A declining workforce has to provide for an increasing number of retired people.
逐渐减少的劳动人口须要供养越来越多的退休人员.

When Jim's uncle retired from the railway company, he was given a gold watch.
吉姆的伯父从铁路局退休时得到一块金表.

A retired person should not be made to feel he's on the shelf.
不要使退休的人有被抛弃的感觉.

The old worker retired on account of age.
老工人因年老而退休.

The old man retired to the country for rest.
这位老人下乡休息去了.

Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.
许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好.

At the end of his career in politics, he retired and wrote his memoirs.
他的从政生涯一结束便隐退写起了自己的回忆录.

The girl student retired into herself.
这个女同学不爱与人打交道.

The football player retired hurt.
那个足球运动员受伤退场了.

Among his entourage was a retired general.
他的随行人员中有一位退休的将军.

retired from office , Lao Wang still maintains the same vigour as in the years of revolutionary war.
老王解甲归田后,仍保持着革命战争时期的那么一股劲.

The tiger retired to its den.
那只虎退回巢穴.

Dad is retired now.
爸爸现在已经退休了。

Some time after midnight, he retired to bed.
午夜过后，他上床就寝。

Perhaps it's a good thing that Dizzy retired.
迪齐退休或许是件好事。

Eisenhower left the White House and retired to his farm in Gettysburg.
艾森豪威尔离开白宫，退隐到他在葛底斯堡的农场。

He retired in 1970, on his fiftieth birthday.
他在1970年自己50岁生日时退了休。

Both men sent word that they had retired for the evening.
两个男人都传话说他们已经就寝了。

"Since I retired to this place," he wrote near the end of his life, "I have never been out of these mountains."
“自从隐居到这里，”他在生命即将结束时写道，“我一直没有离开过这些大山。”

Of the 10 starters, four were eliminated or retired.
10名参赛者中有4名被淘汰或自行退出了。

He retired from professional chess because he had lost the zest for winning.
他退出了职业国际象棋赛场，因为他已经对获胜毫无兴致。

I've persuaded Mrs Tennant that it's time she retired.
我已经说服坦南特夫人她该退休了。

He's a retired Lieutenant Colonel and a bit of a martinet.
他是个退役中校，有点军人作风。

Simply complete the coupon below...
填写下面的订货单即可。

We ask candidates to complete a psychometric questionnaire...
我们让候选人填写一份心理测试问卷。

This book took years to complete.
这本书耗时多年才写完。

She completed her degree in two years...
她用两年的时间修完了课程，拿到了学位。

...the rush to get the stadiums completed on time.
为了让各个体育场按时完工进行的匆忙赶工

Peter Mayle has just completed his first novel.
彼得·梅尔刚刚完成他的第一部小说。

It'll be two years before the process is complete.
这个过程需要两年才能完成。

The work of restoring the farmhouse is complete...
修复农舍的工作已经完成。

The diary comes complete with a gold-coloured ballpoint pen.
这个日记本配有一支金色的圆珠笔。

...the Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
《威廉·莎士比亚全集》

...the stickers needed to complete the collection.
集全一整套所需的贴纸

Children don't complete their set of 20 baby teeth until they are two to three years old.
小孩要到两三岁才会长齐20颗乳牙。

...a complete dinner service...
一整套餐具

The rebels had taken complete control...
叛乱分子完全控制了局面。

It shows a complete lack of understanding by management...
这表明管理层对此完全不了解。

A complete tenement block was burnt to the ground...
整幢公寓大楼被付之一炬。

The job sheets eventually filled a complete book.
工作指导卡最终装满了整整一个册子。

The list may not be complete.
这个单子可能不全。

She was completely taken aback by his anger.
他勃然大怒把她吓了一大跳.

I am completely disgusted at you.
我非常厌恶你.

The party has just lost office and with it a substantial number of seats...
该党刚刚竞选失利，同时还失去了许多席位。

That is a very substantial improvement in the present situation.
在当前形势下这是一个非常巨大的进步。

...those fortunate enough to have a fairly substantial property to sell.
那些有相当多的固定资产可出售的幸运儿

The United African Pavilion is the largest pavilion at the Shanghai Expo.
非洲联合国家馆是上海世博会上最大的场馆.

The country bought a substantial number of weapons.
这个国家购买了大量武器.

Those workers have built many substantial buildings in the recent years.
近几年那些工人建造了许多坚固的建筑.

There was a substantial growth of industry and foreign trade increased as a result.
由于工业的大发展,对外贸易也发展了.

The walls were substantial and did not fall.
墙很坚固,没有倒塌.

By careful strategy she negotiated a substantial pay rise.
她精心策划后,谈妥了大幅增加工资的事.

They made substantial changes to the arrangements.
他们在安排上作了重大变动.

With mother earning and his elder children drawing substantial wages father is seldom the dominant figure that he still was at the beginning of the century.
由于母亲挣钱和大孩子也拿相当的工资,父亲很少再象本世纪初那样是一家之主了.

In his will he made a substantial bequest to his wife.
在遗嘱里他给妻子留下了一大笔遗产.

The two stories were in substantial agreement.
这两则故事大体上一致.

substantial damages were paid in recompense.
实质损害给予了赔偿.

She is preparing a substantial meal against his return.
她正在准备一顿丰盛的饭菜为他接风.

The matter is substantial.
这件事很重要.

substantial sums of money
大笔大笔的钱

substantial numbers of rank and file members ignored their union's advice.
有相当一部分普通员工不理睬工会的建议。

I got substantial damages. It took two years, mind you.
我损失惨重，请注意，我用了两年时间才恢复过来。

Most tennis is played on hard courts, but a substantial amount is played on clay.
多数网球比赛在硬地球场上举行，不过也有相当数量的比赛在红土球场上进行。

The army was sent in to crush the rebellion.
军队被派去平息叛乱。

She felt completely crushed by the teacher's criticism.
老师的批评使她觉得自己全完了。

a big crush in the theatre bar
剧院酒吧里拥挤不堪的人群

I couldn't find a way through the crush.
人太挤，我挤不过去。

a schoolgirl crush
女学生的迷恋

I had a huge crush on her.
我对她爱慕至极。

I'd got over my schoolgirl crush.
我已经不再像女学生那样迷恋别人了。

She had a crush on you, you know...
她曾爱慕你，你是知道的。

Everywhere he went he was mobbed by a crush of fans.
他所到之处都有成群的歌迷簇拥着他。

The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising.
军事行动是镇压暴动计划的第一步。

...in his bid to crush the rebels.
在他镇压叛乱者的过程中

Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it.
听取批评意见，但不要被它击垮。

We were at the front, crushed against the stage.
我们在前面，被挤到了舞台边上。

Franklin and his thirteen-year-old son somehow got separated in the crush...
富兰克林和他13岁的儿子在人群中被挤散了。

Their vehicle was crushed by an army tank...
他们的车被一辆军用坦克压扁了。

Andrew crushed his empty can...
安德鲁把他的空罐子捏扁了。

How many tons of ore can this machine crush in an hour?
这机器每小时可以破碎多少吨矿石?

This machine is used to crush the rock up for road building.
这台机器用于碎石,以供筑路之需.

If she says bird is alive, I'll quickly crush it and show her dead bird.
如果她说小鸟是活的, 我就马上用劲一捏,让她看到那只死鸟.

The two towns are connected by a railway.
这两个市镇有铁路相连.

The two rooms are connected [ open into each other ] .
两个房间是 通 着的.

His research work is connected with these experiments.
他的研究工作与这些实验有联系.

She is well connected socially.
她的社会关系很优越.

Operator, you've connected me to the wrong person again!
接线员, 你又把我的电话接错啦!

Taste and smell are closely connected.
味觉和嗅觉是密切相关的.

Mathematics is connected with astronomy.
数学与天文学有联系.

Most European royal families are connected with each other.
欧洲大部分王室都有姻亲关系.

The scientists connected the wires up.
科学家们把这些电线连接起来.

They were again connected to the wrong place.
他们的电话又给接错了.

North America is connected with South America by the Isthmus of Panama.
巴拿马海峡把北美同南美连接起来.

The village is connected by a bus service with the nearest town.
公共汽车把该村与最近的市镇联系起来.

The hotel was connected with the station by a walkway.
人行道把旅馆和车站连接起来.

The telephone operator connected us.
话务员给我们接通了电话.

Their families are now connected by marriage.
他们两家现已联姻.

He is connected with the affairs.
他和此事有关系.

I was again connected to the wrong person.
又给我接错了电话.

The towns are connected by train and bus services.
这些城镇由火车和公共汽车连接起来。

This leads to the inescapable conclusion that the two things are connected.
这就必然得出一个结论：这两件事互有关联。

It may be stating the obvious, but most teleworking at present is connected with computers.
这一点或许人人皆知，但当前大部分远程办公都离不开计算机。

His entrance was announced by a buzzer connected to the door.
他刚一进去，与门相连的门铃便嗡嗡作响。

She was born at Ambala, India, her family being closely connected with the Indian army.
她出生在印度的安巴拉，她们家族与印度军队关系甚密。

These appliances should not be connected to power supplies.
这些家用电器不应该接通电源。

The turning disc is connected by a drive belt to an electric motor.
转盘由一根传动带与电机相连。

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。

Oh I'm not political, I take no interest in politics...
噢，我不关心政治，对政治一点也不感兴趣。

This play is very political.
这部戏政治味太浓。

Henry used to be totally apolitical, but I think he is now politically more aware.
基辛格过去完全不问政治, 但是,我认为现在他政治上比较敏锐了.

Cuts in government expenditure are politically unpopular.
政府削减支出在政治上是不受欢迎的.

politically, she is a staunch opponent of reform.
在政治上, 她是坚决反对改革的.

