我们被工作压得透不过气来。
The firm is swamped with orders.
大量订单使那家工厂应接不暇。
7.solidarity n.团结;齐心协力;同心同德;相互支持;休戚与共
例句:They must preserve their solidarity.
他们必须维护他们的团结。
8.incommunicado adj.无法与外界交流的,单独监禁的
例句:a prisoner held incommunicado
被单独禁闭的犯人
9.sparse adj.稀少的;稀疏的;零落的;分散的
例句:His pink scalp gleamed through his sparse hair.
他发红的头皮在稀疏的头发下泛微光。
10.tenure n.(大学或其他机构中教师等的)长期聘用,终身职位
例句:He has recently been refused tenure.
他最近被拒绝授予终身职位。
11.systematic adj.成体系的;系统的;有条理的;有计划有步骤的
例句:The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.
这个教师进行系统的教学工作。
1.It has not spelled out what the ships and warplanes will be used for, although any ground invasion or air strikes are unlikely, but they may be used to enforce an arms embargo and a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent further attacks by Colonel Gaddafi's aircraft on opposition supporters.
spell out阐明
例句:His speech spelt out his party's policy on foreign affairs.