The punctuated equilibrium hypothesis attempts to explain a curious feature of the fossil record—one that has been familiar to paleontologists for more than a century but has usually been ignored.
断点平衡论试着去解释化石记录的一个古怪的特点——在超过一个世纪的时间里,这一特点已经为古生物学者所熟悉,但一直被忽视。
She had never seen a room at all like it and thought it curious and gloomy.
她从来没有见过这样的房间,觉得它古怪而阴郁。
In his crossest humours, formerly, I liked him better than I do in his present curious mood.
像他从前那种别扭脾气,我放比较喜欢他些,总比他现在的古怪心情好。
While he was speaking, a curious expression, which at first I found hard to parse, crept over the faces around me: disappointment.
就在他说话的时候,我立刻发现,有种古怪的表情掠过我周围那几个人的脸上:失望。
There was a curious sort of person who came to me now and then, with a habit of asking all manner of silly questions.
有一个性情古怪的人时常到我这里,他有一种习惯,老爱问种种愚蠢的问题。
This curious idea originated with Tim Westergren, one of the founders of an Internet radio service based in Oakland, Calif., called Pandora.
这个古怪的想法源于提姆·威斯特伦,他是一个网络无线电服务网站的创始人之一,该网站名为“潘多拉(一个音乐网站)”,位于美国加州的奥克兰。
Epicurus' philosophy represents a curious mix of opposing ideas.
伊壁鸠鲁的哲学反应了对立观念之间的一种古怪的混合。
There were men of all kinds of curious types who, floating about like boats adrift from their anchorage, occasionally invaded my little room.
各种各样稀奇古怪的人,像船儿似的,漂离了他们停泊的地方,有时侵扰进我的小屋子里来。
As the LHC reaches its operational capacity-earlier this month it set a new record for the rate at which collisions occur-curious results are bound to crop up more and more frequently.
当大型强子对撞器达到它操作的最大限度时——这个月早些时候它为碰撞发生的速度设置了一项新记录——离奇古怪的结果必然会越来越频繁地意外出现。
I stumbled upon this curious blend of biology and fable during a wintry campus visit to Harvard's Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium a few years ago.
在多年前一次冬令营期间,对哈佛大学法洛参考图书馆和隐花植物标本室的参观中,我偶然发现这个稀奇古怪的生物学+童话的组合。
During their 2007 fieldwork, Turner and colleagues had to deal with curious crabs (above, two Christmas Island red crabs in an undated picture).
2007年野外考察的时候,特纳她的同事们经常要和这种古怪蟹类打交道。
Scandinavians and Finns, by contrast, can travel to 173 countries or territories (out of a possible 223) without the need to fill in forms with curious questions dreamt up by bureaucrats.
相反,斯堪的纳维亚半岛和芬兰的居民就不用经常面对各国官僚挖空心思想出来的古怪问题——有173个国家或地区不用他们申请签证(总共只有223个)。
THIS week saw two curious announcements concerning Russian cars.
本周,两项古怪的关于俄罗斯汽车通告出台。
Then came an old man, very fat, wearing a curious pointed cap by which she immediately knew that he was the Tisroc.
接着进来的是一个老头儿,很胖,戴一顶稀奇古怪的尖顶帽子,凭着这帽子,她立刻知道他就是蒂斯·罗克了。
One of the curious things about communication is that we attract what we project.
一件关于沟通的古怪事是我们只能吸收到我们所投射出去的。
The curious bottle which now adorns the bookcase in his study was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.
现在装饰在他的书房书架上的古怪瓶子,是他头一次也是最后一次购买的稀罕化妆品。
The expansion of the universe is like Darwinian evolution in another curious way: most scientists think they understand it, but few agree on what it really means.
宇宙的膨胀和达尔文的演化论,还有著另一个古怪的相似处:大部份科学家都认为他们了解这个理论,可是对其真正的涵义,却很少意见一致。
He used to give curious concerts in which mad gypsies tore wild music from little zithers, or grave, yellow-showed tunisians plucked at the strained strings of monstrous lutes.
他经常举行古怪的音乐会,让一些疯狂的吉卜赛人在小筝上演奏粗犷的音乐,或是让一些面容庄严,戴黄头巾的突尼斯人拨弄绷紧的琵琶弦。
In reading the above sentence, a curious apothegm of an old weather - beaten Dutch navigator come.
我正念着上面这个句子,心里忽然想起一个久经风霜的荷兰航海家一句古怪箴言。
Though Sascha and Isa are suspicious of her curious behaviour. Kaat remains silent and quickly arranges an abortion.
虽然莎思卡和伊莎对她的古怪行为产生了怀疑,凯特还是保持沉默并且很快做好了堕胎的准备。
From the urban pomposity to the rustic memories, curious images take birth in his canvases and his paintings read like a story.
从城市的繁华到香醋的记忆,古怪的图像在他的画布上诞生了。欣赏他的画,如同读故事一样。
When your teacher says something that sound interesting, curious, or surprising, go ahead and nod or smile.
当你的老师说一些听起来有趣、古怪或惊奇的事情时,你只管点头或微笑。
It was only that one day I happened to be walking behind them, and the curious up-and-down motion of a load of wood drew my attention to the human being beneath it.
真正看到她们的那天是我碰巧走在她们后面,那古怪的一上一下晃动的一担柴禾引起了我对它下面的人的注意。
Whether you're troubleshooting a problem with a bad install or are just curious, you may at times want to see a list of those files.
是否您要进行疑难排解问题是不正确安装,或只是古怪,您有时候可能想要查看这些档案的清单。
The Recording Angel responsible for the world of letters still doubtless raises an eyebrow at the curious company some good writing keeps.
负责记录文学界事务的天使对于那些与某些好作品相伴而生的稀奇古怪难以理解的东西仍无疑感到惊奇。
The curious bottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.
在他书房的书柜里摆着的那瓶形状古怪的香水泥就是他第一次也是最后一次购买的稀有化妆品。
The curious bottle, which now adorns the bookcase in his study, was his first and last purchase of rare cosmetics.
在他书房的书柜里摆着的那瓶形状古怪的香水泥就是他第一次也是最后一次购买的稀有化妆品。
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