He was a politically conscious fighter for communism.
在政治上,他是个自觉的共产主义战士.

politically, they belonged to the conservative party and opposed reform.
在政治上, 他们是保守派,反对改革.

to be politically naive
对政治一无所知

Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral.
新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。

Most newspapers are politically partisan.
大多数报纸都有政治倾向。

a politically sensitive issue
一个政治上敏感的议题

politically, this issue is a slam dunk for the party.
在政治上，这一议题是这个党的一张胜券。

They have been galvanised into collective action — militarily, politically and economically.
他们在形势驱使下已经在政治、经济和军事上采取了联合行动。

America is the most intellectually, artistically and politically effervescent of nations.
美国是学术、艺术和政治氛围最活跃的国家。

politically and economically this is an extremely difficult question.
从政治和经济角度来看，这是一个极为棘手的问题。

Max is a loose cannon politically.
马克斯在政治上我行我素。

politically speaking, do you think that these moves have been effective?
从政治角度来说，你认为这些举措有效吗？

The country has made enormous strides politically but not economically.
该国在政治上取得了巨大的发展，但经济却跟不上去。

Economically and politically, this affair couldn't come at a worse time.
无论从经济上还是政治上来看，这件事来得都太不是时候了。

The crime was not politically motivated.
该犯罪行为没有政治动机。

She was politically astute.
她很有政治头脑。

There are reasons to doubt that a second trial is morally, legally or politically justified.
我们有理由怀疑重审是否有道德、法律或政治理据。

Cuba is politically and administratively divided into 14 provinces.
古巴从政治上和行政上被分为14个省。

Has our flight been announced yet?
广播通知了我们的航班没有？

They announced that the flight would be delayed.
广播通知，该航班将误点。

‘I've given up smoking, ’ she announced.
“我戒烟了。”她郑重其事地说。

She announced that she'd given up smoking.
她宣称她已戒烟。

Would you announce the guests as they arrive? (= call out their names, for example at a formal party)
客人到达时请你通报他们的姓名好吗？

They announced his plane was delayed.
广播通知他所乘的航班晚点了。

The next letter announced the birth of another boy...
下一封信通知又一个男孩出生了。

His entrance was announced by a buzzer connected to the door.
他刚一进去，与门相连的门铃便嗡嗡作响。

Dinner was announced, and served.
已宣布开饭了，菜都上齐了。

He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office...
他将于今晚宣布辞职。

She was planning to announce her engagement to Peter...
她正计划宣布她和彼得订婚一事。

Peter announced that he had no intention of wasting his time at any university...
彼得宣称他无意在任何一所大学浪费时间。

'I'm having a bath and going to bed,' she announced, and left the room.
“我要洗个澡然后上床睡觉，”她大声说完便离开了房间。

Station staff announced the arrival of the train over the tannoy...
车站工作人员通过广播告知火车到站了。

We are excited to be writing you to announce the 2009 China Open as Nationals.
我们很高兴地通知您2009年中国公开赛,也就是我们的全国比赛即将开始.

You know, our firm is going to announce tender for the order of two tanker.
您知道, 本公司打算招标订购两艘油轮.

I shall however , announce this blog in my fans'sites. It's been a while folks.
我会把这个blog向歌迷宣布. 有一阵子没跟大家打招呼了.

We are pleased to announce the tournament schedule the coming year.
以下是零九年的比赛日程.

That just meant to announce when the Allied Troops would attack.
这等于宣布了多国部队何时发动进攻.

China insists to announce the goal at a national level would make it binding.
中国坚持认为,在国内宣布这一目标就将使其具有约束力.

The dishonest minister was publicly disgraced.
那个不诚实的大臣被公开贬黜了.

Never keep company with dishonest persons.
不要与不诚实的人打交道.

They labelled him as dishonest.
他们认为他不诚实.

The poor child was cheated out of his inheritance by a dishonest lawyer.
这个可怜的孩子被一个狡猾的律师骗去了遗产.

A dishonest person is bound to meet with setbacks sooner or later.
不老实的人非碰钉子不可.

The affairs of the nation have been abandoned to dishonest politicians.
治国大权已落入诡诈的政客手中.

His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.
他的不诚实行为受到了严厉指责.

A dishonest action like that will degrade you.
像这样不诚实的行为会使你降低身份.

You wronged him when you said that he was dishonest.
你说他不诚实是屈了他了.

The dishonest treasurer misappropriated the club funds.
那个不诚实的出纳员挪用了俱乐部的公款.

The dishonest officer was cashiered.
这个不忠实的军官被革职.

Don't be too familiar with him; he's a dishonest man.
别与他交往过密, 他这人不诚实.

Don't lend yourself to such dishonest schemes.
别参与这种欺诈的勾当.

It was very dishonest of you to lie to them about your qualifications.
你向他们谎报资历是很不老实的.

It is dishonest of you to take credit for work that was done by others.
你把别人所做的工作归功于自己是不诚实的.

She often complains that he is dishonest.
她常埋怨说他不诚实.

He resigned rather than take part in such a dishonest transaction.
他宁愿辞职也不愿意参加这样一种欺骗的交易.

They were the dupes of a clever but dishonest salesman.
他们被一个聪明但不诚实的推销员骗了.

Don't associate with dishonest boys.
不要和不诚实的孩子结交.

dishonest appropriation of property
以欺骗的手法侵吞财产

Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas.
在旅游区一定要谨防奸商。

Companies should protect employees who blow the whistle on dishonest workmates and work practices.
公司应该保护那些检举不诚实的工友及工作行为的员工。

dishonest importers would be able to pocket the VAT collected from customers.
不诚实的进口商将会能够把从顾客那里收取的增值税据为己有。

The night sky was lit up by flashes of light.
一道道灯光照亮了夜空。

In the mornings the sky appeared a heavy shade of mottled gray.
清晨，天空呈现出斑驳的深灰色。

Intense balls of flame rose up into the sky.
炽热的火球冲上天空。

The sky News TV station is largely run by ex-BBC news staffers.
空中新闻电视台主要是由原英国广播公司的新闻工作人员运作的。

The apex of the flames licked the crimson sky.
火焰的舌尖舔卷着绯红色的天空。

The aeroplane was gyrating about the sky in a most unpleasant fashion.
飞机在空中盘旋，令人不堪忍受。

The plane lifted off and climbed steeply into the sky.
飞机起飞并迅速爬升至空中。

The sea would turn pale pink and the sky blood red.
大海会变成浅粉色，天空则变成血红色。

The sky was changing from translucent blue to thicker grey.
天空由通透的湛蓝色变成了暗灰色。

The sky, swollen like a black bladder, rumbled and crackled.
天空中乌云黑沉沉地压下来，发出隆隆声和噼啪声。

I was writing my signature at the bottom of the page.
我正往那页纸的底部签名。

...a petition containing 170 signatures.
有 170 人签名的请愿书

Rabbit stew is one of chef Giancarlo Moeri's signature dishes...
炖野兔是厨师詹卡洛·莫里的招牌菜之一。

The dress reflects our signature style of understated elegance with a strong feeling of individuality.
这条裙子体现了我们所追求的低调优雅又有强烈个性感的独特风格。

The two sides met to put their signatures to a formal agreement.
双方聚首签署一份正式协议。

A specially designed artifical limb will take the place of an arm on these occasions.
在这种情况下一种特制的假肢将取代人手.

The agreement shall enter into force upon signature.
协定签字后立即生效.

His signature was an incomprehensible scrawl.
他的签字是令人看不懂的涂鸦.

On further examination it was found that the signature was not genuine.
经过进一步的调查发现签名不是真的.

He denied the signature.
他否认这是他的签名.

We had to have the signature notarized.
我们得检验这个签名的真实性.

Make sure that you get it down and his signature on it.
你一定要把它记下来,并让他在上面签字.

The signature was smudged.
签名被弄污了.

The manager's signature was just a formality.
经理的签字只是一种形式.

He sprawled his signature over the paper.
他在纸上潦草地签了名

The handwriting expert attested to the genuineness of the signature.
笔迹专家作证该签名无讹.

You need an official signature to validate the order.
你要有正式的签字,这张汇票才能生效.

He underlined his signature with a little flourish.
他挥笔在签名下画了一条线.

Whose else signature could I get?
还有哪些人的署名我可以取得 呢 ?

The contract will come into effect upon signature.
此合同将在签字后生效.

I demand the submission of the signature to an expert.
我要求把这签名提交专家鉴定.

He affixed his signature to the document.
他在那份文件上签了名.

He attached his signature to this document.
这份文件附有他的签名.

Fraud is an entirely different matter...
欺诈完全是另外一回事。

I agree entirely...
我完全同意。

Oh, the whole episode was entirely his fault.
天啊，整件事完全是他的错。

They are not entirely happy with his criticism of the president...
他对总统的批评并没有让他们特别高兴。

We shall see that this is not entirely true...
我们会明白这并非全是真的。

Even numbers I win, odd numbers I lose.
偶数我赢, 奇数我输.

Revising the procedure was an entirely profitless exercise.
对程序进行修改是徒劳无功的.

I found myself in an entirely new world the moment I arrived in Beijing.
我一到北京就感到耳目一新.

This shouldn't be left entirely to his discretion.
这事不能任凭他一人决定.

These injuries are entirely preventable.
这些伤害完全可以预防.

It's entirely my fault.
全怪我.

The company is operating entirely within the law.
这家公司的运作完全是合法的.

The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty.
那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的.

Not everybody is a sage. Who can be entirely free from error?
人非圣贤, 孰能无过?

The names of the shops are entirely fictional.
那些商店的名字完全是虚构的.

The harbor is now entirely silted up.
那港口现在已完全被淤泥所塞.

An entirely rigid system is impractical.
一套完全死板的体制是不实际的.

Everyone was entirely subject to the whim of the Sultan.
所有人都完全听命于苏丹王,由着他随心所欲.

