1. Save For 除了...之外
例句:Though, unlike the Dakotas, which are mostly empty, "save for" the occasional Jackalope,
然而,不像Dakota州(南、北达科他州),那里大多是空旷的,除了偶然出现的Jackalope(鹿角兔身的想像动物),
2. Chances Are 有可能
例句:"Chances are", if it's Dutch and you've heard of it, it's in one of the Hollands.
如果它是荷兰文(地名)而且你也有听说过,那有可能,它就在这两个荷兰省的其中之一里面。
3. 冀望、期待 Look To
例句:In the 1600s the Dutch, always "looking to" expand business, laid their hands on every valuable port they could.
在1600年间Dutch(荷兰/尼日兰人),总是冀望着扩展贸易,尽其所能地染指每一有价值的港埠。
4. Lay (Put) Hands On 染指、伤害
例句:In the 1600s the Dutch, always looking to expand business, "laid their hands on" every valuable port they could.
在1600年间Dutch(荷兰/尼日兰人),总是冀望着扩展贸易,尽其所能地染指每一有价值的港埠。
5. Look The Part 看起来颇适合这个角色
例句:These are not countries in the kingdom but are cities in the country of the Netherlands, and they "look the part".
他们并非王国中的国家,而是尼日兰国里的城市,且他们看起来颇适合这个角色。
6. All The While 总是、始终
例句:It's kind of like if Hawaii wasn't a state, but technically part of the District of Columbia, "all the while" using yen.
这就有点类似假设夏威夷不是一个州,而在技术上是哥伦比亚特区之一部分,总是使用日币。
n. 混乱,混淆,不确定状态