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The consecutive swings were becoming smaller and smaller as the candelabrum was slowly coming to rest.是什么意思？

The consecutive swings were becoming smaller and smaller as the candelabrum was slowly coming to rest.

隨著燭架慢慢地將要停下來,連續的擺動越來越小了.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指說話人與聽者已知的人（物），用于獨一無二的事物前，與形容詞最高級和序數詞連用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他對該國的確知之甚多。

consecutive

adj. 連續的，連貫的，[語]表示結果的；

例句
The Cup was won for the third consecutive year by the Toronto Maple Leafs...
多倫多楓葉隊連續第三年捧杯。

swings

n. 擺動( swing的名詞復數 )，秋千，顯著的變化；v. （使）搖擺( swing的第三人稱單數 )，（使）搖蕩，（使）旋轉，（使）突然轉向；

例句
...a place full of swings and amusements.
裝有秋千并設有許多娛樂活動的地方

were

be的過去時復數和第二人稱單數形式，有時代替 was,用于條件從句、動詞 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店鋪、房子和車輛全都陷于火海。

becoming

adj. <正>（衣服等）相配的，合身的，合適的，與…相稱的；n. <哲>（變化過程的）形成，發生；v. 變為，成為( become的現在分詞 )，適合，使（人）顯得漂亮，使好看；

例句
He had discovered politics and was rapidly becoming absorbed by it...
他接觸到了政治并且迅速地對它著了迷。

smaller

adj. 更小的，小的( small的比較級 )，小氣的，（服裝、食品、家用設施等）小號的，小規模的；

例句
More than 750 commercial airliners were involved in fatal accidents last year. Added to that were the 1,550 smaller aircraft.
去年750多家商業航空公司遭遇過人員死亡的事故。另外還有1,550架小型飛機也出過同樣的事故。

and

conj. 和，與，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多錢購買昂貴的首飾和衣服。

as

adv. 同樣地，一樣地，例如；prep. 作為，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我記得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

candelabrum

n. 燭臺，燭架；

例句
The consecutive swings were becoming smaller and smaller as the candelabrum was slowly coming to rest.
隨著燭架慢慢地將要停下來,連續的擺動越來越小了.

was

v. 用來表示某人或某物即主語本身，用來表示某人或某物屬于某一群體或有某種性質（ be的過去式），在，存在，不受干擾；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲傷。

slowly

adv. 緩慢地，慢吞吞地，慢騰騰地，慢條斯理地，不慌不忙地，裊裊，遲鈍，癡癡呆呆地，逐步；

例句
The hallowed portals of academe were slowly and grudgingly opening to women.
大學神圣的大門緩慢又勉強地向女性敞開。

coming

adj. 即將到來的，下一個的，將要遭到報應，自食惡果；n. （尤指新事物的）到來，到達；v. 來( come的現在分詞)，到達，達到（認識、理解或相信的程度），出生；

例句
...people who'd been coming here year after year.
年復一年到這里來的人們

to

prep. 向，朝著，到，關于，屬于；adv. 朝一個方向的，到某種狀態，關閉；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建議你把它留給專家來解決。

rest

n. 休息，剩余部分，支持物，寧靜，安寧；vt.& vi. （使）休息，（使）倚靠[支撐]；vi. 休息，靜止，停止，安心；vt. 使休息，使輕松，使長眠，使依賴；

例句
A good crowd will be a definite advantage to me and the rest of the team.
大批觀眾無疑將成為我和其他隊員的一大優勢。

...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飛機減速的螺旋形氣流渦旋

You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我隨后就來。

He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him chastens him early.
24不忍用杖打兒子的,是恨惡他;疼愛兒子的, 趁早管教.

For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
詳情請致電414 3925,轉分機2253。

He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那兒，聽我陳述解雇他的理由。

Baroness Thatcher's claims seem credible to many.
撒切爾女男爵的主張在很多人看來是可信的。

Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
一份耕耘，一份收獲。

This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
該法令迫使工會推遲罷工。

The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
追索權當有支付義務的第一方不能支付時，可以向商業票據的背書人要求支付的權力。

Seeds enveloped by red succulent aril.
種子有紅色肉質假種皮.

She was becomingly dressed.
她穿著得體.

Think of the colossal nerve of the man - the Machiavellian subtlety of his brain.
請想一想這個家伙的異乎尋常的膽量――具有權術家的多端詭計的頭腦.

Far from being unctuous, Pat was always loath to appear acquiescent.
由于并不愿意假意奉承，所以帕特總是不愿意表現出勉強順從的姿態。

...the farm manager who looks after the day-to-day organization...
負責日常管理工作的農場經理

I feel more compassion and less anger than I used to.
我覺得自己比過去多了些同情，少了些怒氣。

He was just another faceless bureaucrat.
他只不過是一個典型呆板的官員。

There are plains of hard sands and plateaus with dried - up watercourses, the there are mountain ranges.
這里有平坦的戈壁灘,有水道干涸了的高原, 還有連綿不斷的山嶺.

That wouldn't rescind the bonuses , just require AIG to account them differently.
這一條款不會禁止分紅, 只是要求AIG對此做合理的解釋.