Criticism should be entirely reasonable.
批评应该是充分说理的.

His opinion differs entirely from mine.
他的意见和我的完全不同.

Pilfering has stopped entirely since they put Angus in charge of the stores.
自从他们让安格斯掌管商店以来,小偷小摸就杜绝了.

He was actuated entirely by malice.
他完全是出于恶意。

a person's blood sugar level (= the amount of glucose in their blood)
一个人的血糖含量

See you later, sugar.
再见，亲爱的。

Oh sugar! I've forgotten my book!
哎呀！我忘带书了！

...bags of sugar...
几袋食糖

Ice cream is high in fat and sugar.
冰激凌富含脂肪和糖。

How many sugars do you take?
你加几勺糖？

...a mug of tea with two sugars.
一杯加了两块方糖的茶

He sat down and sugared and stirred his coffee.
他坐下来，在咖啡中加糖并搅拌。

Plants produce sugars and starch to provide themselves with energy.
植物产生糖和淀粉来为自身提供能量。

...the natural sugars found in grape juice.
葡萄汁中所含的天然糖分 

I know how to make you feel better, sugar. I'll tell you a story.
宝贝，我知道怎么能让你感觉好些，我给你讲个故事。

Put sugar in coffee, please.
请把糖放在咖啡里.

Henry casually said, " David decided to stay over at Tom's another day. "
亨利漫不经心地说: “ 大卫决定再在汤姆那里住一天. ”

sugar is added to the wine during fermentation to increase the alcohol level.
发酵时在葡萄酒里加糖以提高酒精浓度.

The boy spat out the pill after eating off its sugar coating.
孩子吃掉药丸外面的糖,却把药吐了出来.

She handed around bananas and sugar and invited us to eat.
她端出香蕉和糖果请我们吃.

This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.
这甘蔗既甜又多汁.

sugar can decay the tooth.
糖会腐蚀牙齿.

abnormal levels of sugar in the blood
血糖值不正常

You must cut down on sugar to lose weight.
你必须少吃糖以减轻体重.

We'd better add in some lemon juice before mixing the flour with sugar.
在面粉里放糖之前,我们最好放进一些柠檬汁.

Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.
枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的.

I matched the color of my sweater with the color of my shirt.
我使毛线衫的颜色和裙子的颜色相协调.

She decided on a beige cashmere sweater.
她决定穿一件米色羊绒毛衣.

She slipped into the sweater and dashed out of the door.
她匆匆穿上毛衣,冲出门去.

Mother is knitting a sweater.
母亲正在织毛衣.

It does serve the purpose to put on another woollen sweater.
多穿件毛衣也还顶事.

According to the symbol on the label, this sweater should be washed by hand.
根据标签上的符号, 这件针织套衫应该用手洗.

Peter decided on a blue sweater.
彼得选定了一件蓝色的运动衫.

The sweater fits you quick.
这件毛衣你穿着太紧.

You must be boiling in that sweater!
你穿着那件毛衣一定很热！

She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater.
她站起身掸掉了毛衣上的面包屑。

My sweater shrank in the wash.
我的毛衣缩水了。

He took off his sweater, rolled it into a pillow and lay down on the grass.
他脱下毛衣，将它卷成一个枕头，然后在草地上躺了下来。

She wore a thick tartan skirt and a red cashmere sweater.
她穿了一条厚厚的格子呢裙和一件红色羊绒衫。

I was wearing false eyelashes and a sweater two sizes too small.
我戴着假睫毛，穿着小了两号的毛衣。

She was wearing black slacks and a white sweater.
她身穿黑色便裤和白色毛衣。

Keep handy a lightweight sweater or cardigan.
手边备一件薄的套头毛衣或开襟毛衫。

If you're running upstairs, go to my room and bring down my sweater, please.
如果你上楼，麻烦到我的房间把我的毛衣拿下来。

If you're handy with a needle you could brighten up your sweater with daisies.
如果你针线活做得好，可以在自己的毛衣上绣几朵雏菊做点缀。

There was a neatly folded pink sweater on the back of the chair.
椅子的靠背上搭着一件叠得整整齐齐的粉色毛衫。

Ferris wore a heavy knit sweater.
费里斯身着一件织得厚厚的毛衣。

"A cashmere sweater still thrills me," she admits. "It has wonderful staying power; it looks chic and modern."
“羊绒衫仍是我的最爱，”她承认，“它不会过时，看起来既漂亮又时尚。”

He was garbed in sweater, tweed jacket, and flying boots.
他穿着套头毛衣和粗花呢夹克，脚蹬一双飞行靴。

Mrs Chandra has received one sweater for each of her five children and says that the winter will not be so hard now.
钱德拉夫人已经收到了5个孩子每人一件的毛衣，她说这下冬天就不那么难挨了。

She was wearing the obligatory sweater and pearl necklace.
她穿着那件经常穿的毛衣，戴着那串惯常戴的珍珠项链。

(formal)to have sexual relations (= to have sex)
发生性关系

the relation between rainfall and crop yields
降雨量和农作物产量之间的关系

the relation of the farmer to the land
农民和土地的关系

The fee they are offering bears no relation to the amount of work involved.
他们支付的酬金和所需的工作量无关。

(formal)I have some comments to make in relation to (= concerning) this matter.
关于这件事我有几点看法。

Its brain is small in relation to (= compared with) its body.
和它的身体相比，它的大脑很小。

a close/near/distant relation of mine
我的一位近亲 / 远亲

a relation by marriage
姻亲

a party for friends and relations
亲戚朋友的聚会

He's called Brady too, but we're no relation (= not related) .
他也叫布雷迪，但我们不是亲戚。

Is he any relation to you?
他是你的什么亲戚吗？

Greece has established full diplomatic relations with Israel...
希腊已经和以色列建立了全面的外交关系。

Apparently relations between husband and wife had not improved...
很明显夫妇之间的关系没有改善。

It is a question of the relation of ethics to economics.
这是一个伦理学和经济学的关系问题。

...a relation between youthful unemployment and drug-related offences...
年轻人失业与毒品相关犯罪之间的关联

...visits to friends and relations...
拜访亲友

In America they are touting Hugh Grant as the next Cary Grant (no relation).
在美国，他们把休·格兰特吹捧为第二个加里·格兰特(两人并无亲属关系)。

The money he'd been ordered to pay was minimal in relation to his salary.
他被要求支付的金额与他的薪水相比微不足道。

...women's position in relation to men in the context of the family...
在家庭范围内女人相对于男人的位置

...a question which has been asked many times in relation to Irish affairs...
被问过多次的关于爱尔兰事务的问题

He is the sixth person to be arrested in relation to the coup plot.
他是政变阴谋牵涉到的第6个被捕的人。

The close intergrowth and interdependent relation exist in mass media and social structure.
大众传播和社会结构存在着紧密共生和相互依存的关系.

Her relation with her aunt superficial as that of chance lodgers who pass on the stairs.
姑母和她的关系象经常在楼梯上相遇,同居一栋楼里的寄宿者一样疏远.

And the article refers also the relation of Burckhart's thinking with Schopenhauer's philosophy.
而这个部分也提及布氏此种历史思想,与叔本华意志哲学之间的关系.

I was still awake when he came to bed.
他就寝时我还没有入睡。

The noise was keeping everyone awake .
喧闹声吵得大家都睡不着。

I was finding it hard to stay awake .
我已困得难熬。

He lies awake at night worrying about his job.
他担心工作，夜晚躺在床上睡不着。

She was awake (= not unconscious) during the operation on her leg.
接受腿部动手术时，她一直醒着。

I awoke from a deep sleep.
我从沉睡中醒来。

He awoke to find her gone.
他醒来发现她已经走了。

I awoke to the sound of the wind in the trees...
外面风吹树响把我吵醒了。

At midnight he awoke and listened to the radio for a few minutes...
他半夜醒来，听了一会儿收音机。

I could not relax and still felt wide awake.
我没法放松下来，还是觉得睡意全无。

Nightmares kept me awake all night.
噩梦扰得我整夜未眠。

I don't stay awake at night worrying about that...
我并没有因为那件事而担心得彻夜不眠。

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.

This thought kept me awake all night.
这种顾虑使我通宵未能合眼.

All night she grinds her teeth together , keeping me awake.
她整夜咬牙, 吵得我睡不着觉.

He was scarcely awake when he heard the knock at the door.
他刚醒来就听见有人敲门.

She forced herself awake.
她强迫自己不睡.

The company is awake to these new developments.
该公司意识到这些新的发展.

His loud snore kept me awake.
他的鼾声大得使我睡不着.

Our policy offers complete protection against fire and theft.
我们的保单全面承保火灾及盗窃风险。

The government is ready to introduce protection for the car industry.
政府准备对汽车工业实行贸易保护。

to pay protection money
交保护费

to run a protection racket
干敲诈保护费的勾当

Such a diet is widely believed to offer protection against a number of cancers...
这种饮食结构被广泛认为可以预防多种癌症。

It is clear that the primary duty of parents is to provide protection for our children...
很明显，父母的首要职责是为孩子们提供保护。

The new policy is believed to be the first scheme to offer protection against an illness.
这份新的保险单被认为是首个承保疾病风险的保险方案。

...civil rights bills providing a myriad of protections for gays, women and the disabled.
为同性恋者、妇女和残疾人提供了诸多保护的民权法案

Over the same period trade protection has increased in the rich countries.
在同一时期，富国的贸易保护有所抬头。

A businessman who refused to pay protection money was shot nine times.
一位拒交保护费的商人被打了9枪。

...protection rackets.
勒索保护费

All this is a tall order.
所有这一切并非易事.

The young in our society need care and protection.
我们社会的年轻人需要关怀和照顾.

Fill the cooling system with antifreeze as a protection against frost.
在冷却系统里加防冻剂以防止霜冻.

