Barnett wanted the job, but employees with more years on the job had dibs on the position.
巴尼特想要这份工作，但是在这份工作上有更有年资的员工有这个职位的优先权利。
She dabbed iodine on the cuts on her forehead.
她在她额头的伤口处搽了碘酒。
I had skated on thin ice on many assignments and somehow had got away with it.
我曾在多项任务中都处于危险的境地，但不知怎么地都化险为夷了。
He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues.
他对科学界在这些问题上的思考施加了相当大的影响。
He could be depended on to take a moderate position on most of the key issues.
可以相信，他会在大多数关键问题上持温和态度。
Momma babbled on and on about how he was ruining me.
妈妈喋喋不休地数说他在如何毁我。
Germany, however, insists on restrictions on the import of Polish coal.
然而德国坚持对波兰煤炭的进口限制。
Daniel leaned back on the sofa, still chewing on his apple.
丹尼尔仰靠在沙发上，还在嚼着苹果。
A closed season on deer hunting was established on Long Island.
长岛上设定了一个狩鹿禁猎期。
Consumers generally place more weight on negative information than on the positive when deciding what to buy.
消费者在决定购买的时候，一般更看重负面信息而不是正面信息。
She lay on the grass, her head pillowed on her arms.
她头枕着胳膊躺在草地上。
At the risk of sounding self-pitying, I'd say it has been harder on me than it has on Joanne.
尽管听着像是自怜，我还是要说这对我比对乔安妮更难承受。
Can we depend on you coming in on Sunday?
我们能指望你星期天来参加吗？
You can depend on his coming in on Sunday.
你放心，他星期天一定来参加。
Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood.
岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。
Some 3,000 city officials will descend on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to lobby for more money.
大约三千名市政官员将于周二突访美国国会山，为争取更多经费游说。
On several occasions she had remarked on the boy's improvement.
有几次她说起过那个男孩的进步。
Germany declared war on France on 1 August 1914.
德国在1914年8月1日向法国宣战。
I depended on his companionship and on his judgment.
我依赖他的陪伴和他的判断。
The report was strong on criticism, but short on practical suggestions.
这份报告批评的话说得多，但可行的建议提得少。
The criticisms are founded on facts as well as on convictions.
这些批评是以事实和信念为基础的。
The West African forces went on the offensive in response to attacks on them.
西非武装力量发起进攻以回应袭击。
Lobell drove on and on through the dense and blowing snow.
洛贝尔迎着浓密、纷飞的雪花不停地开车。
The increase in the price of oil had a knock-on effect on the cost of many other goods.
石油价格上涨对其他许多商品的价格引起了连锁反应。
I couldn't get a grip on what was going on.
我无法理解正在发生的事情。
After consulting with her daughter and manager, she decided to take on the part, on her terms.
同她的女儿兼经纪人商量之后，她决定按她的要求接受那个角色。
He pivoted on his heels and walked on down the hall.
他以脚跟着地转身，沿着走廊走去。
The river that runs through Middlesbrough became ugly on the eye and hard on the nose.
那条流经米德尔斯伯勒的河变得丑不忍睹，臭不可闻。
The issues will be voted on at the company's annual meeting on April 21 in Wilmington.
这些问题将在该公司4月21日在威尔明顿的年会上投票表决。
The autumn rain goes on and on.
秋雨绵绵。
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