They were meditating revenge.

他们在谋划进行报复。

These injuries were avoidable.

这些伤病本是可以避免的。

Her parents were Albanian.

她的父母是阿尔巴尼亚人。

The doors were padlocked.

门都用挂锁锁着。

They were Unitarians.

他们是上帝一位论者。

The roads were icy.

道路都结冰了。

Changes were afoot.

各种变革正在进行之中。

They were sneeringly dismissive.

他们态度轻蔑，不屑一顾。

Her injuries were horrific.

她的伤势极为严重。

They were hopelessly lost.

他们彻底失败了。

Visiting hours were over.

探视时间结束了。

His glasses were smeared.

他的眼镜脏了。

They were badly injured.

他们受了重伤。

The pigs were squealing.

猪尖叫着。

Her pupils were dilated.

她的瞳孔扩大了。

Her eyes were sparkly.

她的眼睛闪闪发光。

Words were exchanged.

发生过争吵了。

We were perished.

我们冷极了。

The kids were happy, the crowds were stoked.

孩子们很高兴，周围的人也兴奋起来了。

They were rough kids, and thought we were sissies.

他们那帮野蛮孩子，以为我们是好欺负的女孩子气的男孩。

In 'I wish I were taller', 'were' is a subjunctive.

在I wish I were taller中，were是虚拟式。

Two of the men were leftists and two were centrists.

这些人其中两人是左派分子，两人是中间派。

I bet you were good at games when you were at school.

我敢说你上学时很擅长比赛。

The schools were adjacent but there were separate doors.

这些学校相邻，但是有各自的门。

We were afraid (that) we were going to capsize the boat.

我们担心会把船弄翻。

They were going to set off in the fog, but were dissuaded.

他们原打算在雾中出发，但被劝阻了。

Several people were injured, but there were no fatalities.

有几个人受伤，但没有人死亡。

"You were right, and we were wrong," he said magnanimously.

“你是对的，我们错了”，他宽宏大量地说。

Three of the victims were pistol-whipped and two were shot.

三个被害者被用手枪柄打过，两个遭到枪击。

There were certain places that were really creepy at night.

有些地方到了晚上真吓人。