be published at any cost...
这本书非常重要，无论如何也要出版。

He ordered the army to recapture the camp at any cost.
他命令军队无论如何也要夺回营地。

Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake...
东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。

Many people act on impulse without counting the cost.
很多人不考虑后果就莽撞行事。

Well-designed clothes cost money.
设计精美的服装价格昂贵。

Kathryn knows to her cost the effect of having served a jail sentence...
凯瑟琳吃了苦头才知道服过刑会给一个人带来什么影响。

There are very few people he can talk to in total confidence, as he has discovered to his cost.
他吃了亏后才发现自己真正能够交心的人寥寥无几。

...a six-year-old boy whose life was saved by an operation that cost him his sight...
手术救了一名6岁男孩的命，却使他失明了

...being so afraid of something that you feel you have to avoid it whatever the cost to your lifestyle.
如此地害怕某事觉得必须避开它，无论自己的生活方式因此受到怎样的影响都在所不惜

The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold...
一条面包的价钱增长了4倍。

In 1989 the price of coffee fell so low that in many countries it did not even cover the cost of production...
1989年咖啡的价格跌至低谷，在很多国家甚至连生产成本都收不回来。

This course is limited to 12 people and costs £50...
该课程只招收12人，学费为50英镑。

Painted walls look much more interesting and doesn't cost much...
彩绘墙壁看上去更有趣而且花费也不高。

costs have been cut by 30 to 50 per cent...
成本降低了30%到50%。

The company admits its costs are still too high.
该公司承认其成本仍然过高。

Everything that goes into making a programme, staff, rent, lighting, is now costed.
制作节目的所有成本：人工、租用场地、灯光现在都已经估算了。

...seventy apartments, shops, offices, a restaurant and hotel, costed at around 10 million pounds.
估价约为1,000万英镑的70套公寓、店铺、办公室、一家大饭店

He was jailed for 18 months and ordered to pay £550 costs.
他被监禁了18个月，还责令他支付550英镑的诉讼费。

...a store that provided cigarettes and candy bars at cost.
按成本价出售香烟和糖果的商店

...a practice known as dumping – that is, selling below cost to drive competition out of business.
倾销行为——即通过以低于成本的价格销售产品来挤垮竞争对手

In March Mr Salinas shut down the city's oil refinery at a cost of $500 million and 5,000 jobs.
3月份，萨利纳斯先生关闭了该市的炼油场，造成5亿美元的损失，并使5,000人失去了工作。

We'll send you a copy as soon as it becomes available .
一有货我们就会给你寄一本去。

Every available doctor was called to the scene.
所有能找到的医生都被召集到了现场。

Will she be available this afternoon?
今天下午她有空吗？

The director was not available for comment.
主管没有时间发表意见。

[不可数名词]the availability of cheap flights
有廉价机票出售

(British English)This offer is subject to availability .
优惠至此产品售完为止。

available resources/facilities
可利用的资源 / 设备

Mr Leach is on holiday and was not available for comment.
利奇先生休假了，不方便作出评论。

There are three small boats available for hire...
有3艘小船可供出租。

Since 1978, the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%...
自1978年以来，可用于采购图书的经费已经减少了17％。

All the evidence of the crime is available.
罪证俱在.

This book is not available here.
这里没有这本书.

These tickets are available for one month.
这些票有效期一个月.

I'm afraid your order has caught us on the hop — the goods aren't available yet.
恐怕你的订单来得太突然,我们全无准备,目前尚无货源.

Television is available in each of the hotel rooms as an extra.
旅馆每个房间都有电视机作为额外优待.

It may be objected that not enough manpower is available.
有人可能会提出反对,认为没有足够的人力可用.

Two very clear and comprehensive handbooks are available.
现有两种清晰易懂内容全面的手册供应.

The doctor is not available now.
医生现在没空.

A limited number of cars is available.
汽车使用数目有限制.

The serum is available to the general public.
一般公众均可获得血清.

These tablets are available over the counter.
这些药片无需处方可直接购买.

This book is not easily available.
这本书可不好买.

There is also a de luxe model available , but it'll cost you.
还有一种豪华型的, 但很贵.

What is your height and weight?...
你的身高和体重是多少？

This reduced the weight of the load...
这减轻了负荷的重量。

His weight was harming his health...
他体重过重，这有损他的健康。

Despite the vehicle's size and weight it is not difficult to drive.
尽管车子很大很重，但它一点都不难开。

He shifted his weight from one foot to the other...
他把重心从一只脚转到另一只脚上。

He kept the weight from his left leg.
他一直不让左腿受力。

I was in the gym lifting weights.
我在健身房举哑铃。

Straining to lift heavy weights can lead to a rise in blood pressure.
用力提重物会导致血压升高。

It can be sewn into curtain hems to weight the curtain and so allow it to hang better.
可以把它缝到窗帘的褶边里增加重量，使窗帘更有垂感。

...a computer program which weights the different transitions according to their likelihood...
根据可能性的大小对不同转换进行加权处理的电脑程序

This takes account of the number of countries in which a company wins approval for a new drug, weighted by the size of each country's market.
这考虑到了允许一家公司的新药在本国上市的国家的数量，并依照每个国家的市场规模权衡其重要性。

The scientists involved put different weight on the conclusions of different models...
相关科学家对不同模型的结论给予不同的权重。

We had this understanding that courses were roughly the same weight.
我们已经了解到各门功课差不多一样重要。

The weight of expectation was getting to them...
他们逐渐感觉到了期望带来的压力。

Companies found themselves collapsing under the weight of debts.
许多公司发现自己因债台高筑而濒临倒闭。

