Did he not see that he was making himself perfectly absurd?

That way , without any effort , we save ourselves a scandal.

顺水推舟, 省得大家出丑.

汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

If you give him half a chance he can make you look stupid.

如果你给他半点机会，他就会极力愚弄你，让你出丑。

《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

I was frightened of making a fool of myself.

我害怕丢丑.

《简明英汉词典》

And the collapse of the housing market means less money to collect in property event taxes.

而且房地产市场的崩毁意味着少了钱去交财产税.

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The only people who don't seem to want the president back in his job are Hondurans.

唯一不想他复职的看来只有洪都拉斯人民自己.

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The officer has been restored to his command.

那名军官复职重掌指挥权.

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Chavez says his friend is nearly healthy enough to place forth.

查韦斯称他的朋友几近全愈,可以复职了.

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I know you got back at the last conference.

我知道你在上次会议上已经复职了.

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I'm saying when my suspension's up, you better watch your ass.

我是说,当我复职的时候你要好好留意你的屁股.

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They brought him up as their own child.

他们把他当亲生孩子抚养.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

All his friends went back on him after he lost his money.

他所有的朋友在他丢钱以后背弃了他.

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And turn their faces toward the sun.

倾心应向日东西.

汉英文学 - 现代散文

John lost his heart to Mary.

约翰倾心于玛丽.

《简明英汉词典》

When he had made enough enemies there, he stormed out in 1993.

他因树敌太多, 终在1993年与其决裂.

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We must make a clean break with old ideas.

我们必须与旧观念彻底决裂.

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After their quarrel the couple completely broke it off.

夫妻俩争吵之后彻底决裂了.

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But in April 1775 an event occurred that would lead to a total political separation.

可是1775年4月发生的一起事件造成了政治上的彻底决裂.

英汉非文学 - 政府文件

Most of them are simply dismissed by scholars as legends, but some can be explained.

它们中的大多数仅仅是被学者们作为神话来支解, 但一些可以被解释.

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Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.

6你们要奔逃, 自救性命,独自居住, 好像旷野的杜松.

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They made a bolt for the door when the police arrived.

警察到达时,他们四散奔逃.

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