Some of our ancestors are clearly inferior to us, with smaller brains and apelike countenances.
我们的有些祖先有着更小的大脑和类人猿似的脸,他们明显不如我们。
Indeed, the law countenances a gross dis-parity between the respective levels of coverage offered.
实际上,该法支持各自覆盖水平之间总的不平权。
Their very attitudes were abject, and the expression of their countenances distrustful, surprised, and startled.
他们态度卑微,面部带有怀疑、吃惊、恐惧的表情。
It was not a combat, it was the interior of a furnace; there mouths breathed the flame; there countenances were extraordinary.
这不是一场战斗,这是一个火炉的炉膛。他们的嘴在吞吐火焰,他们的脸非常奇特。
She guessed from the sad countenances of her chamber companions that they regarded her not only as the favourite, but as the chosen;
但是她从同宿舍女伴伤心的脸色上猜测出来,她们不仅把她看成他喜欢的人,而且也把她看成被他选中的人;
There is a long pause and Dr Doe, seeing some doubt on their countenances, adds 'It is not possible to hold out any hope for recovery.
经过了很长时间的停顿,兜医生看到他们脸上有些疑虑,就又说道“恢复的希望完全不存在。”
In the Durbeyfield countenances there was nothing of the red wrath that would have burnt upon the girl from parents more ambitious for her welfare.
德北菲尔德夫妇尽管对姑娘的幸福雄心勃勃,但他们并没有气得脸色发红,把愤怒发泄在姑娘的身上。
His hearty accents faltered and fell away as he noticed the stern unbending look on the countenances of his silent friends, and his invitation remained unfinished.
可是,看到几位朋友全都绷着脸,沉默不语,蟾蜍那热情洋溢的话变得结结巴巴,说不下去了,对他们的邀请也只说出一半。
Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
然后看看我们的面貌、和用王膳那少年人的面貌.就照你所看的待仆人罢。
The script notes describe the Whatnots as being stoic creatures, with tall, thin builds and pale countenances, not unlike the alien visitors in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
剧本的标注中写着——不同于第三类接触里的外星拜访者,沃特诺特是一种自制力强,体型瘦高,面色苍白的物种。
In both cases, somebody taught the child a rule, but the rule against pushing has a stickiness about it, one that resists coming unstuck even if someone in authority countenances it.
在这两个例子当中,某人教给孩子一条规定,但是,不准推搡之规定有一种“粘滞性”,一个人不遵守它也会遭到失败,即使某位权威人士支持推搡行为。
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out of countenance
局促不安,不好意思;不舒服;难堪