There was not much to take away, for he seemed only able to inhale it by thimblefuls, and his heart would soon wear itself out, the way it was beating.
事实上他已没有多少气了,他现在只能一点一点呼吸, 这样下去不久就会心力衰竭。
词典释义:
pl-n. 极少量;(thimbleful的复数)
There was not much to take away, for he seemed only able to inhale it by thimblefuls, and his heart would soon wear itself out, the way it was beating.
事实上他已没有多少气了,他现在只能一点一点呼吸, 这样下去不久就会心力衰竭。