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He persuaded her to sign the document by guile.

他用欺骗手段说服她在文件上签字。

British colonies were ruled by governors.

英国的殖民地由总督统治。

The army was demoralized by defeat.

军队因战败而士气消沉。

The bride was given away by her father.

由父亲把新娘交与新郎。

Roughness of the skin can be caused by bad diet.

饮食不好可能引起皮肤粗糙。

The king was shorn of his power by his nobles.

国王被手下的贵族们剥夺了权力。

His disease was complicated by pneumonia.

他的病因肺炎并发症而变得更严重。

The question was decided by referendum.

这问题是由全民投票决定的。

The business is owned by two partners.

这家商行为两名合伙人所拥有。

Let's go for a picnic by the riverside.

我们到河边野餐去吧。

The storm was succeeded by calm.

暴风雨之后是一片沉静。

Somehow he was irritated by the smoothness of the salesman.

不知为什麽这个推销员的圆滑使他恼怒。

Tears are secreted by an organ under the upper eyelid.

眼泪由上眼睑下面的器官分泌。

She felt that his love had always been covered by thick cloudiness.

她觉得他的爱总是笼罩在浓厚的朦胧中。

My whole morning's work has been put out of gear by that mishap.

我一个上午的工作全让这倒霉的事给弄得乱了套。

All the seat-covers on the train had been torn by vandals.

列车上所有的椅套都被蓄意破坏者撕破了。

True visionaries are often misunderstood by their own generation.

真正有远见卓识的人往往招致同时代人的误解。

Be careful not to lose too much liquid by evaporation.

小心,不要因为蒸发作用而失掉过多的水份。

She was possessed by the desire to be rich.

她被致富的欲望所支配。

The city was bombarded by the enemy.

这座城市被敌人炮击了。

Mary was appalled by the dinginess of the house.

玛丽被那肮脏的房子吓坏了。

It is only shallow people who judge by appearances.

只有浅薄的人才会以貌取人。

He let himself down slowly by means of a tope.

他借助一根绳子慢慢地下来了。

The king was burned in effigy by the angry mob.

国王的模拟像被愤怒的民众烧掉以泄心中的愤恨。

He lost the tennis match by default.

他因不出场而输了网球赛。

Her speech in Parliament was falsified by the newspapers.

她在议会里的发言被报纸歪曲了。

The street is overarched by ginkgoes.

那条街道给拱形的银杏树遮盖着。

She reckoned she had cut her cost by half.

她估计她减少了一半的费用。

The governor was attacked by the press for failing to keep a campaign promise.

州长因没能履行一项竞选时的承诺而受新闻界抨击。

How much do they stand to lose by this merger?

这次合并,他们要遭受多大损失?

She was hit by a piece of falling masonry.

她被建筑物上落下的一块石头砸着了。

In every game they were bested by their opponents.

每一场比赛他们都被对方击败。

He has conned the poems by rote.

他已经把这诗歌背下来了。

He was led astray by a hooligan.

他被一个流氓引上了邪路。

Just the thought of travelling by air puts me in a blue funk.

只要一想起坐飞机旅行就使我极为恐惧。

The wood is held in position by a clamp.

木头用钳夹固定住了。

People were annoyed by his atrocity.

他的暴行激怒了人们。

The superpowers got what they wanted by coercion.

超级大国靠强迫手段得到了他们想要的东西。

They were held captive by masked gunmen.

他们被蒙面的持枪歹徒劫持了。

It is fun eating by stealth without being found.

偷吃而不被人发现很有趣。

My father's health was undermined by drink.

我爸爸的健康逐渐为酒所损害。

The train is attacked by guerilla.

火车受到游击队的袭击。

It is not always reliable to argue by analogy.

用类推法论证并不总是可靠的。

I mentioned this point by way of cautioning you.

我提出了这一点用以警告你。

I was dazed by the blow on my head.

我的头挨了一击而觉得晕眩。

The city was prettied up for a visit by the Queen.

那个城市为了迎接女王的来访而美化了一番。

Mary would rather travel by train than by plane.

玛丽宁可乘火车而不愿乘飞机旅行。

Small shop is crowded out by the big supermarket.

小商店受到大型超级市场不断排挤。

It is a barbarous way to extend territory by arms.

以武力扩张领土是一种野蛮的方式。

It is vain to attempt to root out heresy by force.

试图用暴力消除异端邪说是徒劳的。