the quintessence of sth
典范;范例:
It was the quintessence of an English manor house.
那是典型的英式莊園宅第。
stitch sth (up)
縫合(傷口):
The cut will need to be stitched.
這傷口需要縫合。
spill over (into sth)
溢出;漫出:
She filled the glass so full that the water spilled over.
她往杯子里倒水倒得太滿,都溢出來了。
There are rumblings that...
傳言;傳聞;謠傳
There are rumblings that the election may have to be postponed.
有傳言說選舉也許不得不延期。
crush (on sb)
(通常指年輕人對年長者的短暫的)熱戀,迷戀:
I had a huge crush on her.
我對她愛慕至極。
a bewildering variety of
令人困惑的;使人糊涂的
There is a bewildering variety of software available.
各種可供挑選的軟件使人目不暇接。