agony aunt
'agony .aunt
n[C]
BrE someone who writes an agony column
1. Before she grew old, aunt Harriet used to entertain lavishly. 当她年轻时, 她经常慷慨地待客.
2. Before she grew old, Aunt Harriet used to entertain lavishly. 哈丽特姑妈年轻时,喜欢大摆宴席,招待宾客。
3. Bessie worked for Aunt Harriet for three years. 贝西在哈丽特家干了3年。
4. We saw her jovial aunt playing with a bunch of kids on beach. 我们看到她和蔼快活的姨妈在沙滩上与一群孩子们玩耍。
5. The wounded man was in agony. 那受伤的人痛苦已极.
6. Though this occasioned great mirth among the guests, aunt Harriet was horrified. 虽然此事在宾客间引起欢笑,哈丽特姑母却给吓着了。
7. Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please. 姑妈待佣人在当时算是开明的,从来不让佣人每天工作超过8小时,但他们很难使她称心如意。
8. Though this caused great mirth among the guests, Aunt Harriet was horrified. 这件事引起了客人们的欢笑,但哈丽特却着实吓了一跳。
9. Tom considered — was about to consent; but he changed his mind: "No! No! You see, Aunt Polly is very particular about this fence — right here on the street, you know. 汤姆想了一下,正要同意;但是他改变了主意:“不行!不行!你知道,波莉姨妈对这段栅栏很挑剔——它正处在临街的位置。
10. He consigned the boy to the care of the aunt. 他把孩子委托给姑母照管。
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