then，at that time，just at that moment；

[例句] 如果当时我再多说一点的话，结果或许会不一样。 Things might have been different if I'd talked a bit more.

[例句] 我当时不知道罗恩有那么坚强的个性。 I didn't know Ron had that much strength of character.

（典押） impawn，mortgage，pawn，hock，pledge ；

[例句] 当今的典当商按照明晰的金融规章运作。 Today's pawnbrokers operate within well-defined financial regulations.

[例句] 他无法赎回典当的家具. He had no way to redeem his furniture out of pawn.

the authorities ；

[例句] 15岁的丹尼从地方当局的收容所逃跑了。 Fifteen-year-old Danny is on the run from a local authority home.

[例句] 医疗当局对其病因及有多致命都还不甚了解。 Medical authorities were baffled, both as to its causes and its virulence.

should，ought to，duty-bound，naturally ；

[例句] 我认为新闻记者不应当有丝毫偏见。 I believe that a journalist should be completely objective.

[例句] 他们说，当前的征兵体系应当逐步废除。 They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out.

serve as，act as，play the part of，pose as ；

[例句] 我妈妈充当了泽尔达和她妈妈之间的调解人。 My mom was the one who mediated between Zelda and her mom.

[例句] 希尔想要充当和事佬。 Hill tried to play the peacemaker.

[中药] （多年生草本， 根入中药， 补血活血， 调经止痛） Angelica sinensis，Chinese angelica，angelica ；

[例句] 当归作为药食两用的品种,年需求量逐年增加.国外与归油还用作化工原料. Abroad and put in oil's charge to still use as industrial chemicals.

[例句] 目的: 研究当归的抗衰老作用及作用机制. Objective : To evaluate the effect of angelica in antiaging.

the present age，the contemporary era ；

[例句] 他们所得到的待遇仍然与当代几乎所有其他英国乐队都不同。 They still get treated differently from almost every other contemporary British band.

[例句] 他可能是当代戏剧界骂声最多的人。 He is probably the most reviled man in contemporary theatre.

in the middle，in the centre，among，amidships ；

[例句] 这些家庭当中只有三分之一认为用水表计量是合理的。 Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water.

[例句] 钱也会用于越南的地方发展项目当中。 Money will also go into local development projects in Vietnam.

in the presence of all，in public，before the public，openly ；

[例句] 所有这些当众宣泄都是很失体面的。 All this public outpouring is so undignified.

[例句] 坎贝尔当众训斥了他们。 Campbell dressed them down in public.

of course，naturally，should ；

[例句] 我看他的这个经理当不到春天之后了。 I wouldn't lay bets on his still remaining manager after the spring.

[例句] 以他的精力来说, 他理当是一位成功的经理. With his get up and go, he ought to be a success as a manager.

treat as，regard as，look upon as，as ；

[例句] 他把教孩子们热爱读书当做自己的使命。 He made it his crusade to teach children to love books.

[例句] 应征入伍者被当做炮灰。 The conscripts were treated as cannon fodder.

象 （金属、瓷器等的撞击声） ding-dong，jingle，clatter，tinkle，dingdong ；

[例句] 那只小钟丁当丁当地报时. The little clock tinkled out the hours.

[例句] 走路时,他衣袋里的钱币丁当作响. Coins in his pocket jingled as he walked.

the same month ；

[例句] 银行要求顾客付清当月全部购货款利息. The bank requires the customer to pay interest on the unpaid part of the charges.

[例句] 传真记账当月银行对账单. Fax the bank account statement in the current month of bookkeeping.

be in power，be in office，reign ；

[例句] 在他当政期间,保证白人成年公民选举权的州越来越多. An increasing number of states granted white manhood suffrage during his administration.

[例句] 除此以外, 在里根当政期间对某些规定采取了自愿执行的办法. In addition, during the Reagan administration, a voluntary approach was taken to some regulations.

[经] by way of，in the light of，regard ；

[例句] 他们将把肉当作宠物食品卖掉。 They would sell the meat off as pet food.

[例句] 这家人把斯蒂芬·史密斯视为养子一样当作一家人。 Stephen Smith was accepted into the family like an adopted brother.

whenever，everytime，every time ；

[例句] 每当厨师挑剔我干的活儿时，我都非常沮丧。 I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.

[例句] 每当金尼鼓起勇气提起这个话题时，他就说“不要问”。 "Don't ask," he said, whenever Ginny ventured to raise the subject.

Adam；

[例句] 亚当蹒跚而行，沿路留下毁坏的痕迹。 Adam stumbles on, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake.

[例句] 亚当经常呆在他祖父的办公室里。 Adam spent a lot of time in his grandfather's office.

improper，illegitimate，dishonest，devious，malfeasance ；

[例句] 他一直被那些指控他有不正当商业行为的说法所困扰。 He has been dogged by allegations of questionable business practices.

[例句] 她可能会向当税务稽查员的哥哥揭发他那些不正当的交易。 She might expose his crooked business deals to her tax inspector brother.

potentate ；

[例句] 有时那些当权者颇为傲慢嚣张。 At times the arrogance of those in power is quite blatant.

[例句] 我们需要的不是当权者的小恩小惠。 A bit of benevolence from people in power is not what we need.

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[例句] 爷爷是我们家的当权派. Grandpa is the authority in our family.

[例句] 这使我对英国的当权派有进一步的了解. It taught me more about the British Establishment.