Before the rules of diplomatic precedence were worked out in the early sixteenth century, rival ambassadors often fought for the most honourable seating position at a ceremony.
在16世纪早期外交优先规则制定之前，敌对的大使经常在仪式上争夺最尊贵的座位。
They managed an honourable 2–2 draw.
他们奋力打成了2:2平局，值得敬佩。
He received an honourable discharge from the army.
他获准体面退伍。
They urged her to do the honourable thing and resign.
他们力劝她辞职以保全名节。
Sometimes his designs received honourable mentions, and were reproduced in architectural journals.
有时，他的设计获得荣誉奖，并在建筑杂志中刊登。
"The honourable member does not like me," he observed once in Parliament.
“这位可敬的议员不喜欢我。”他曾经在议会上观察说。
The honourable worker who lives a very frugal life gives away most of his money to charities.
这位可敬的工人过着非常节俭的生活，他把他的大部分钱都捐赠给了慈善机构。
He offers you an honourable surrender.
他准许你们光荣的投降。
The honourable Mrs And Brutus is an honourable man.
那位可敬的夫人……而布鲁图是个可敬的人。
This accusation of bribery is a vile smear on an honourable citizen.
这项有关贿赂的指控是对一个正直公民的无耻诽谤。
Honour makes a great part of the reward of all honourable professions.
对于一切尊贵职业荣誉可以说是报酬的大部分。
That attitude used to be the mark of not just an honourable but an electable senator.
这种态度在过去不仅意味着他是一个正直的参议员，而且还是一个理应当选的参议员。
There is no honourable excuse for failing to use the fairest tests we can design.
没有任何高尚的借口可以滥用我们所设计的最公平的测试。
GUARDING their nation's frontiers has traditionally been an honourable task for Greeks.
对于希腊人来说，保卫自己国家边境自古以来就是一件值得尊敬任务。
But in this round, with a few honourable exceptions, the big exporters have lacked conviction.
但在此次回合中，除了少数几个大出口商作出努力，其他大出口商的表现都软弱无力。
Mr Heathcliff is not a fiend: he has an honourable soul, and a true one, or how could he remember her?
希刺克厉夫先生不是一个恶魔，他有一个可尊敬的心灵，一个真实的灵魂，不然他怎么还会记得她呢？
Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.
所以他们中间多有相信的。又有希腊尊贵的妇女，男子也不少。
It's not the place but the people that count. The only thing that matters is doing business with honourable people.
不是地方而是人，唯一重要的事是与正直的人做生意。
Whoever Mr Obama picks is sure to be brainy, honourable and young. He or she will also be pro-choice on abortion.
无论奥巴马选择了谁，这位继任者肯定是一位聪明又年轻且值得尊敬的人，而他(她)也将支持合法堕胎。
Ensuring honourable behaviour at important institutions is not just a matter of accountability and good governance.
在重要机构，确保体面的行为不仅是责任和良好治理的问题。
John McCain, for example, entered the 2008 race as the front-runner largely because of his honourable failure in 2000.
比如说，约翰·麦凯恩很大程度上因为2000年竞选失败者的身份参加2008年的竞选。
There have been a few honourable exceptions in the upper chamber, notably John McCain's interventions on the use of torture.
(但是也)存在几个在上议院值得尊敬的反对意见，特别是约翰·麦凯恩在通过利用拷问上的干涉。
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
雅比斯比他众弟兄更尊贵，他母亲给他起名叫雅比斯，意思说，我生他甚是痛苦。
Brisbane, who entered upon office in 1821, was a fine old soldier, a thorough gentleman, honourable and upright in all his ways.
1821年上任的布里斯班曾是一名优秀的老兵，一个十足的绅士，在所有方面都正直诚实。
Even at present, to be sure, there are some like this preacher of virtue, and not always so honourable: but their time is past.
即使在当前，肯定也有不少这样的德行导师，不过不总是这样直白：可是他们不时兴了。
Had the discussion taken place before a vote to reject the trade ban, this would at least have counted as an honourable victory.
要是投票否决买卖禁令之前能够有一场讨论，那么这至少本可以算作一次光荣的胜利。
I have told myself that I very nearly gained the love of a truly kind and honourable man and had known seven years of happiness.
我曾告诉我自己我曾获得过如此善良而又如此体面男人的爱，我也获得了七年的幸福。
I have told myself that I very nearly gained the love of a truly kind and honourable man and had known seven years of happiness.
我曾告诉我自己我曾获得过如此善良而又如此体面男人的爱，我也获得了七年的幸福。
应用推荐