The owner is making huge profits at the expense of downtrodden peasants.

The dealers profited shamefully at the expense of my family.

这些经销商通过损害我家人的利益不光彩地赚钱。

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They are worth having but not at the expense of better services.

它们值得拥有，但是不能因此放弃更好的服务。

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The orchestra has more discipline now, but at the expense of spirit.

那个管弦乐团现在更有纪律性了，却丧失了灵魂。

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We got up at the first streak of daylight.

我们一天亮就起床了.

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At the first call of the music, she became irresponsible.

只要一听到音乐开始召唤, 她就不管三七二十一了.

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The surprising attack was on at the first light.

天一亮,就发起了突然袭击.

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The men had relinquished their position at the first serious counterattack.

士兵们经不起敌人稍微用点力气一反扑,又把阵地丢了.

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He climbed down at the first sign of opposition.

他一见到反对的迹象,就缩了回去.

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I roused at the first sound of his voice.

他一出声,我就醒了.

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She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.

天一亮,她就忙碌起来.

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You can pre-empt pain by taking a painkiller at the first warning sign.

刚出现征兆时，就服用止痛片来预防疼痛。

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Then, at the first sniff of danger, he was back at his post.

然后，他一嗅到危险的气息，便马上回到自己的岗位。

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Strangers at the first meeting become familiar at the next.

一遭生,两遭熟.

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He always retreated emotionally at the first whiff of conflict.

只要有一点冲突的迹象,他在感情上就退缩.

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He gets on his soap-box at the first opportunity.

他一有机会就长篇大论讲个没完.

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She pounced at the first opportunity to ask the way.

她一有机会就向人问路.

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I shall at the first opportunity.

早就说了.

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I do not believe in the myth of love at the first sight.

我不相信一见锺情的说法.

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Although I don't believe in at the first sight , I did fall in with him atsight.

虽然我不相信一见钟情, 但是,没想到我对他却是一见钟情.

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I noticed at the first sight that he is a man of intelligence and sentiment.

才见面我就注意到了,他身上有种神经质.

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