It was feared they could break the Allies' codes.
只怕他们能破解盟军的密码。
They could do a better job of publicizing the chilli cook-off.
他们本可以把辣椒烹饪比赛的宣传工作做得更好。
American companies looked at ways they could trim these costs.
美国公司研究了他们可能削减成本的方案。
Lacking leadership, they could organize no defence against their oppressors.
没有人领导,他们就无法组织起来反抗压迫者。
Since childhood, I put my own parents on a pedestal. I felt they could do no wrong.
自童年起我就把我父母当偶像崇拜。我觉得他们不会做错事。
Lionel built a coop so that they could raise chickens and have a supply of fresh eggs.
莱昂内尔搭建了一个鸡笼,这样他们就可以养鸡,得到新鲜鸡蛋。
He was hopeful that by sitting together they could both see sense and live as good neighbours.
他希望通过坐在一起沟通,他们双方都能认识到自己的错误,成为和睦相处的好邻居。
They made the big mistake of thinking they could seize its border with a relatively small force.
他们犯了个大错,认为他们可以用相对少的军队占领边界。
Uncle Sebastian used to tease Mother and Daddy unmercifully that all they could produce was girls.
塞巴斯蒂安叔叔曾无情地取笑爸爸妈妈说他们只能生出女孩来。
Xerox set about a process of reverse engineering. It pulled the machines apart and investigated the Japanese factories to find out how they could pull off such feats.
施乐公司展开了一项逆向工程。他们把日本的机器拆开,调查了日本的工厂来弄清楚他们怎么生产出了如此了不起的产品。
He lived a hard life, "If they could do it, why couldn't I?"
他过着艰苦的生活,“如果他们能做到,为什么我不能?”
Everyone looked forward to birthdays when they could eat his cakes.
每个人都盼望着过生日,那时他们可以吃到他的蛋糕。
They could distort the achievement-based system of peer-review-led research.
他们可能会扭曲以同行评审为导向、以学术成就基础的研究体系。
His parents supported him as far as they could.
他的父母全力支持他。
Hospitals said they could not cope with the wounded.
各医院说他们不能处理伤员。
Russian banks rushed to buy as many dollars as they could.
俄罗斯各银行急着尽可能多地买入美元。
They could give no credence to the findings of the survey.
他们不相信这次调查的结果。
They could have withdrawn into the mountain fastness of Eryri.
他们本来可以撤回到艾瑞的山区要塞里。
They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.
他们不敢用随意的涂色毁了那些地图。
The security forces were doing all they could to thwart terrorists.
安全部队正尽其所能挫败恐怖分子。
The boys dug pits and baited them so that they could spear their prey.
男孩子们挖了陷阱,在里面放上诱饵,以便用矛刺杀猎物。
The mention of price increases sent citizens out to buy up as much as they could.
价格上涨的风声使得民众外出抢购尽可能多的东西。
He accused the opposition of doing everything they could to sabotage the election.
他指责反对派正在竭尽全力阻挠选举的进行。
The charming characters she draws look like they could have walked out of the 1920s.
她画的那些可爱人物看上去像是从20世纪20年代走出来的。
While her observations may be true about some men, they could hardly apply to the entire gender.
她的观察对某些男人可能是对的,但并不适用于所有男性。
They could walk at an average speed.
他们可以匀速行走。
How he wished they could get together again!
他多么希望他们可以再在一起啊!
They could take the place of power plants.
它们可以取代发电厂。
They could enjoy simple things in their lives.
他们可以享受生活中简单的事情。
During the fast, they could not eat any food at all, and they could only drink water, tea and clear fruit juice.
在斋戒期间,他们不能吃任何食物,只能喝水、茶和无渣果汁。
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