22-08-15 直接说我要上厕所似乎也没什么,但总让人觉得有点不够文雅,尤其是对女生来说。在中文里,我们有不少这方面的委婉说法,比如方便一下,去洗手间等等,在英文中,这类委婉语也是很多的。 比如,to wash ones hand(去洗手或净手)、to powder ones nose(给鼻子搽粉,女士...
21-07-20 Rule of thumb拇指规则实际所表达的意思是经验法则。一般来说,这些法则是凭经验所得来的的方法,并不要求完全精确。请注意,这个表达一般都以单数形式出现,a rule of thumb 或者 the rule of thumb。 例句 As a rule of thumb, we need a cup of flower, a cup of su...
21-01-09 金盆洗手,汉语成语,指放弃以前长期从事的行业或某件事,可以翻译为give up the old business。也可以用wash ones hands of something表示,有renounce, abandon, or distance oneself from someone or something的意思。 例句: 让一个做坏事的人金盆洗手真的那么难...
20-12-06 1. I wish trains _______ on time. a) would come b) were coming c) could come d) would have come 2. I wish I _______ that shirt. It shrank in the wash. a) wouldnt buy b) wouldnt have bought c) hadnt have bought d) hadnt bought 3. I wish I _______ a l...
20-11-17 我们在洗衣服时,从衣物上脱落并排入外界环境中的人造微纤维总量是一个惊人的数字。美国科学家估计,自20世纪50年代我们开始大量穿戴涤纶和尼龙服饰以来,排入自然环境中的人造微纤维总量达560万吨。 Over the course of the past 65 years or so, our collection of c...