A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.

The recession and hospital bills drove them into bankruptcy.

经济衰退和医疗账单逼得他们破产了。

They have nukes, and if they're sufficiently pushed, they'll use them.

他们拥有核武器，如果逼得太紧，他们就有可能会使用。

He somehow managed to winkle Picard out of his room.

他不知用的什么法子将皮卡德逼出了房间。

He appears to have backed himself into a tight corner.

他似乎已把自己逼入了困境。

So there we were with Amy and she was driving us crazy.

就这样，我们和埃米到了一起，而她快把我们逼疯了。

The air was thin and crisp, filled with hazy sunshine and frost.

空气稀薄清新，其间日光蒙眬，寒气逼人。

McLaren are close to sealing a deal with Renault.

麦克拉伦即将与雷诺达成一笔交易。

She whoops with delight at a promise of money.

她因为有可能获得一笔钱而高兴得大叫。

He has had his fingers burnt by deals that turned out badly.

几笔糟糕的生意让他吃了苦头。

She sat at the table with pen and paper.

她拿着纸笔坐在桌旁。

The money is used by local authorities to pay for public services.

那笔资金被地方当局用来支付公共事业的开支。

All that money brought nothing but sadness and misery and tragedy.

那笔钱带来的只有伤心、痛苦和悲剧。

The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum.

客人每位付了250英镑，可不是一笔小数目。

You owe a certain person a sum of money.

你欠某人一笔钱。

His mother's small estate had passed to him after her death.

他母亲死后留给他一小笔遗产。

She's coining it in with a $10 million contract with Revlon.

她靠与露华浓签订的一笔1,000万美元的合同发了大财。

Those figures might not even cover the cost of breakages.

那笔钱甚至都不够赔偿破损费。

They are set to make a big fat profit.

他们下定决心要大赚一笔。

The company intends to squeeze further savings from its suppliers.

公司试图从供货商那里再省下一笔费用。

She won a grant to develop her own business.

她赢得了一笔拨款，用以扩展自己的企业。