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It will take a couple of years to harness that river.
   治理那條河流要花兩三年時間。

He is a has-been now.
   如今他是個過時人物。

It was a real hassle to apply for the insurance money.
   申請保險金實在是一件麻煩事。

We had a hasty meal and then left.
   我們匆匆吃完飯然後就離開了。

His hasty decision was a mistake.
   他的倉促決定是個錯誤。

She was wearing a white hat.
   她戴著一頂白帽子。

They hatched up a plot to overthrow the government.
   他們策劃推翻政府。

You will need a hatchet to do the job.
   做這件事你得需要一把斧子。

That hatchet man released rumors of a sex scandal to the press.
   那個撰文者把桃色醜聞洩露給新聞界。

Ironing shirts is a hateful job.
   燙襯衣是件討厭的事。

Hatemongering is the predominant idea in the book by a racist.
   在種族主義者寫的書中,煽動仇恨是主要的觀點。

He was hauled before the court on a charge of drunken driving.
   他被指控酒後開車而被送上法庭受審。

haul at a rope
   拉繩子

It's a haul of ten miles.
   那是十英里路程的拖運。

We brought home a big haul of fish.
   我們捕了一大網魚運回家來。

The building was said to be haunted by the ghost of a leper woman.
   據說這幢大樓常有一個痲瘋病女人的鬼魂出沒。

As a girl, she used to haunt the local theater.
   小時候,她常去當地那家劇院看戲。

This is a haunted house.
   這是棟鬧鬼的屋子。

She had a haunted look, as if she were constantly anxious or afraid.
   她顯得憂愁不堪,彷彿一直在擔心害怕似的。

We had a wonderful time on the beach.
   我們在海灘上玩得好極了。