Why should the brain be enclosed in a box composed of such numerous and such extraordinarily shaped pieces of bone apparently representing vertebrae? 查尔斯·达尔文.物种起源.
It was an allegory, representing Mr. Davis in the act of signing a secession act or some such document. 马克·吐温.傻子出国记.
Hence, the transmitted message was received on the tape in visible dots and dashes representing characters of the Morse alphabet. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
Some were refugee cities representing smashed communities, and in these the aboriginal substratum would be missing. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
In Figs. 265 and 266 are shown illustrations from the Sixteenth Century, Fig. 265 representing a muzzle loader, and Fig. 266 a breech-loader. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
He was busily chopping away at the furze, a long row of faggots which stretched downward from his position representing the labour of the day. 托马斯·哈代.还乡.
Once, I had been taken to see some ghastly waxwork at the Fair, representing I know not what impossible personage lying in state. 查尔斯·狄更斯.远大前程.
Another one, which was stated to have been the first successful attempt, was a view taken from nature, representing a court-yard. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔.伟大的事实.
The name of Mr Tite Barnacle has been mentioned to me as representing some highly influential interest among his creditors. 查尔斯·狄更斯.小杜丽.
The walls were faced with bas-reliefs representing scenes in his life done in massive silver. 马克·吐温.傻子出国记.
I will endeavour to explain my conceptions of this matter by figures, representing a plan and an elevation of a spout or whirlwind. 本杰明·富兰克林.富兰克林自传.
There was a frontispiece to the volume, representing Abraham sacrificing Isaac. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷.名利场.
Such machines were confessedly inefficient, although representing the farthest reach of a young art. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
It is a way of representing words by pictures, not of the things the words represent, but by the pictures of other things having a similar sound. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
Then there are the factories where these incandescent lamps are made, about forty in number, representing a total investment that may be approximated at $25,000,000. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
When they have been completely assembled, there will be a hollow space in the interior, representing the shape of the house. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
It was a daguerreotype, clear and soft as an engraving, representing Eva and her father sitting hand in hand. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托.汤姆叔叔的小屋.
Much more of similar nature to the above could be quoted from other articles published elsewhere, but the foregoing will serve as instances generally representing all. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
He accomplished this by taking my order for examination to the examining officer and representing himself as John Carter. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.火星公主.
A concrete example is presented in the illustration below, which shows a piece of tape with perforations representing the word same. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
One of his experiments was an attempt at a circulation of labour notes representing one hour, five hours, or twenty hours of work. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
But to people representing an important firm or a country which is not friendly but must be influenced--to such people they give much. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.
It was taken from a print 2? feet in length, representing the ruins of an abbey. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔.伟大的事实.
This pulley was connected by a cord to a little paper toy representing a man sawing wood. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
He saluted Rowena by doffing his velvet bonnet, garnished with a golden broach, representing St Michael trampling down the Prince of Evil. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.