1. The rain turned our holiday into a veritable disaster.
    这场雨把我们的假日完全毁了.

2. She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding;
    她在这套房间里已经住了三十年了，而在收藏家私方面，她是个地地道道的收藏者。

3. She had lived in the flat for thirty years and was a veritable magpie at hoarding;
    老妇人在这套公寓里住了30年，她又是个名副其实的收藏家。