What purpose would be served in laying out the legal sophistry that said the repeated water-boarding of detainees was not cruel, inhuman or degrading?

The runners-up in the marathon were only seconds behind the winner.

马拉松比赛的亚军仅比冠军落后了几秒钟。

Despite finishing as runner-up, the team played exceptionally well.

尽管只获得了亚军，但球队的表现非常出色。

Last year, she was the runner-up in the national singing competition.

去年，她在全国歌唱比赛中获得了亚军。

Bearberry is a trailing evergreen plant of the heath family with astringent foliage and red berries.

熊果是杜鹃花科的一种匍匐常绿植物，叶子有收敛性，果实为红色。

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, commonly known as bearberry, is a low-growing shrub found in northern latitudes.

熊果（学名Arctostaphylos uva-ursi）是一种生长在北纬地区的低矮灌木。

The bearberry bush produces small, pinkish-white flowers and red berries that are popular with wildlife.

熊果灌木开出小而粉白色的花，结出红色的果实，深受野生动物的喜爱。

Arbutin, which can be extracted from the bearberry bush, prevents the formation of melanin and so is used in skin-lightening products.

熊果灌木中提取的熊果苷能阻止黑色素的形成，因此被用于美白产品。

The leathery leaves of the bearberries formed a dense mat beneath the trees.

熊果的革质叶片在树下形成了一层厚厚的垫子。

Bearberries grow in northern latitudes all over the world.

熊果生长在全世界的北纬地区。

Bearberries are so-called because bears love to eat their berries.

熊果之所以得名，是因为熊喜欢吃它们的果实。

She has always been a very obedient daughter, never disobeying her parents.

她一直是一个非常听话的女儿，从不违背父母的意愿。

The dog is very obedient, always following its owner's commands.

这只狗非常听话，总是按照主人的指示行动。

He is a very obedient child, always obeying his parents' instructions.

他是一个非常听话的孩子，总是听从父母的教导。

Study of using spent mushroom substrate of Pleurotus eryngii for culturing Volvaria volvacea has shown promising results.

利用杏鲍菇菌渣培养Volvaria volvacea的研究已取得显著成果。

Volvaria speciosa Fr. is considered rare, but it has a wide distribution in Europe and the United States.

Volvaria speciosa Fr.被认为比较稀有，但在欧洲和美国却分布广泛。

Volvaria bombycina is a species of Volvaria that is parasitic on various trees.

Volvaria bombycina是Volvaria属中的一种，寄生在各种树上。

The recorded edible species are found in Volvaria, Clitopilus, and Pluteus.

已记录的食用菌种包括Volvaria、Clitopilus和Pluteus中的种类。

Volvaria is a genus of agarics having pink spores and a distinct volva.

Volvaria是一种具有粉红色孢子和明显菌托的伞菌属。

Researchers observed a significant increase in volutin production in Aerobacter aerogenes due to nutrient imbalance.

研究人员观察到，由于营养失衡，气单胞菌属中的产气气单胞菌异染质产量显著增加。

Volutin is a granular substance that stains easily with a basic dye and is often rich in phosphorus.

异染质是一种颗粒状物质，容易用碱性染料着色，且通常富含磷。