A painting before which people had once swooned. A painting both beautiful and repulsive.

它曾一度让人痴迷，它美丽与丑恶与一身。

It's the annual event of coral spawning, when the colonies reproduced.

是一年一度珊瑚产卵的时候，时候寄生在珊瑚里的生物也开始繁殖。

In recent years—having once eschewed such missions—China has become a frequent contributor of blue-helmet troops.

曾一度不介入维和行动的中国，近年来已成为蓝盔部队的一份子，频繁参与联国维和行动。

At one point, they were scorching the equivalent of a football field every three seconds.

些火灾一度每三秒就烧毁像足球场那么大的土地。

That had been an issue at one point.

曾一度是个问题。

The issue has previously strained bilateral relations.

该问题之前曾一度让双边关系紧。

Kings and queens were once its rulers.

国王和女王一度统治着它。

It's an annual event in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

是英国伯明翰一年一度的活动。

Colin forgot that he had ever had backache.

柯忘了自己曾一度背疼。

Physics and biology once followed similar practices and advanced only when they discarded them.

物理学和生物学一度模仿类似的做法并且只有当它们抛弃些做法后才得到发展。

The annual Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit was marred by tensions between America and China.

一年一度的亚太经济作组织峰会被中美之间的紧关系所破坏。

It's basically the word for lemonade once upon a time.

它曾经一度被用来表示柠檬汁。

The finding was presented at the Biophysical Society's annual meeting in Baltimore.

一发现已经在巴尔的摩一年一度的生物物理学会议上发表。

Stockings, at one point, were regular old socks.

长袜一度是普通的旧袜子。

The company polled some 3,000 Chinese customers on their attitudes toward the annual shopping gala.

该公司对大约 3000 名中国顾客进行了调查，了解他们对一年一度的购物盛会的态度。

After the war there was a bulge in the birth rate.

战后出生率一度激增。

Growing up, I was obsessed with fashion.

成长过程中我曾一度沉迷时尚。

One degree of latitude on the earth's surface equals almost 70 miles.

地表上的纬度一度相当将近七十英里。

They have high levels of unemployment, crime, and poverty and are in a crisis.

些地区的失业率、犯罪率、贫穷率都很高，且都一度陷入危机。

Parades, parties and a lot of blarney accompany the annual celebration of the patron saint of Ireland.

游行，聚会以及大量的酒后乱语伴随着个每年一度的庆祝活动，圣帕特里克节是为了纪念爱尔兰守护神圣帕特里克。