例句

• palliate a crime 减罪
• palliate a disease 使病减轻
• It’s one of the few delights that never pall. 它是几种永不使人乏味的乐事之一。
• What a palaver there was about paying the bill! 付账的事真费口舌呀!
• a palatial yacht. 宫殿式的游艇
• She has a palate for wine. 她很能品酒。
• a paean to paganism 异教的赞美诗
• David’s play was amusing and its pacifist angle had a great appeal. 戴维的剧本很有趣,剧中的和平主义倾向性有很大的吸引力。
• I’ve never met such an ardent pacifist as Terry. 我从未见过像特里这样热情的和平主义者。
• overweening ambition. 过分的奢望
• had a witty but overweening manner about him 他周身有种诙谐但又傲慢的气质
• Don’t overstate your case. 不要把你的情况夸大了。
• Mary was sometimes overshadowed by the more talkative members of the family. 有时家中更健谈的人使玛丽显得黯然失色。
• His disappearance overshadowed the family. 他的失踪给家庭蒙上了一层阴影。
• Heavy clouds overshadowed the mountain. 厚厚的云层遮掩了大山。
• to overreach a goal 做得过头而没实现目标
• There was an overpowering smell of burning tyres. 有一股浓烈的烧轮胎的气味。
• an overpowering, sickly sweet smell 香得令人恶心的浓烈气味
• an overpowering urge 难抗拒的冲动
• an overbearing person 傲慢的人