In chess, cool nerves are of the essence.

He said the situation was dire and that time was of the essence.

他说,形势危急,需要当机立断.

Speed is of the essence.

速度是极其重要的.

Curriculum is of the essence in schooling, which and show the aim and value the education.

课程在学校教育中处于核心地位, 教育的目标、价值主要通过课程实施来实现.

Total analysis of the essence used in tobacco and statistical analysis of the active ingredient.

烟用香精香料的全组分分析及有效成分的统计分析.

Gold seagull hotel restaurant renowned Chinese and Western food and Western characteristics of the essence.

金海鸥酒店的中西餐厅荟萃中西特色饮食之精华.

We were sorry when Jacob quit the firm. He was a salesman of the first water.

雅各布辞去公司的职务时,我们感到很遗憾. 他本是一位优秀的推销员.

He is a musician of the first water.

他是一位一流的音乐家.

All the products made by the factory are of the first water.

这家工厂生产的产品都是一流的.

He's a snob of the first water.

他是个头号势利小人.

That's a diamond of the first water.

那是一粒头等光泽的钻石.

Diana is nothing but a fool of the first water.

黛安娜只不过是个大傻瓜而已.

Only a foolish optimist can deny the dark realities of the moment.

只有愚蠢的乐观主义者才会否认当今的凄惨现实.

I just took the bus on the spur of the moment.

我是一时兴起才跳上公共汽车的.

He bought the car on the spur of the moment.

他临时起意买了一辆车.

She went to London on the spur of the moment.

她一时兴起就到伦敦去了.

That were remarks made in the heat of the moment.

那是一时激动之下所说的话.

He's the man of the moment, isn't he?

他现在很红，不是吗？

He must have cooked up his scheme on the spur of the moment.

他肯定是一时冲动策划了这个阴谋。

Just a spur of the moment.

只是一时兴起.

Kerouac characters live as simply as possible , and on the spur of the moment.

凯鲁亚克笔下的人物生活简单, 行动随便.