今日单词:
单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
engulf | 吞噬(动词,正式用语) | (verb, FORMAL) To cover completely; to flood; to overwhelm. | EXAMPLE: Until the new highway was built, transportation problems had always engulfed people starting businesses in the remote, mountainous region, dooming them to failure. 在新公路建成之前,交通问题总是难倒在边远山区创业的人,使他们大事难成。 |
今日短语:
短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
by the sweat of one's brow | 凭个人努力(传统表达法) | (TRADITIONAL EXPRESSION) Used to describe something achieved by hard work and personal effort. (NOTE: "brow" refers to "forehead") | EXAMPLE: Although others had inherited wealth from their families, our parents were poor, and everything we earned came to us by the sweat of our brows. 别人继承了家里的财富,但我们的父母很穷,我们得到的一切都是靠自己努力挣来的。 |