The dykes were built as a protection against the sea.
建筑堤坝是为了防止海水泛滥.

The protection of the law is extended to more kinds of animals.
更多种动物受到法律的保护.

The villagers were expected to render part of their crops for the lord's protection.
村民们被要求用他们的部分谷物来报偿领主的保护.

The dog is a protection against burglars.
狗能防盗.

The government instituted a consumer protection agency.
政府设立了一个消费者保护机构.

The protection of the environment is one of the basic state policies of the Chinese government.
保护环境是中国政府的基本国策.

The protection of the country is the duty of everyone.
保卫国家是每个人的责任.

The coat gives permanent protection against heavy rain.
这种防雨衣经久耐用.

A zinc coating is applied to the steel for rust protection.
镀锌层是用来防止钢铁生锈的.

The Chief summoned me downstairs. He was brisk and businesslike.
主管叫我到楼下。他做事干练、务实。

She repainted the downstairs rooms and closed off the second floor.
她重新粉刷了楼下的房间，并把二楼封上了。

Amy slipped downstairs and out of the house.
埃米偷偷下楼溜出了房子。

Everybody was downstairs watching a movie.
大家都在楼下看电影。

The telephone was downstairs in the entrance hall.
电话在楼下的门厅里。

Denise went downstairs and made some tea.
丹尼丝下楼泡了茶。

I could hear Jonathan acting up downstairs.
我能听见乔纳森在楼下撒泼。

I flew downstairs.
我飞奔到楼下。

He rushed downstairs dangerously fast.
他以极危险的速度猛冲下楼。

He buzzed off downstairs.
他下楼去了。

You'd be so much happier if you could see yourself the way I see you...
如果你能像我看你那样看待自己，你会快乐得多。

The day ended much as it began...
这一天的开始和结束几乎是一样的。

Sheep's milk is produced in much the same way as goat's milk.
绵羊奶和山羊奶的生产过程差不多。

They are grown on the hillsides in full sun, without much water...
它们被种植在阳光充足、土壤水分不多的山坡上。

Japan has been reluctant to offer much aid to Russia...
日本一直不愿意向俄罗斯提供太多的援助。

'Can you hear it where you live?' He shook his head. 'Not much.'...
“你住的地方听得到吗？”他摇摇头说：“很少听到。”

'Do you care very much about what other people think?' — 'Too much.'
“你对别人的看法很在意吗？”——“太在意了。”

I don't see much of Tony nowadays...
我现在见托尼的次数不多。

We won't be seeing much of each other for a while.
我们会有一段时间不常见面。

How much money can I afford?...
我能出得起多少钱？

See just how much fat and cholesterol you're eating...
看看你究竟摄入了多少脂肪和胆固醇。

I shall try, with as much patience as is possible, to explain yet again...
我会尽可能耐心地试着再解释一遍。

Their aim will be to produce as much milk as possible...
他们的目标是尽可能提高牛奶产量。

much as they hope to go home tomorrow, they're resigned to staying on until the end of the year.
虽然他们希望明天就回家，但还是准备耐心地继续呆到年底。

You're waiting for a woman — I thought as much.
你在等一位女士——我也这么想的。

The organisers hope to raise as much as £6m for charity.
组织者希望能募集到高达600万英镑的善款。

They are always short of water to drink, much less to bathe in...
他们的饮用水一直短缺，更别提洗澡水了。

But we must not think of Chekhov as a leftist, much less a revolutionary.
但是我们绝不应把契科夫看成是个左派人物，他更不是革命者。

'What was stolen?' — 'Oh, nothing much.'...
“什么被偷了？”——“噢，不是什么重要的东西。”

Nothing much interesting seemed to be happening.
看来不会发生什么有趣的事。

It hasn't been much of a holiday...
这简直不像是假日。

It's not much of a career, you may think.
你可能想这根本算不上是一份职业。

Well, so much for the producers. But what of the con-sumers?
好吧，关于生产商就讲这么多，那关于消费者呢？

He has spent 19 million pounds, lost three cup finals and been relegated. So much for money.
他已花了1,900万英镑，输掉了三场杯赛决赛，球队也降级了。钱也不是万能的。

I don't really think of her as a daughter so much as a very good friend...
与其说我把她当作女儿，不如说把她当作好朋友。

Payment must be made by bank draft drawn on a UK bank.
付款必须用英国银行承兑的汇票。

Can you shut the door? There's a draft in here.
你关上门好吗？这里有穿堂风。

to draft a constitution/contract/bill
起草宪法 / 合同 / 法案

I'll draft a letter for you.
我来为你草拟一封信。

Extra police are being drafted in to control the crowds.
现正在另外抽调警察去控制人群。

They were drafted into the army.
他们应征入伍。

I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name...
我把他的草稿重新改写，并以我的名字发表了。

I faxed a first draft of this article to him.
我将这篇文章的初稿传真给他了。

He drafted a standard letter to the editors...
他起草了一份给编辑的标准信函。

The legislation was drafted by House Democrats.
法律由众议院民主党草拟。

During the Second World War, he was drafted into the US Army...
二战期间，他应征加入了美国陆军。

He wasn't drafted for the war; he volunteered for the Navy.
他不是因为这次战争才被征召入伍的，他是自愿加入海军的。

Extra police have been drafted into the town after the violence...
暴乱过后又有警力被抽调到了该镇。

The manager will make a special plea to draft the player into his squad as a replacement.
主教练将特别要求抽调这位运动员到他的队里做替补。

...his effort to avoid the draft.
他试图逃避兵役

The money was payable by a draft drawn by the home...
这笔钱可凭国内承兑的汇票支付。

Ten days later Carmen received a bank draft for a plane ticket.
10 天后卡门收到了一张用于购买机票的银行汇票。

We declared against the draft resolution put forward by the member states in collusion with the aggressor.
我们声明反对那些与侵略者勾结在一起的成员国提出的决议草案.

It is applied art, is the pure art of Utilitarianism.
它既是实用艺术, 也是超功利的纯艺术.

He's now revising the first draft of his essay.
他目前正修改他的文章初稿.

On the cover are the words " First draft ".
封面上有 “ 初稿 ” 字样.

I enclose here with a draft for the sum of 100 dollars.
兹附上100美元汇票一张.

Close the door and shut out that draft!
关上门把那股风挡住!

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。

Turkin tapped him on the shoulder. 'Sorry to interrupt, Colonel.'...
图尔金拍拍他的肩膀。“不好意思打断您一下,上校。”

He tried to speak, but she interrupted him.
他想说话,但被她打断了。

He has rightly interrupted his holiday in Spain to return to London...
他马上中止了在西班牙的度假回到伦敦。

The match took nearly three hours and was interrupted at times by rain.
比赛进行了将近3个小时,几次因雨而暂停。

Taller plants interrupt the views from the house.
稍高些的植物遮挡了房内的视线。

LabVIEW introduced under the activex control methods and data transmission interruption skills.
介绍了LabVIEW下的activex控件的中断方法和数据传递技巧.

My speech went quite well until I was put off my stroke by the interruption.
我起初讲得很顺利,可是受到干扰后就结巴起来了.

Without interruption this cell has successfully replicated a trillion times.
在毫无间断的情况下,这个细胞成功地自我复制了数万亿次.

Take time to hear each other right through, without interruption.
花时间彻底听清对方意思; 不要打断.

If there an interruption, I can switch back to what I was doing very quickly.
如果我做事时被打断, 之后我会很快接着把事情做下去.

The interruption fragmented his argument.
因打岔,他的论点没讲完.

The interruption of electricity made us unable to do anything.
电力的中断让我们什么也不能做.

With practically no interruption, the user is ready to go on to their next activity.
而在网络没有中断的情况下, 用户可以准备他的下一个“活动”了.

Never mind the interruption; proceed with your story.
不要理睬别人的插话, 继续讲你的故事.

The robustness of powder mixes to temperature fluctuation and production interruption were also evaluated.
评价了混合粉对温度波动和生产中断的承受能力.

Recovers tank capacity with no interruption of plant operations.
可以清除罐底,恢复油罐容量,且无须停车.

A noisy interruption from the back of the hall drew the speaker up sharp.
来自大厅后面的吵闹声让发言人突然停止了发言.

I was unaware of the interruption.
我不了解抢断球.

Structured Treatment interruption ( STI )? Not Ready for Clinical Prime Time.
联合应用 利福平,Efavirenz以及其它临床治疗.

Software designed divide into three model: initialize , serial interruption service programming, serial port selected.
软件设计分为: 初始化、串行中断服务程序 、 串行口选择三个模块.

An interruption of a program that is triggered by the processor's own internal hardware. "
一个由处理器内部硬件触发的程式中断.

Claims could be made in respect of business interruption.
可以在商业中断险方面,提出要求.

The interruption of people is the most important controlling factor in them.
其中,人为干扰是绿色走廊现代生态环境演变过程中最重要最活跃的控制因素.

A customer is not an interruption of our work, he is the purpose of it.
顾客不是我们工作的障碍, 而是我们工作的目标.

