I was too excited to sleep. 我激动得无法入睡。
It's too cold to sit outside. 太冷了,不能坐在外面。
The table was too heavy for one person to carry. 桌子太沉了,一个人搬不动。
They rarely have meals together. They're far too busy. 他们很少一起吃饭。他们太忙了。
The sight of so much suffering was too much for him. 满目凄苦的景象让他不忍再看。
You're driving too fast. 你开得太快了。
You've put too much sugar in my coffee. 你给我的咖啡加的糖太多了。
I don't trust Hilary – she's a little too clever. 我不相信希拉里,她有点儿聪明过头了。
This film is too scary for seven-year-old kids. 这部影片对7岁的孩子来说太恐怖了。
Lose those surplus pounds with our new diet plan. 用我们新的节食计划减掉那些多余的脂肪。
They should use the surplus cash to help people who need it. 他们应该用多余的钱去帮助需要钱的人。
Scotland has become more prosperous in recent years. 在最近几年,苏格兰变得越来越繁荣。
Teenage marriages are more likely to end in divorce. 很多年轻人的婚姻更可能以离婚告终。
The storm was more violent than we expected. 暴风雨比我们预计的更猛烈。
Lizzie is obviously a lot more intelligent than the other girls. 莉齐显然要比其他女孩聪明得多。
Would you speak a little more slowly so I can understand what you're saying? 请您说得稍微慢一点,让我能明白您说的话好吗?
Ken already earns more than his father ever did. 肯已经比他父亲挣得多了。
We've had five times more rain than normal for this time of the year. 我们这儿今年这个时候下的雨比正常时节多出了5倍。
The merger has created far more problems than it has solved. 合并所产生的问题远比它解决的问题要多得多。
People in the UK are spending more than ever on health and fitness. 英国人正在把比以往更多的钱花在保健和健身上。
Rural life has changed more in the last 40 years than at any other time. 在过去的40年里,农村生活比任何时候变化都大。
I loved you more than anything else in the world. 我爱你胜过世界上任何其他东西。
Inflation had risen beyond 10%. 通货膨胀率超出了10%。
She never went beyond Year 12 in school. 她上学上到12年级就停止了学业。
The pension will be paid to people aged 65 and over. 养老金会发给65岁以上的老年人。
It is a problem, but we're not overly worried about it. 这是个问题,但我们没有为此过于担忧。
These journalists don't seem to care overmuch whom they hurt. 这些记者似乎并不太在乎他们伤害什么人。
Don't you think she's rather young to be travelling abroad on her own? 难道你不认为她独自出国旅游年龄太小了吗?
It's a good essay, but rather long. 这是一篇好论文,就是太长。
Toby had drunk rather too much. 托比酒喝得太多了。
The company's profits were 23% above the previous year's. 公司的利润比前一年高出23%。
Temperatures climbed to 31 degrees Celsius – 10 degrees above normal. 气温攀升至31摄氏度,高出正常水平10度。
I enjoy playing tennis, and if they're willing to pay me for it – well, all the better! 我喜欢打网球,而且如果他们愿意付钱让我打网球——呵,那就更好了!
‘He must be nearly 50.' ‘And the rest!' “他一定快50岁了。”“根本不止50岁!”
We'll need a sight more help than we've got for this job! 做这份工作,我们需要比现在多得多的帮助!
a surfeit of gossip 过多的闲话
a surfeit of wine 饮酒过度
Mr Gray will remain the director for three years at least. 格雷先生将继续担任主管,任期至少3年。
The disease killed at least 120 people in England last year. 去年,英国至少有120人被该疾病夺去了生命。
We are expecting to at least double our money. 我们期望着把我们的钱至少翻一番。
The journey will take a year, at the very least. 旅程最起码也要用一年的时间。
You should walk 30 minutes every day, at the least.