The fact that he is gone has given more weight to fears that he may try to launch a civil war...
他已经离开这一事实让人更担心他会发动一场内战。

Do you think, perhaps, that what happened today might lend weight to that criticism?
你觉得今天发生的事情可能会使那种批评加剧吗？

Consumers generally place more weight on negative information than on the positive when deciding what to buy.
消费者在决定要买什么东西的时候往往更重视负面消息，而不是正面消息。

...the overwhelming weight Freud assigned parents in our development.
弗洛伊德认为父母在我们的成长过程中所起到的举足轻重的作用

The relief was indescribable. It was freedom after years of slavery. A great weight lifted from me.
如释重负的感觉是难以言喻的。这是受多年奴役之后的自由。我卸下了一个重担。

That argument no longer carries as much weight...
那个论点不再具有那么大的影响力了。

Senator Kerry carries considerable weight in Washington.
参议员克里在华盛顿举足轻重。

Any successful manager is worth his weight in gold.
任何一个成功的管理者都是千金难求的。

He accused the team of not pulling their weight.
他指责这个团队没有尽到本分。

The administration is throwing its full weight behind the UN plan.
该政府正鼎力支持这项联合国计划。

a time/speed/age limit
时间 / 速度 / 年龄限制

The EU has set strict limits on levels of pollution.
欧盟对污染程度作了严格的限制。

They were travelling at a speed that was double the legal limit .
他们正以两倍于法定限速的速度行驶。

You can't drive─you're over the limit (= you have drunk more alcohol than is legal when driving) .
你饮酒过量，不能驾车。

We were reaching the limits of civilization.
我们快到蛮荒地界了。

Her love for him was being tested to its limits...
她对他的爱经受着极其严峻的考验。

There is no limit to how much fresh fruit you can eat in a day...
每天食用多少新鲜水果都可以。

The three month time limit will be up in mid-June...
3个月的限期截至6月中旬。

The economic affairs minister announced limits on petrol sales.
经济部长宣布了对石油销售的限制。

...the city limits of Baghdad.
巴格达市区

She has to work within the limits of a fairly tight budget...
她不得不在相当紧张的预算范围内精打细算。

He outlined the limits of British power.
他勾画了英国的势力范围。

He limited payments on the country's foreign debt...
他对该国外债的偿还作出了限制。

The view was that the economy would grow by 2.25 per cent. This would limit unemployment to around 2.5 million.
这一观点认为经济将会增长2.25%，这将把失业人数限定在250万左右。

It is now accepted that men should limit themselves to 20 units of alcohol a week...
现在人们已经接受，男性一周饮酒量不应超过20个单位。

Voters cut councillors' pay and limited them to one staff member each.
选民削减了市政会委员的薪酬，并且限定他们每人只配一个工作人员。

The protests were not limited to New York...
抗议活动不只限于纽约。

Entry to this prize draw is limited to UK residents.
这次抽奖只限英国公民参加。

A one-mile area around the wreck is still off limits...
沉船方圆一英里内仍然禁止进入。

These establishments are off limits to ordinary citizens.
这些建筑禁止普通公民入内。

Smoking was off limits everywhere.
到处都禁止吸烟。

If police breathalyse me and find I am over the limit I face a long ban...
如果警察对我作呼气测醉试验，发现我饮酒过量，我将会被禁驾很长时间。

He was found to be three times over the limit.
他血液中的酒精浓度是允许极限的3倍。

They have found that, in terms of both salary and career success, the sky is the limit.
他们发现，就收入和事业成功来讲，多高都有可能的。

In the circumstances we'll tell you what we can, within limits, of course, and in confidence.
在这种情况下，我们会把能告诉你的都告诉你，当然这是有限度的，而且需要保密。

Uranium is used to fuel nuclear plants.
铀用作核电厂的燃料。

solid fuel (= wood, coal, etc.)
固体燃料

nuclear fuels
核燃料

a car with high fuel consumption
耗油量大的汽车

The new information adds fuel to the debate over safety procedures.
新信息对于有关安全程序的辩论是火上浇油。

The revelations gave new fuel to angry opponents of the proposed law.
新披露的情况使反对该法律提案的人更为激愤。

...industrial research into cleaner fuels.
对更清洁燃料的工业研究

The result will inevitably fuel speculation about the Prime Minister's future...
这一结果将不可避免地加剧人们对首相未来的揣测。

The economic boom was fueled by easy credit.
宽松的信贷政策刺激了经济繁荣。

His comments are bound to add fuel to the debate...
他的话必将为争论推波助澜。

The decision to raise tariffs on imports will only add fuel to the fire.
上调进口关税的决定只会火上浇油。

They ran out of fuel.
他们的燃料用完了。

A new method of fuel injection was developed during the war.
一种新的注油方法在战争期间发展起来.

There is a severe shortage of fuel.
燃料严重短缺.

We must economize on fuel.
我们必须节约燃料.

I haven't noticed any significant reduction in the performance of my car since switching to unleaded fuel.
用无铅汽油后,我发现汽车性能并没有明显降低.

The fuel gauges dropped swiftly.
燃料表指针迅速下降.

The intake of gasoline was stopped by a clogged fuel line.
汽油的注入由于管道阻塞而停止了.

Heavy storms worsened the fuel shortage.
狂风暴雨使燃料短缺情况更加严重.

They still cut turf here for fuel.
在这里他们仍然割草皮作燃料.

This method has the advantage of saving a lot of fuel.
此方法有节省大量燃料的优点.