Her interruption had diverted the conversation to Shuangchiao Town for a while.
于是谈话就暂时转到了双桥镇了.

a blocked sink
堵塞了的洗涤槽

a block of ice/concrete/stone
一方冰 / 混凝土 / 石头

a chopping block (= for cutting food on)
砧板

a tower block
高层建筑

a block of flats
公寓大楼

an office block
办公大楼

the university's science block
这所大学的理科大楼

She took the dog for a walk around the block.
她带着狗绕街区散步。

His apartment is three blocks away from the police station.
他住在和警察局相隔三个街区的公寓里。

a block of shares
一大宗股份

Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates.
团体订座可享受折扣价。

The Chancellor, by his unusual statement, has put his head on the block.
这位总理冒着丢乌纱帽的风险发表了一份非同寻常的声明。

I started to move round him, but he blocked my way...
我准备绕过他，但他挡住了我。

Mr Calder tried to leave the shop but the police officer blocked his path.
考尔德先生想离开商店，但是那位警员拦住了他。

For years the country has tried to block imports of various cheap foreign products...
多年来，这个国家一直竭力阻挠各种廉价外国产品的进口。

His persistent attempts to complain to his superiors were blocked and ignored.
他一再试图向上级投诉，但都被挡了回来并置之不理。

In the final seconds, Gunn goalie Kevin Cantwell blocked two shots.
在最后的几秒钟，甘恩队的守门员凯文·坎特维尔扑出了两次射门。

...blocks of council flats.
一栋栋市政公寓大楼

...a white-painted apartment block.
一栋漆成白色的公寓大楼

She walked four blocks down High Street...
她沿着商业大街走了4个街区。

He walked around the block three times.
他绕着这个街区转了3圈。

...a block of ice.
一大块冰

Some students today blocked a highway that cuts through the center of the city...
今天一些学生堵塞了一条贯穿市中心的公路。

When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream...
一旦养虾场建起来，将会截断这条河流。

...a row of spruce trees that blocked his view of the long north slope of the mountain.
一排云杉挡住了他的视线，使他看不到这座山绵长的北坡

It was many years before the full story was made public.
许多年之后，事情的全貌才公之于众。

The police didn't believe her story.
警方不相信她对事情的描述。

We must stick to our story about the accident.
对事故的说法我们必须一口咬定，再不改口。

I can't decide until I've heard both sides of the story .
双方的说法都听了以后我才能作决定。

It's a story of courage.
这件事真体现了勇气。

Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now) .
多年以后我又重返非洲，不过这是后话了。

He told us the story of his life.
他对我们讲述了他的生活经历。

the story of the Beatles
披头士乐队的来龙去脉

the story of the building of the bridge
这座桥的建筑始末

a front-page story
头版报道

The second story in the book is titled 'The Scholar'...
书中的第二个故事题为《学者》。

I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits.
我要给你讲一个 4 只小兔子的故事。

The parents all shared interesting stories about their children...
父母之间都会分享自己孩子的一些趣事。

Isak's story is typical of a child who has a specific learning disability.
伊萨克的故事就是一个具有某种学习障碍的孩子的典型故事。

...the story of the women's movement in Ireland.
爱尔兰妇女运动的记载

He invented some story about a cousin.
他骗别人说自己有位堂兄。

Those are some of the top stories in the news...
那些是报纸上的头条新闻。

They'll do anything for a story.
他们为抢到新闻会不择手段。

I'd met him at a dance I'd gone to on my own. But that's another story.
我有一次独自去参加舞会时遇上了他。但那是题外话了。

To cut a long story short, I ended up as managing director.
长话短说，我最终当上了总经理。

Where Marcella lives, the rents are fairly cheap, but a little further north it's a different story.
玛塞拉居住的地方，租金比较便宜，但稍稍再往北一点情况就不同了。

It's the same old story. They want one person to do three people's jobs.
又是老一套。他们想让 1 个人做 3 个人的工作。

This may be true but it is only part of the story...
这可能是真的，但它并不是事情的全部。

Jane goes to great lengths to explain that this is not the whole story.
简竭力地解释说那不是事情的全貌。

He had already made up his mind before even hearing her side of the story.
他没等听到她的解释就已经作出了决定。

The cliffs towered above them.
悬崖峭壁高耸于他们上方。

He towered over his classmates.
他的个儿比班里其他同学高出一大截。

She towers over other dancers of her generation.
她远远超过同时代的舞蹈演员。

...an eleventh century castle with 120-foot high towers.
带有 120 英尺高塔的 11 世纪城堡

...the Leaning tower of Pisa.
比萨斜塔

He stood up and towered over her...
他站起身来，比她高出许多。

At school, a girl may tower over most boys her age…
在学校，一个女孩可能比她同龄的大多数男孩子都要高出许多。

Troops are still in control of the television and radio tower.
军队仍然控制着电视和广播发射塔。

...his design for a new office tower in Frankfurt.
他为法兰克福一栋新写字楼所作的设计

Pat was a tower of strength to our whole family.
帕特是我们全家人的主心骨。

The tower ordered the plane to taxi the full length of the runway.
塔台指挥人员命令该机在跑道上滑行全程.

The smokestacks of the power station tower above the town.
发电站的大烟囱耸立在镇上.

This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.
这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的.

The spire of the tower dominates the foreground.
塔尖在前景中占了主要地位.

The tower is fifty feet in height.
塔高五十英尺.

The tower has been shot away.
碉堡已被炮火打掉了.

The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountain.
山雨欲来风满楼.

The lofty peaks tower into the clouds.
巍巍群山耸入云霄.

Scaffolding has been erected around the tower.
塔的周围已竖起了脚手架.

He descended from the tower.
他从塔上下来.

I can't get rid of this headache.
我这头疼老也不好。

We got rid of all the old furniture.
我们扔掉了所有的旧家具。

Further measures will be taken to rid our streets of crime.
将采取进一步的措施来防止街头犯罪。

to rid yourself of guilt
摆脱内疚

He wanted to rid himself of the burden of the secret.
他想把秘密说出来，让自己得到解脱。

The owner needs to get rid of the car for financial reasons...
因为经济原因，车主必须把汽车处理掉。

There's corruption, and we're going to get rid of it...
存在贪污腐败现象，我们将予以清除。

He believed that his manager wanted to get rid of him for personal reasons...
他认为经理是出于个人原因想开除他。

You seem in rather a hurry to get rid of me.
看起来你急于想摆脱我。

The proposals are an attempt to rid the country of political corruption...
这些提议试图使这个国家摆脱政治腐败。

The new vaccine may rid the world of one of its most terrifying diseases.
这种新疫苗可能会消除世界上最可怕的一种疾病。

Why couldn't he ever rid himself of those thoughts, those worries?
为什么他总是无法摆脱那些想法和担忧?

...the country's efforts to rid itself of poverty and hunger.
该国为了消除贫困和饥饿而作出的努力

The family had sought a way to be rid of her and the problems she had caused them.
这家人已经找到一个方法摆脱她以及她给他们带来的问题。

It seems to me your wife was a shallow woman and you're well rid of her.
在我看来你妻子是一个浅薄的女人，幸好你离开了她。

The more the boss tries to get rid of her, the more she digs in.
老板越是想开除她, 她就越是拼命保住自己的地位.

She is rid of fever.
她不发烧了.

He hoped to get rid of the pain in what was left of his knee.
他希望祛除膝盖处的疼痛.

They swore that they would rid the country of its military rulers.
他们发誓要为国家除掉军事统治者.

He latched onto us and we couldn't get rid of him.
他缠着我们,甩也甩不掉.

If you can rid our monastery of this scourge, that would be a great happiness for us!
你若能为我僧院除了这条祸根, 正是三生有幸了!

It is difficult to get rid of insects.
除掉虫子可不容易.

How to get rid of these things is a big problem.
如何清除这些东西是个大问题.

Immigrants have contributed to British culture in many ways.
移民在许多方面都对英国文化有所贡献。

This book contributes little to our understanding of the subject.
此书对我们了解这门学科助益甚少。

She contributed a number of articles to the magazine.
她给这家杂志撰写了一些稿件。

He contributes regularly to the magazine ‘New Scientist ’.
他定期给《新科学家》杂志撰稿。

We hope everyone will contribute to the discussion.
我们希望大家都能参与讨论。

The three sons also contribute to the family business...
这3个儿子也为家族事业做出了贡献。

I believe that each of us can contribute to the future of the world...
我相信我们每一个人都能够对世界的未来有所贡献。

The US is contributing $4 billion in loans, credits and grants...
美国将提供40亿美元的信贷和赠款。

They say they would like to contribute more to charity, but money is tight this year...
他们说他们很想捐献更多的钱支持慈善事业，但是今年的钱非常紧张。

The report says design faults in both the vessels contributed to the tragedy...
报告说两艘船存在的设计缺陷也促成了这场悲剧的发生。

Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor.
来自人的和机械方面的压力可能也是一个因素。

I was asked to contribute to a newspaper article making predictions for the new year...
我受邀为报纸撰写一篇文章，对新的一年进行预测。

Frank Deford is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair magazine.
弗兰克·德福特是杂志《名利场》的特约编辑。

Colloids contribute to the character of the soil in other ways.
胶质体对土壤的其它性状也有影响.

Wetland projects provide an opportunity to positively contribute to regional biodiversity and preservation of natural ecosystems.
湿地项目对区域生物多样性和自然生态系统的保护有积极的贡献.

The appliance alone island , whereas campus network can contribute more.
应用校园网可发挥更大的作用.

And did they contribute to the poor performance of their successors?
他们是否有导致了他们的继任者业绩不佳的嫌疑?

Greenpeace in the Netherlands says Dutch greenhouses contribute to 12 % of all the Netherland's carbon emissions.
荷兰绿色和平表示荷兰温室,释放出百分之12的碳排放量.

So every node can contribute the capability for the service of the P 2 P system.
这样加入P2P系统的每个节点都为系统的服务性能作出了自己的贡献.

Welcome various forestry branch, wide readership to be recommended actively, contribute.
欢迎各级林业部门 、 广大读者积极推荐 、 投稿.

Chinese officials reject claims that the dams can tribute contribute to low water levels.
中国官员否认大坝导致低水位的说法.

What can modern statistics contribute to finance?
现代统计学对金融能贡献什么?

The Welsh girls contribute to the festival gaiety with their national dress?
威尔士姑娘们也以她们的民族服装为节日的欢乐添彩?

Avoid alcohol and caffeine, which can contribute to depression and anxiety.
避免饮酒和食用咖啡因, 它们可导致抑郁和焦虑.

