The celebration dates back to Celtic rituals where people tried to scare away spirits.

Your random firing will scare away the prey.

你胡乱打枪,会吓跑猎物的.

Peter was able to scare away the bear with a sudden movement.

彼得突然动了一下,才吓走了那只熊.

The railway company feared it would scare away passengers.

地下铁公司担心这会吓跑乘客.

They will scare away small birds.

它们会把小鸟吓跑.

People keep a dog to scare away thieves.

人们养狗来吓走小偷.

This type of heater uses a lot of electricity.

这种加热器耗电量很大。

Measure your garage: how high is the door?

量一量你的车库：门有多高？

The paper's circulation has slumped to 90 000.

此报纸的发行量骤减至9万份。

Both boxers weighed in at several pounds below the limit.

两个拳击手赛前量的体重都比规定限度少几磅。

New roads are being built to cope with the increased volume of traffic.

正在修建新的道路以应付增加了的交通量。

This year the newspaper has outsold its main rival.

今年该报的发行量已超过了它的主要对手。

What is the average annual snowfall for this state?

这个国家的年平均降雪量是多少？

I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.

已有的信息量大得令我不知所措。

The company's exports have been increasing steadily.

公司的出口量一直稳步增长。

The man was finally cornered by police in a garage.

那名男子最终被警方逼到了车库里。

On the last lap three runners were disputing the lead.

在最后一圈，三名赛跑者在争夺领先地位。

The team is built around a core group of players.

这个队是以几名骨干队员为核心构建的。

The player was signing autographs for a group of fans.

这名队员正在为一群球迷签名。

She never realized her ambition of becoming a professional singer.

她从未能实现成为一名职业歌手的志向。

With this end in view they employed 50 new staff.

为了达到这个目标他们雇用了50名新职员。