It absorbed vast amounts of capital that could have been used for investment.
它消耗掉了原本可以用作投资的大量资本。
A search of Brady's house revealed nothing that could connect him with the robberies.
对布雷迪住处的搜查没有查出可以显示他同这些抢劫案有关联的任何线索。
The director tried to wave aside these issues as trivial details that could be settled later.
那位主任对这些问题置之不理，视它们为可以后解决的无关紧要的细节。
It is sleeping pills that could help you with sleeping.
安眠药可以帮助你进入睡眠。
The many gears not only moved in a way that could indicate the phases of the Moon.
这些齿轮的转动并不仅仅能显示出月相。
If there was an administration that could effectively push and shove, it will be Obama's one.
如果有一个政府可以有效地推动，它将是奥巴马政府。
In 2012, Kaggle challenged its community to build a program that could grade high school essays.
2012年，Kaggle向其社区发起挑战，要求建立一个可以为高中作文打分的程序。
That could dent margins and compromise the sense of freedom its managers so obviously enjoy today.
那可能会降低利润，并危及其经理人目前明显享有的自由感。
Toad, however, was looking for something that could talk, and tell him clearly which way he ought to go.
托德却在寻找能说话的活物，清楚地告诉他该走哪条路。
There are several techniques being employed today that could prove useful in assuring the future of the reefs.
经过检验，今天所运用的一些技术能有效保障珊瑚礁的未来。
This saves throwing away disposable cups and containers, but that could be outweighed by washing your cutlery .
这能减少丢弃一次性杯子和容器的费用，但是洗餐具可能会超过这些费用。
The researchers looked at time spent in a number of activities that could plausibly be driving the wellbeing decline.
研究人员观察了一些可能导致幸福感下降的活动所花费的时间。
"They had wild sheep, wild grains that could be domesticated and the people with the potential to do it," Schmidt says.
斯密特说：“他们有野羊，可家养的谷物，以及有潜力的人。”
Certainly, there are valid concerns about the patchwork regulations that could result if every state sets its own rules.
当然，有人担心如果每个州都制定自己的规则，那么就会产生拼凑起来的法规，这种担心不无道理。
Daffner suggests going to your doctor to check on medications, health problems and other issues that could be affecting memory.
达夫纳建议人们看医生，让医生检查药物、健康问题和其他可能影响记忆的问题。
They have removed all tactical nuclear missiles that could strike Europe.
他们已经拆走了所有可能攻击欧洲的战术性核导弹。
Abing played music that could touch the hearts of people.
阿炳演奏的音乐能够触动人们的心灵。
I held on to that energy like a rope that could pull us to safety.
我紧紧抓住那股能量，就像抓住一根能把我们拉到安全地方的绳子。
It's a goal that could be good for people and animals all over the world.
这是一个有利于全球人类和动物的目标。
Yuan spent four years looking for a wild rice strain that could be crossed.
袁先生花了四年时间寻找一种可以杂交的野生水稻品种。
Imagine a drug that could enhance a child's creativity and critical thinking.
想象一下，有一种药能够激发孩子的创造力，提高其批判性思维能力。
Soon, a little girl came with her mother and wanted a toy that could make a noise.
不久，一个小女孩和她的妈妈走了过来，想要一个会发出声音的玩具。
You might think a bird that could fly so fast would be safe from most types of danger.
你可能会认为，一只能飞得如此之快的鸟儿会在大多数危险前安全无恙。
There are solutions that could light a path toward a more sustainable and fair farm economy.
一些解决方案可以为实现更可持续和公平的农业经济指明道路。
The subscription would lapse after, say, 24 hours, or that could be passed in as a parameter.
订阅将在一段时间后失效，比方说，24小时，或将其作为一个参数传入。
The subscription would lapse after, say, 24 hours, or that could be passed in as a parameter.
订阅将在一段时间后失效，比方说，24小时，或将其作为一个参数传入。
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