But funds of funds need to harder and show that they actually contribute something valuable.
然而,基金的基金需要更加卖力,表明自己实际上做出了一些有价值的贡献.

The job is unlikely to be finished inside (of) a year.
这项工作不大可能在一年之内完成。

She shook it to make sure there was nothing inside.
她把它晃了晃，以确定里面没有东西。

We had to move inside (= indoors) when it started to rain.
开始下雨了，我们只好躲进屋里。

(figurative)I pretended not to care but I was screaming inside.
表面上我佯装不在乎，但内心却在高声喊叫。

He was sentenced to three years inside.
他被判三年监禁。

The inside of the box was blue.
盒子的内面呈蓝色。

inside the passport was a folded slip of paper...
护照里面有张折起的纸片。

There is a telephone inside the entrance hall.
门厅内有部电话。

The doors were locked from the inside...
门从里面锁上了。

I painted the inside of the house...
我粉刷了一遍房子内部。

He's been inside three times.
他进过三次监狱。

I was driving up at seventy miles an hour on the inside lane on the motorway.
我在高速公路的慢道上以每小时 70 英里的速度行驶。

Sloane used inside diplomatic information to make himself rich...
斯隆利用外交内幕消息发了财。

Keith Vass, editor, denies he had inside knowledge...
编辑基思·瓦斯否认他知道内部消息。

75 percent of chief executives come from inside the company...
75% 的行政总裁来自公司内部。

He hasn't looked very carefully into what was happening inside the ruling party.
他没有认真研究执政党内部正在发生什么。

There is nothing left inside—no words, no anger, no tears...
整颗心都空了——没有语言,没有愤怒,没有眼泪。

Do you get a feeling inside when you write something you like?
当你写下喜欢的文字时,内心会有一种特别的情感吗？

They should have everything working inside an hour...
他们应该会在一个小时之内使一切运转起来。

New Zealand were ahead inside five minutes.
新西兰队领先了不到 5 分钟。

Her umbrella blew inside out.
她的伞被风吹得翻转了。

He knew the game inside out...
他对比赛非常熟悉。

We know each other inside out.
我们对彼此都了如指掌。

Edinburgh is an American city turned inside out: the rich in the middle, the poor around the outside...
爱丁堡与美国城市相反：富人住在中心,穷人住在周边。

War turns morality inside out: killing and cruelty are virtues.
战争颠倒是非：杀戮与残忍成了美德。

[不可数名词, 可数名词]She felt betrayed by her husband's desertion.
她感到丈夫遗弃她辜负了她的心。

The army was badly affected by desertions.
开小差使部队大受影响。

She was deserted by her husband.
她被丈夫遗弃了。

(figurative)a cultural desert (= a place without any culture)
文化沙漠

burning desert sands
沙漠里灼热的沙

Somalia is mostly desert.
索马里大部分地区都是荒漠。

the Sahara desert
撒哈拉大沙漠

At the end of the book the child's true identity is discovered, and the bad guys get their just deserts.
在书的结尾，那个孩子的真实身份大白于世，坏人则得到了应有的惩罚。

He deserted from army intelligence last month...
上个月他从陆军情报机关开小差跑了。

He was a second-lieutenant in the army until he deserted...
他在擅离部队之前是一名陆军少尉。

She lost the next five games, and the set, as her confidence abruptly deserted her.
她突然自信心全失，接下来连败 5 局，并最终丢了这一盘。

Even when he appeared to be depressed, a dry sense of humour never deserted him...
即使在他看上去很沮丧的时候，他也从没有丧失过自己的冷面幽默。

He was pained to see many youngsters deserting kibbutz life...
看到那么多的年轻人放弃了合作农场的生活，他感到很痛心。

The paper's price rise will encourage readers to desert in even greater numbers...
报纸价格的上涨将导致更多的读者不再订阅。

He has been deserted by most of his advisers.
他的大多数顾问都弃他而去。

Mrs Roding's husband deserted her years ago...
罗丁太太的丈夫数年前抛弃了她。

After the show, the audience deserts the Blackpool streets.
演出结束后，观众从布莱克浦的大街上消失了踪迹。

Farmers are deserting their fields and coming here looking for jobs...
小农场主正舍弃他们的土地，到这里来寻找工作。

Pubs are a cultural desert.
酒馆是文化沙漠。

They live in 12 high-rise apartment buildings that sit in a desert of concrete...
他们居住的地方是坐落于一片钢筋水泥丛林中的12栋高层公寓楼。

...the Sahara desert.
撒哈拉大沙漠

...the burning desert sun...
沙漠中火辣辣的太阳

A small man on a grey horse had appeared.
一个骑着灰马的小个子男人出现了。

You shouldn't be jealous of your brother.
你没必要为了你的哥哥而吃醋的.

The thunder paniced the horse.
响雷使马惊慌.

It's a cinch that the horse will win the race.
那匹马必胜无疑.

The horse took to roadside.
马走到路旁.

The horse proceeded at a walk.
马儿慢慢前进.

The horse is tied up to the manger.
马被拴在马槽上.

The horse dashed onward.
那匹马向前直冲.

The horse swished its tail.
马嗖嗖地挥着尾巴.

The horse was swamped in the mud.
马陷入泥潭.

The horse was tired, but the rider spurred him on and reached the post first.
那匹马累了, 但骑手仍策马疾驰,终于第一个跑到终点.

When they came to the fork of the road, his horse turned left into a bypath as if it were possessed with a demon and began to run headlong down the hill.
当他们来到叉路口时, 他的马就好像被鬼缠住似的,转向左边的小路而急速地冲下山坡去.

Two hundred horse were [ was ] engaged in the war.
有 二百 名骑兵卷入了这场战争.

The horse dilated its nostrils.
马张大鼻孔.

The horse scares easily.
马容易受惊.

The old horse was painfully thin.
那匹老马瘦骨嶙峋.

The horse cleared the fence.
马跃过篱笆.

He walked the horse at a slow pace.
他缓步牵着马遛着.

He swam his horse across the river.
他使自己的马游过那条河.

The horse shied at the loud noise and threw its rider.
那匹马听到响声吓得向后倒退,把骑手摔了下来.

The horse reared up in fear, throwing its horsewoman off.
马被吓得用后腿站立起来, 把女骑手甩了下去.

The horse is walking at an amble.
这匹马正在溜蹄行走. vi漫步;缓驰;从容进行

The country girl stood by the road, mesmerized at the speed of cars racing past.
村姑站在路旁被疾驶而过的一辆辆车迷住了.

I like a racing bike with a gearshift.
我想买一个带变速的跑车.

I get a big kick from [ out of ] motor racing .
我觉得 赛车 很刺激.

The Romans liked watching chariot racing.
罗马人喜欢观看战车赛.

He set the racing world on its ear by breaking eight world records.
他创造了8项世界纪录使径赛界人士大为惊讶.

The cost of living had been racing up in the past year.
去年生活费用一直急剧上升.

I was watching the racing on television last night.
昨晚我在电视上看赛马.

The train is racing along.
火车在飞跑.

I saw a fireman racing to the fire.
我看见一个消防队员冲入了火中.

A rifleman was racing out of the open door.
一名步兵正从打开的门中冲出来.

When I watch horse racing on television, I wish I was back in the saddle.
看到电视上的赛马节目时，我真希望自己能再度跨马奔驰。

Formula One motor car racing is supposed to be dangerous. "Indycar" racing is supposed to be more dangerous still.
据说，一级方程式赛车很危险，而“印第赛车”相比更危险。

It's very difficult being a woman in motor racing.
做一名女赛车手很不容易。

Mr Honda was himself a keen racing driver in his younger days.
本田先生自己年轻时就是位热衷赛车的车手。

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。

Two young men were racing motorcycles on the loose gravel.
两个小伙子正在松散的砾石路面上赛摩托车。

Ludo is a version of an ancient Indian racing game.
鲁多是由一种古印度竞赛游戏演变而来。

I made sure I sounded calm but my mind was racing.
我确保自己听上去很镇定，但脑筋却飞快地转着。

A racing injury forced Stephen Roche to pull out.
一次比赛中的受伤使斯蒂芬·罗奇不得不退出。

His abiding passion was ocean racing, at which he scored many successes.
他一直酷爱海上赛艇，并多次在比赛中获胜。

It is a racing machine, designed purely for speed.
那是一个比赛用的机器，完全是为提高速度设计的。

a politician with a reputation for plain speaking
说话直率出了名的一个政治人物

a plain but elegant dress
朴素淡雅的连衣裙

plain food
清淡的食物

The interior of the church was plain and simple.
教堂内部朴素无华。

plain yogurt (= without sugar or fruit)
原味酸奶

covers in plain or printed cotton
单色或印花的罩布

Write on plain paper (= without lines) .
用无格白纸书写。

You don't need any special skills for this job, just plain common sense.
这项工作不需要任何特殊技能，只要有普通常识就够了。

the flat coastal plain of Thassos
萨索斯岛平坦的滨海平原

the Great plains
北美洲大平原

plain stupid/wrong
简直愚蠢至极；绝对错误

In general, a plain carpet makes a room look bigger...
一般来说，单色的地毯使房间显得更宽敞。

He placed the paper in a plain envelope...
他把论文装进一个空白信封里。

Bronwen's dress was plain but it hung well on her...
布朗温的长裙虽然朴素，却很合身。

It was a plain, grey stone house, distinguished mainly by its largely unspoilt simplicity.
这是一幢简朴的灰石房子，主要以其天然简约的风格显得与众不同。

It was plain to him that I was having a nervous breakdown...
他能明显地看出我快要精神崩溃了。

He's made it plain that he loves the game and wants to be involved still.
他明确表示自己热爱这项运动，并仍想参与其中。

