This was a very primitive device, requiring several minutes for the engine to make one stroke, but it was the beginning of the practical use of steam as a motive power. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
So shall you give me protection without sacrifice on your part, or the pretext of requiring any requital from me. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
The improved instrument produces untempered tones without requiring extraordinary variations from the usual arrangement of the keys. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
By this means the instrument suits all eyes, without requiring adjustment, and the field of view is increased. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔.伟大的事实.
Hoofs hard, but requiring to be shod with iron. 查尔斯·狄更斯.艰难时事.
And you may further imagine that his instructor is pointing to the objects as they pass and requiring him to name them,--will he not be perplexed? 柏拉图.理想国.
The pace of the sentries, Xodar said, was very slow, requiring nearly ten minutes to make a single round. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.火星战神.
In the overcoming of difficulties he has the same intellectual pleasure as the chess-master when confronted with a problem requiring all the efforts of his skill and experience to solve. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
She will never submit to any thing requiring industry and patience, and a subjection of the fancy to the understanding. 简·奥斯汀.爱玛.
Eight chambers had been left, requiring a ton of powder each to charge them. 尤利西斯·格兰特.U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
A tea-spoonful to a table-spoonful of the powder is dissolved in 1 pint of water, requiring from 1/2 to 1 hour to make the solution. 威廉K.戴维.智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
In requiring frequent and regular repayments from all their customers, the banking companies of Scotland had probably this advantage in view. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
He therefore planned a system by which the ten thousand bearings in the plant are oiled automatically; requiring the services of only two men for the entire work. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
This lamp must possess the quality of requiring only a small investment in the copper conductors reaching it. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
Prior to the invention of the _spinning-jenny_, the loose fibre was spun into yarns and thread by hand on the old-fashioned spinning wheel, each thread requiring the attention of one person. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
Carpets thus treated regain their original colors in all their freshness, the entire operation of washing and drying a large carpet requiring but two hours, and the carpet need not be taken up. 威廉K.戴维.智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
This had always been hard labor, taking a great deal of time and requiring three or four men to every reaper. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
The process, however, was slow, requiring some hours. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
Miss Bingley, however, was incapable of disappointing Mr. Darcy in anything, and persevered therefore in requiring an explanation of his two motives. 简·奥斯汀.傲慢与偏见.
Lady Catherine is far from requiring that elegance of dress in us which becomes herself and her daughter. 简·奥斯汀.傲慢与偏见.
A procedure, it may be stated, requiring years of time and thousands of dollars, during which other infringers have generally entered the field, and all have grown fat. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
Well, it is what I call no water, she said, blushing, and lifting her long-lashed eyelids as if to lift them were a work requiring consideration. 托马斯·哈代.还乡.
The nurse could fix no time for her appearance, caution requiring that she should wait and be guided by circumstances. 威尔基·柯林斯.白衣女人.
They are perhaps more common than pity; as requiring less effort of thought and imagination. 戴维·休谟.人性论.
It was an inconvenient and exacting institution, as requiring everything in the universe to be filed down and fitted to it. 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
Message in return, requiring name of such Hand. 查尔斯·狄更斯.艰难时事.
The body department occupies the greatest amount of space, requiring, with the upholstering department, most of the three upper floors. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
My right to place myself in a situation requiring such concealment, is another question. 简·奥斯汀.爱玛.
Mrs Lammle made leading remarks to Fledgeby, only requiring monosyllabic replies. 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
Being now ready for manufacturing, but requiring more facilities, Edison increased his real-estate holdings by purchasing a large tract of land lying contiguous to what he already owned. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.