drag out使拖延,延长
例句:The thief was dragged out of his hiding place.
那个小偷被人从隐藏的地方拖了出来。
4.We’re talking about an international criminal group made up of more than 200 people.
made up of由…组成,由…构成
例句:The genre made up of such works.
喜剧体裁由这样作品形成的体裁。
1.Pakistani security officials say an unmanned aircraft, or drone, was seen firing missiles at a house used by suspected Islamist militants near the town of Mirali in north Waziristan.
这句话的主语和谓语是:Pakistani security officials say,后面是宾语从句。宾语从句的主干是:an unmanned aircraft, or drone, was seen firing missiles。used by suspected Islamist militants是过去分词作后置定语,修饰a house。
2.During a visit to the Florida coast, Mr. Obama also said he wouldn’t be satisfied until the area was fully restored.
untill和till的区别和用法
till /和until在表达方式和意义上的特殊性:until是till的强调形式,但是它们表达的意义是相同的,都表示"直到某时"。不过,当主句是否定句时,它引出的意思是"直到(某时)(某动作)才(发生)" ,这时候常会出现"not until …"的结构,如果将 "not until …"的结构放在句首,那么主句要写成倒装句。例如: