The lack of one basketful of earth spoils the entire effort to build a nine - ren mountain.

为山九 仞,功亏一篑.

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After the storm she gathered a basketful of windfalls in the apple orchard.

风暴过后,她从苹果园地上拣了满满一篮子苹果.

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I saw him carrying a basketful of vegetables on his way home.

我看到他回家的路上带着一篮子蔬菜.

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These statements are worth taking with a basketful of salt.

这些话的可信程度是大打折扣的.

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The basketful eggs were crushed to pieces by the car.

一篮子鸡蛋全被汽车压碎.

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BlueBear picked a big basketful and took them into his little cottage.

蓝熊采了一大篮子,把它们带回了他的小木屋.

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When we gather it grain by grain, we soon have a basketful.

我们一粒一粒地把它们收集起来, 很快就会集满一筐.

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We bought a basketful of peaches.

我们买了满满一篮子桃子.

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There was a basketful of ironing to do.

还有一满筐衣服要熨烫.

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I have a basketful of surprises for you.

我有许多让你吃惊的消息.

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He gave me a basketful of beaches.

他给了我满满一篮子桃子.

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