宁愿

beg one's pardon=say it again

请再说一遍

9. prefer to...rather than...=prefer...to... =like...better than比起...宁愿 | 10. beg one's pardon=say it again 请再说一遍 | 11. by the year 2010 到2010年为止

belong to sb

属于某人的

26.rather than do sth.宁愿做某事 | 1.belong to sb.属于某人的 | 2.hair band发带

had better

应该

go wrong出错,出故障 | had better应该 | had rather宁愿

had better

应该,还是......好

had better应该,还是......好 | had rather...than宁愿......(而不是) | hand down把......传下来

His honesty is beyond question

他的忠诚是毋庸置疑的

Beyond question = cannot be doubted 不用怀疑的,毋庸... | His honesty is beyond question. 他的忠诚是毋庸置疑的. | 11. I would rather lose my life than see you make such a mistake. 我宁愿丢了性命也不愿看...

blaming

责备

2.12 Preference宁愿 | 2.13 Blaming责备 | 2.14 Complaining抱怨

Chinatown

牛车水

对于想省点钱、宁愿找个"能省就省"住处的人来说,在新加坡唐人街"牛车水"(Chinatown)和"小印度(Little India)"周边有一些小旅店,离市中心也不太远. 大多数小旅店都提供高速上网服务,有不错的菜肴,而且交通便利. 对于那些钟爱西餐的人来说,

Clean Air Act

空气清洁法

例如,中国的空气清洁法(Clean Air Act)把向工厂发放许可证的权利交给了地方官员,而后者在多数情况下宁愿让工厂继续营业,因为他们的政绩是根据当地经济增长情况来衡量的.

Cold comfort for change

用僵冷的舒适来换得某个机遇

Hot air for a cool breeze? 用滚烫的空气来交换冰冷的和风 | Cold comfort for change? 用僵冷的舒适来换得某个机遇 | And did you exchange a walk on part in the war 并且宁愿在战俘营中做一个领导者

Colony

群体

有人以"群体"(colony)来比喻动植物的躯体,把它们说成是细胞的"群体". 我却宁愿把躯体视为基因的群体,把细胞视为便于基因的化学工业进行活动的工作单位. 为了进行这一切竞争和斗争,在共有的躯体内存在一个中央协调的系统必然比存在无政府状态有利得多.

Greco-Latin square：希腊拉丁方格

Granduation of curve 曲线递合 | Greco-Latin square 希腊拉丁方格 | Grand lot 大批

cunningham：帆前角下拉索

斜拉器:kicking strap | 帆前角下拉索:cunningham | 调整索:outhaul