1·His landlord doubled the rent.
他的房东把房租提高了一倍。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The landlord had let the building fall into decay.
房东不管,房子已经破烂不堪。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·Larry's landlord threatened not to renew his lease.
拉里的房东威胁说不再让他续租。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·He left what little furniture he owned to his landlord in lieu of rent.
他把他仅有的几件家具给了房东以抵房租。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·He paid a month's rent in advance, just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice.
他预交了一个月的房租,正好满足了房东的贪心。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
1·Mr. Mail Man, Mr. Insurance Man, Mr. White and Chocolate Milk Man, Mr. Landlord Man, Mr. Policewe: we called white people by their trade, like characters in a mystery play.
邮差先生、保险先生、卖巧克力牛奶的白人先生、地主先生、警察先生:我们用他们的职业来称呼白人,就像神秘剧里的角色一样。
2·Mr. Mail Man, Mr. Insurance Man, Mr. White and Chocolate Milk Man, Mr. Landlord Man, Mr. Police Man: we called white people by their trade, like characters in a mystery play.
邮差先生、保险先生、卖巧克力牛奶的先生、地主先生、警察先生:我们用他们的职业来称呼白人,就像神秘剧里的角色一样。
3·Dancing horses are trained by Faizal Abbas, a feudal landlord who pursues the hobby at his compound near Multan.
地主法依萨·阿巴斯在木尔坦附近自家的场院训练马跳舞,他在寻求业余爱好。
4·A top-tier university is not only significant as a research center, but as a networking hub, cultural behemoth, and, if you're lucky, a wheeler-dealer landlord.
一个一流的大学并不仅仅象征着科研中心,同时也是一个网络中心,文化巨无霸,如果你幸运的话,它还是一个独断专行的地主。
5·Thus the squire will learn to be a good landlord, and grow popular among his tenants; the mother will have eight shillings net profit, and be fit for work till she produces another child.
因之乡绅们知晓了如何为一个好地主,并与佃农们打成一片,而那些母亲们净赚了八个先令,足以支撑到生养下一个孩子。