betting against
對賭
I bet against the feasibility of the plan.我打賭斷定這個計劃行不通。
Investors are betting against the one-time hero.投資者把賭注全押在這位昔日英雄身上。
Should You Bet Against the Dollar?你是否應(yīng)該賭一把美元?

expression softened
表情緩和下來
An expression of pain flitted across her face.她臉上閃過一種痛苦的表情。
He always shows a doleful expression.他總是露出憂郁的表情。

humorlessly
缺乏幽默感地；非常嚴肅地；一本正經(jīng)地
Most of these books are humorless.
這類書大多枯燥無味。
Does the writer sound crooked or honest, humorless or playful?
作者是盜名竊譽還是實事求是?是枯燥無味還是妙趣橫生的?

give in
屈服；投降；讓步；呈交
Don't give in now, ' she urged.
先別認輸，她鼓勵道。
The enemy were forced to give in.
敵人被迫投降。

furious expression
狂怒的神情
There was a furious knock at the door.有人在猛烈地敲門。
The maths teacher was furious and gave me 50 lines.數(shù)學(xué)老師氣壞了，罰我抄書50行。
I was annoyed, indeed furious, over what happened.出了這件事我很不痛快,實際上是憤怒至極。

sack of fluids
輸液袋
Now, as to vegetable, give me a sack of potato.至于蔬菜么，就給我一袋土豆吧。
This sack of potatoes is five kilos light.這袋土豆少五公斤。
He hiked up a sack of grain on his shoulder.他把一袋糧食舉上肩。