...a shy, rather plain girl with a pale complexion.
肤色苍白、相貌平平的害羞女孩

Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains.
北美大平原上曾有过7,000万头野牛。

The food was just plain terrible.
这食物实在太难吃了。

Why couldn't they call you plain Ann or Alice like the rest?
他们为什么不能像其他人一样，给你取个普普通通的安或艾丽斯的名字呢？

Three officers in plain clothes told me to get out of the car.
3名便衣警察让我下车。

There was room for 20 people at the outside.
最多只能容纳20个人。

On the outside she seems calm, but I know she's worried.
她貌似镇定，但我知道她有心事。

Life on the outside took some getting used to again.
出狱后的生活又需要慢慢适应了。

The outside walls are damp.
外墙潮湿。

...the outside of the building...
建筑物的外部

Cook over a fairly high heat until the outsides are browned.
用大火烹调至表面焦黄。

'Was the car inside the garage?' — 'No, it was still outside.'...
“车在车库里吗？”——“不，还在外面。”

I stepped outside and pulled up my collar against the cold mist...
我走出门，竖起衣领抵御冷雾。

She'd sent him outside the classroom...
她让他到教室外面去。

He stood in the narrow hallway just outside the door.
他就站在门外狭窄的走廊里。

...a side of Morris's character she hid carefully from the outside world...
莫里斯小心隐藏不让外人知晓的性格中的一面

It's important to have outside interests.
培养一些业余爱好很重要。

...an old castle outside Budapest...
布达佩斯城外的古堡

The number of warships stationed outside European waters roughly doubled.
部署在欧洲水域之外的战舰数量差不多增加了一倍。

It was travelling in the outside lane at 78mph.
它正以78英里的时速在快车道上疾驶。

The company now makes much greater use of outside consultants.
该公司现在对外聘顾问的利用更加充分。

...church services given on Sundays by outside chaplains.
外请牧师主持的星期天礼拜仪式

The condition is practically unknown outside psychiatry clinics.
除了医院的精神病科外，这种病几乎不为人知。

...the largest merger ever to take place outside the oil industry.
石油行业之外发生的一起有史以来规模最大的并购

She is a beautiful boat, but way, way outside my price range...
这条船很漂亮，但价格却远远超出我能承受的范围。

When Cathy sings about love, you feel that she's singing about something outside her experience.
凯茜在唱情歌的时候，你能感觉到她没有这方面的体验。

They are open outside normal daily banking hours.
它们在银行正常营业时间以外开放。

...nor does it help if your job involves working outside normal office hours.
工作需要加班也会有害。

Every single relationship I've had with a man, outside of my husband, has ended in disaster.
除了我丈夫之外，我与所有男人的感情都以悲剧收场。

Give yourself forty minutes at the outside.
最多给自己留40分钟。

His name is Alan something (= I don't know his other name) .
他的名字叫艾伦什么的。

She's a professor of something or other (= I'm not sure what) at Leeds.
她是利兹大学某个学科的教授。

He's something in (= has a job connected with) television.
他是搞电视的。

The car hit a tree or something .
汽车撞上了树什么的。

I could just eat a little something .
我只能吃一点点东西。

There's something in (= some truth or some fact or opinion worth considering in) what he says.
他的话不无道理。

It's quite something (= a thing that you should feel happy about) to have a job at all these days.
如今能有份工作就该知足了。

‘We should finish by tomorrow. ’ ‘ That's something (= a good thing) , anyway. ’
“我们明天应该就能结束了。”“那也好哇。”

She called at something after ten o'clock.
她十点多钟来过电话。

a new comedy aimed at thirty-somethings (= people between thirty and forty years old)
一部以三十几岁的人为主要观众的新喜剧

It tastes something like melon.
这吃起来有点像甜瓜。

He realized right away that there was something wrong...
他马上意识到什么地方出了问题。

There was something vaguely familiar about him...
他身上有着某种似曾相识的东西。

He described the smell as something between a circus and a seaport...
他形容那种气味介于马戏团和海港的味道之间。

Clive made a noise, something like a grunt...
克莱夫发出一种声响，像是咕哝了一句。

You're really something...
你真了不起。

The doors here are really something, all made of good wood like mahogany...
这些门真是极品，全部由红木一类的优质木材加工而成。

Well, at least he was in town. That was something...
好啦，至少他在城里，还算幸运。

Well, you're staying. That's something I suppose.
啊，你准备留下来了。我想这算是能够聊以自慰吧。

The city proved to be something of a disappointment...
结果这座城市有点儿令人失望。

She received something of a surprise when Robert said that he was coming to New York...
当罗伯特说他就要来纽约的时候，她有点吃惊。

Christianity has stood the test of time, so there must be something in it...
基督教经受住了时间的考验，因此其中一定是有些道理的。

There had been something in Des's first statement...
德斯最初的陈述有些道理。

This guy, his name was Briarly or Beardly or something...
这个家伙叫布赖厄利、比尔德利或什么类似的名字。

The air fare was about a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something like that.
机票 199 英镑左右，大概是这个价钱。

Bismarck, otherwise known as ‘the Iron Chancellor ’
俾斯麦，亦称为“铁血首相”

It is not permitted to sell or otherwise distribute copies of past examination papers.
不准出售或以其他方式散发过去的试卷。

You know what this is about. Why pretend otherwise (= that you do not) ?
你明明知道这是怎么回事，为什么装作不知道？

I wanted to see him but he was otherwise engaged (= doing sth else) .
我想见他，但他正忙着别的事情。

It was necessary to discover the truth or otherwise of these statements.
有必要查证这些说法的真实性或虚假性。

We insure against all damage, accidental or otherwise.
我们的保险包括一切意外或其他损失。

Make a note of the questions you want to ask. You will invariably forget some of them otherwise...
把想提的问题记下来，否则总是会漏掉其中的一些。

I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I'd go mad.
我很庆幸自己对学习怀有兴趣，不然我会疯掉的。

The decorations for the games have lent a splash of colour to an otherwise drab city.
为运动会所作的装扮给原本毫无生气的城市增添了一抹亮色。

...a blue and gold caravan, slightly travel-stained but otherwise in good condition.
除了在旅途中弄得有点脏以外，性能良好的蓝金色旅行拖车

Take approximately 60mg up to four times a day, unless advised otherwise by a doctor...
每次服用大约60毫克，每天最多4次，或遵医嘱。

There is no way anything would ever happen between us, and believe me I've tried to convince myself otherwise...
相信我，我已经努力试图说服自己我们之间存有希望，但我们真的是绝对不可能的。

The studio could punish its players by keeping them out of work, and otherwise controlling their lives.
电影公司能通过让艺人坐冷板凳来惩罚他们，并采用其他方式控制他们的生活。

It was for the police to assess the validity or otherwise of the evidence...
应该由警方来判定证据有效与否。

He didn't want company, talkative or otherwise...
他不想跟人搭伴，不管这个伴儿是否健谈。

Ten degrees of frost had frozen the lock on the car.
零下十摄氏度把轿车上的锁冻住了。

It may freeze tonight, so bring those plants inside.
今夜可能有霜冻，把花草搬进屋来吧。

Every time she opens the window we all freeze.
每次她开窗户，我们都冷得要死。

Two men froze to death on the mountain.
两个男子在山上冻死了。

Two men were frozen to death on the mountain.
两个男子在山上冻死了。

The air temperature was well below freezing, and lakes and rivers froze over...
气温远远低于零度，湖面和河面都封冻了。

The lakes are still frozen over.
湖面还结着冰。

...lavatories that often freeze up in winter...
在冬季经常完全冻住的抽水马桶

Ice could freeze up their torpedo release mechanisms.
冰可能会冻死他们的鱼雷发射装置。

Other traders did everything they could to freeze us out of the business.
其他商人则想方设法地要把我们排挤出这个生意圈。

The windows didn't fit at the bottom so for a while we froze even in the middle of summer...
窗子底下关不严，所以有一段时间即使是在盛夏我们也觉得很冷。

Your hands will freeze doing this.
做这个手会冻僵的。

She froze when the beam of the flashlight struck her.
当手电筒的光照到她身上时她僵住了。

They want the government to freeze prices...
他们希望政府冻结物价。

Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.
工资已被冻结，工人也下岗了。

Britain has already frozen its aid programme...
英国已冻结了其援助项目。

Diplomatic relations were frozen until August this year.
外交关系直到今年8月才解冻。

The governor's action freezes 300,000 accounts...
州长采取的行动冻结了 30 万个账户。

Under these laws, he said, Mr. Rice's assets could have been frozen.
他说根据这些法规，赖斯先生的资产可能已经被冻结了。

The water pipes will freeze.
水管会冻住。

What if it rained and then froze all through those months?
要是那几个月一直又下雨又冰冻怎么办？

Most fresh herbs will freeze successfully.
大多数新鲜的芳草都很适宜冷冻贮藏。

You can freeze the soup at this stage...
这时可以把汤冷冻起来。

The ground froze solid.
地面冻实了。

If the temperature drops below 0°C, water freezes...
温度降到零摄氏度以下水就会结冰。

an outline agreement/proposal
协议 / 建议纲要

At last we could see the dim outline of an island.
我们终于能看到一小岛朦胧的轮廓了。

an outline map/sketch
略图；草图

She drew the figures in outline .
她简略地勾勒出人物的轮廓。

The mayor outlined his plan to clean up the town's image...
市长概述了他整顿市容的计划。

The methods outlined in this book are only suggestions.
本书概括的一些方法仅供参考。

Following is an outline of the survey findings...
以下是调查结果概要。

The proposals were given in outline by the Secretary of State.
国务卿对提议进行了简要的概述。

The Ritz was outlined against the lights up there...
高悬的灯光映照出里兹饭店的轮廓。

It was a beautiful sight outlined above the starry sky.
星空之上映衬出美景。

He could see only the hazy outline of the goalposts.
他只能看见球门柱模糊的轮廓。

Second chapter outline enterprise knowledge management strategy rationale and implementation knowledge management five big links.
第二章概述企业知识管理战略的理论基础和实施知识管理的五大环节.

