All those figures were worked out by rule of thumb.

He can predict a typhoon by rule of thumb.

他能凭经验预测出台风.

" Do you talk by rule then, while you are dancing? "

“ 那么说, 你跳起舞来照例总得要谈上几句 吗 ? ”

Science will conquer all mysteries by rule and line.

科学家会准确地揭开所有的神秘.

He worked out how much wood he'd need by rule of thumb.

他靠经验计算出他需要多少木料.

I just do it by rule of thumb.

我凭经验做的.

He has lived all his life by rule.

他已经按照准则生活了整整一生.

He often works by rule of thumb.

他通常凭经验办事.

He does everything by rule.

他事事循规蹈矩.

You must measure the length by rule and line.

你必须准确地计量长度.

He works always by rule and line, never by chance or guess.

他一向办事精细, 从不靠运气或凭猜测.

The equipment is delivered to here by sea ( air railway, road ).

这台设备是通过海运 ( 空运、铁路 、 公路 ) 发货到此的.

Please dispatch the TV sets we ordered by sea.

请海运我们订购的电视机.

I'm afraid the cardboard boxes are not strong enough for transport by sea.

我担心这种纸箱,用于远洋运输,不够结实.

Toward morning Revere saw two lights in the tower. The British must be coming by sea!

黎明前,里威尔看到了塔里的两个灯光, 英国人从海上来了!

Some people cannot bear travelling by sea.

有的人坐船受不了.

He sent his heavy boxes by sea.

他将那沉重的箱子海运.

The storm has interrupted all travel by sea.

风暴中断了所有的海上旅行.

Much of the world is covered by sea.

地球的很大一部分都被大海覆盖着.

The goods have been smuggled out by sea.

货物已从海上走私运出去了.

Meantime help can reach the Philippines only by sea.

此刻,救助只能由海上来菲律宾.