(figurative)She felt she was being dragged into a whirlpool of emotion.
她觉得自己被卷入了感情的旋涡。
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(figurative)Her mind was in a whirl (= in a state of confusion or excitement) .
她脑子里乱糟糟的。
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(figurative)The mid 1970s are seen as a cultural wasteland for rock music.
20世纪70年代中期被视为摇滚乐的文化荒漠。
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(figurative) mental/verbal gymnastics (= quick or clever thinking or use of words)
智力 / 表达能力训练
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(figurative) mental/verbal gymnastics (= quick or clever thinking or use of words)
智力 / 表达能力训练
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(figurative)It would be sacrilege to alter the composer's original markings.
改动作曲家原有的符号是亵渎行为。
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(figurative)In the last half-hour of the movie the plot rapidly self-destructs.
在电影的最后半个小时里，故事情节迅速了结。
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(figurative)He looked relaxed and elegant and had the patina of success.
他神态轻松潇洒，给人成功的印象。
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(figurative)He looked relaxed and elegant and had the patina of success.
他神态轻松潇洒，给人成功的印象。
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(figurative)The newspaper article was the opening salvo in what proved to be a long battle.
报上那篇文章是一场长期论战的开篇第一炮。
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