Then after getting all the settings right complete the outline drawing by looking at the reference.
在所有的设置完成后,对着参考图画出轮廓线.

Use the Agenda list to outline topics and a timeline for your meeting.
使用“议程”列表概述会议的议题和议程表.

He has only been able to trace out the outline of the plan, without any details.
他只能提出这一计划的要点, 拿不出任何细节.

Draw an outline before you fill in the details.
先画个轮廓,再画细部.

The outline of the mountain in the distance is dim.
远处山脉的轮廓隐隐约约.

Night fell, but the outline of the factory buildings was still discernible.
夜幕降临了, 但厂房还能看见个轮廓.

First make an outline, and then fill in the content.
先搭好架子, 再充实内容.

Make an outline before trying to write a composition.
写作文之前先写个提纲.

The two countries might go to war...
两国有可能交战。

She and Simon's father had not given up hope that he might be alive...
她和西蒙的父亲还没有放弃他或许还活着的希望。

You might be right...
你或许是对的。

America might sell more cars to the islands if they were made with the steering wheel on the right.
如果制造的汽车方向盘是装在右边的，美国可能会在这些岛屿卖出更多的汽车。

...the type of person who might appear in a fashion magazine.
那种可能会登上时装杂志的人

I heard what might have been an explosion...
我听见了一声巨响，可能是爆炸声。

She thought the shooting might have been an accident...
她想这次枪击可能是一次意外。

If she had had to give up riding she might have taken up sailing competitively...
如果她当时不得不放弃骑自行车的话，她或许就从事她很有优势的帆船运动了。

Had the bomb dropped over a populated area of the city, there might have been a great deal of damage...
如果炸弹投在了该市人口密集的地区，那损失就大了。

He might be a bore, but he was as quick-witted as a weasel...
他也许是个很无聊的人，可是却像黄鼠狼一样机灵。

They might not have two cents to rub together, but at least they have a kind of lifestyle that is different.
他们也许穷得叮当响，但他们至少拥有一种不同的生活方式。

And while I'm out you might clean up the kitchen...
我不在的时候，你打扫一下厨房总该可以吧。

You might have told me that before!
你之前应该告诉我那件事情！

They might be wise to stop advertising on television...
他们不妨停止在电视上做广告，这样做可能是明智之举。

You might try the gas station down the street...
你可以到街那头的加油站试试。

might I make a suggestion?...
我能否提个建议？

might I ask what you're doing here?...
我可不可以问一下，您在这里干什么？

'How's Jan?' she asked. — 'Bad. As you might expect.'...
“简怎么样？”她问道。——“如你所料，情况不好。”

The drivers, as you might imagine, didn't care much for that.
和想象中的一样，这些司机对此并不太在意。

Relatives ring up constantly, not always for the best motives, I might add...
亲戚们不断打电话过来，不客气地说，他们并非全都出于最好的动机。

It didn't come as a great surprise to me, I might say.
可以这么说，这并没有令我大吃一惊。

I might have known I'd find you with some little slut...
我早该知道你会跟哪个小娼妇在一起。

'I detest clutter, you know.' — 'I didn't know, but I might have guessed.'
“我特别厌恶杂乱无章，你是知道的。”——“我可不知道，不过我早该猜到了。”

The might of the army could prove a decisive factor.
军事力量可能会成为决定性的因素。

She swung the hammer at his head with all her might.
她使出全身力气抡起榔头砸向他的脑袋。

the physical properties (= the colour, weight, shape, etc.) of copper
铜的物理性质

It is a physical impossibility to be in two places at once.
同时身处两地在自然法则上是不可能的。

physical laws
物理定律

physical love
性爱

They are having a physical relationship.
他们有着性关系。

She's not very physical.
她不爱摩摩挲挲的。

Are you going to cooperate or do we have to get physical?
你是合作呢，还是要我们动手？

...the physical and mental problems caused by the illness...
这种病引起的生理和心理的问题

physical activity promotes good health...
体育活动促进身体健康。

physical and ideological barriers had come down in Eastern Europe.
物质和意识形态上的障碍在东欧已不复存在。

...physical evidence to support the story.
支持这种说法的实证

...the physical characteristics of the terrain.
这种地形的外在特征

...the physical properties (weight, volume, hardness, etc.) of a substance.
物质的外部特性（重量、体积、硬度等）

...the physical laws of combustion and thermodynamics.
燃烧和热力学物理定律

We decided that in the game we would be physical and aggressive.
我们决定在比赛中积极拼抢，大胆进攻。

the book celebrated the sublime joys of physical love...
本书赞美了性爱带来的无比美妙的愉悦。

It had been years since they had shared any meaningful form of physical relationship.
他们已多年没有真正意义上的性生活了。

Bob failed his physical...
鲍勃体检不合格。

Routine physicals are done by a nurse.
由一名护士做常规体检。

Six soldiers are reported to have died from their wounds.
据报道，有6名士兵因伤而亡。

A bomb exploded in a hotel, killing six people and wounding another five...
一枚炸弹在一家旅馆爆炸，造成6人死亡，5人受伤。

The driver of an evacuation bus was wounded by shrapnel...
一辆疏散大巴的司机被弹片炸伤。

She has been so deeply hurt it may take forever for the wounds to heal.
她内心受伤太深，也许再也无法愈合。

He was deeply wounded by the treachery of close aides...
他被亲密助手的背叛深深地伤害了。

My children have wounded me in the past.
我的孩子们过去曾伤害过我。

The British team was returning home yesterday to lick its wounds after defeat by India.
英国队负于印度队后，昨日回国休整。

Courts have been reluctant to reopen old wounds by trying crimes that are decades old.
法院不愿重揭旧伤疤，去审理几十年前的罪案。

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

Her sarcasm wounded his vanity.
她挖苦的语言刺伤了他的虚荣心.

In addition to the killed and wounded, many were missing.
除了伤亡之外, 还有许多人失踪.

He carefully attended to the wounded soldiers day and night.
他日夜仔细照料伤员.

The wounded soldier has made efforts to stand up.
那位伤员吃力地站了起来.

The wounded animal roared out in pain.
受伤的动物痛得直号叫.

He was wounded in the arm.
他手臂受伤.

He was seriously wounded. Blood poured out of the wound.
他伤得很重,伤口血流如注.

The wounded soldier opened his eyes once, but lost consciousness again immediately.
那个伤员睁了一下眼晴随即又昏了过去.

The wounded soldiers showed much backbone before the enemy.
受伤的士兵在敌人面前表现出了威武不屈的精神.

He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.
他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵,受了重伤.

He got wounded in action.
他在战斗中挂了花.

There were no less than fifty wounded.
受伤者多达50人.

The wounded soldier lashed around in great pain.
这名伤兵疼得直打滚.

Local villagers assisted the doctors with the people wounded in the bus crash.
当地村民帮助医生照料在车祸中受伤的人们.

Cotton prices remain firm and demand is strong...
棉花价格始终保持坚挺，需求旺盛。

The shares held firm at 280p...
股价稳稳地维持在280便士。

Firm more soil over the roots and water thoroughly.
在根上再多培些土，用水浇透。

The council is standing firm against the barrage of protest...
委员会面对接二连三的抗议拒不让步。

The President has appealed to his European partners to stand firm on the issue.
总统已经呼吁其欧洲伙伴在此问题上站稳立场。

This treatment helps tone the body, firm up muscles and tighten the skin...
该治疗有助于强身健体、紧致皮肤。

I now go swimming five times a week, which helps firm me up...
我现在每周游5次泳，这对强身健体很有益处。

Looking to the future, the Government will firm up their plans for a cleaner, greener, safer Britain...
展望未来，政府将更加明确其计划，建设一个更清洁、更环保、更安全的英国。

He made a firm decision to leave Fort Multry by boat...
他打定主意乘船离开穆尔特里堡。

It is my firm belief that an effective partnership approach between police and the public is absolutely necessary.
我坚信警民之间进行有效合作是绝对必要的。

This man may have killed others but unfortunately we have no firm evidence...
这名男子可能还杀害过其他人，只可惜我们没有确凿的证据。

There's unlikely to be firm news about the convoy's progress for some time.
一段时间内都不大可能会有关于车队行进情况的确切消息。

Although the Yakutians are a minority, they have firm control of the territory...
尽管雅库特人是少数民族，但他们却牢牢地掌控着这块版图。

The company, a household name in the States, has a firm foothold in the British market.
这家美国国内家喻户晓的公司在英国市场上站稳了脚跟。

The couple met about two years ago and soon became firm friends.
这对夫妇大约两年前相遇，很快就成了知交。

The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
这家公司的雇员期待着发放大笔奖金。

...a firm of heating engineers.
供暖工程公司

Fruit should be firm and in excellent condition...
水果应该硬实完好。

Choose a soft, medium or firm mattress to suit their individual needs.
针对他们各人不同的需要挑选柔软、软硬适中或者坚硬的床垫。

If you have to climb up, use a firm platform or a sturdy ladder.
如果非要爬上去，就踩在一个稳固的台子上或者找把结实的梯子。

The quick handshake was firm and cool...
短暂的握手有力沉稳。

He managed to grasp the metal, get a firm grip of it and heave his body upwards.
他设法牢牢抓住了那个金属物，把整个身子往上提。

She had to be firm with him. 'I don't want to see you again.'...
她不得不对他狠下心来：“我不想再见到你。”

Perhaps they need the guiding hand of a firm father figure.
也许他们需要一个父亲般严格的指引者。

Many are against brand, I possibly infringe upon the right.
多是防名牌, 我可能侵权.