The 1989 revolution was by far the bloodiest in the country's history. 那次革命在该国历史上是最为血腥的。
Football is far and away the most popular sport in Britain. 足球是英国最受欢迎的体育运动。
The Commission has been deluged with complaints. 委员会对潮水般涌来的投诉应接不暇。
double chocolate chip cookies 双份的巧克力薄片曲奇饼
a double whisky 一杯双份的威士忌
a double portion of chips 一客双份的油炸土豆条
doubly sure/important/difficult 加倍确信的/重要的/困难的
Drain off any excess liquid. 排去所有多余的液体。
Passengers travelling on to Buffalo will be required to pay an excess fare of $30. 去布法罗的乘客将被要求额外再缴纳30美元的费用。
The charges seemed a little excessive. 收费似乎有点过高。
They're even farther to the right than the present government. 他们甚至比现政府更加右倾。
Throw in a splash of red wine for good measure. 另外加入一点红葡萄酒。
Matters were further complicated by the unexpected arrival of Stuart. 因为斯图尔特的不期而至,情况变得更加复杂。
Her health may worsen even further if she doesn't have the operation. 她如果不动手术,健康状况会进一步恶化。
The party was moving further and further away from its socialist principles. 该政党越来越偏离其社会主义原则。
The Athenians progressed furthest towards developing a truly democratic society. 雅典人在建设真正的民主社会方面进步最大。
We've been waiting for a good half hour. 我们已等了半个多小时。
hypersensitive 过度敏感的
hyperinflation 过度通货膨胀
profits in excess of £80 million 超过8,000万英镑的利润
a politician who is long on talk and short on action 长于空谈而缺乏实际行动的政客
We've got food to spare. 我们的食物绰绰有余。
As the situation grew steadily worse, he became more and more depressed. 随着情况持续恶化,他变得越来越消沉。
We are learning more and more about the effects of radiation on the human body. 我们越来越了解辐射对人体的影响。
The Whitewater Committee interviewed more than forty witnesses. “白水事件”调查委员会调查采访了40多位目击者。
There's not much more than ten minutes left. 剩余的时间不超过10分钟。
He stopped no more than six feet away from the cliff edge. 他在离悬崖边不超过6英尺的地方停住。
I've warned him more than once not to interfere. 我已多次警告他不要干涉。
During the past five years, the number of traffic accidents has more than doubled. 在过去的 5 年里,交通事故的数量增加了 1 倍多。
The babysitter found she had taken on more than she bargained for.
The system is much too complicated. 系统太过复杂。
You're driving much too fast. 你开得太快了。
Despite being outnumbered, they managed to fight back bravely. 尽管数量上处于劣势,他们仍英勇地进行还击。
an area where sheep outnumber humans by twenty to one 人的数量只及羊的数量二十分之一的地区
to overheat 使过热
an overreaction 过激反应
overconfident 过分自信的
It was a typical Hollywood ending, way too overdone. 这是典型的好莱坞式的结尾,演得太过夸张了。
Ray Charles' 40-year plus career began in 1954. 雷·查尔斯40多年的职业生涯始于1954年。
The album went straight to number one by selling 600,000-plus copies in its first week. 该专辑在第一周内就销售了60多万张,一举升至榜首。
The auctioneers can expect offers in the region of £300,000 plus. 拍卖者预计这个地区的出价可达30多万英镑。
The substance conducts electricity more efficiently at raised temperatures. 这种材质温度越高导电性越强。
We could hear raised voices in the next room. 我们都能听到隔壁房间里的叫嚷声。
A record crowd of 120,000 people saw the game. 创纪录的120,000名观众观看了比赛。
I made it back to the office in record time. 我以创纪录的速度把它放回了办公室。
Charlie drank sometimes to excess.
He'd never act on his own – he's too much of a coward for that. 他从来没有独立行动过,就那点来说他过于怯懦。
It was considered too much of a safety risk to transport nuclear fuel by train. 用火车运送核燃料被认为太危险。
There has been an unconscionable delay in addressing this problem.
These minor improvements have caused undue expense and delay. 这些小小的改进已引起了不必要的开支和延误。
Expect to spend upwards of £40 a day on food. 预计每天要把40多英镑花在食物上。
a piggyback ride 背某人;驮某人
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