Brooks was abreast of the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind.

布鲁克斯赶上领先的赛跑运动员好, 可是后来落后。

The inflation of the airbed took several minutes.

给空气床垫充气花时间。

After a few minutes' recollection she produced the answer.

经过的回想，她给出答案。

She made the rendezvous with only minutes to spare.

她还差时才来赴约。

She is quite pretty, but unhealthy-looking.

她颇有姿色，但看起来并不健康。

After she hit her head she was unconscious for several minutes.

她把头碰一下后昏迷。

The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.

猛烈的炮火内毁座城市的大部地区。

Walking in the snow barefoot for a few minutes made my toes feel dead.

光着脚在雪地里走,我的脚趾头都冻僵。

The clapping was sustained for several minutes.

掌声持续。

Heat dissolved the candle into a pool of wax in a few minutes.

不到热就把蜡烛融化成一摊蜡。

The house was ablaze in a few minutes.

房子就烧起来。

Let's call in on the old granny for some minutes.

我们花去看看老奶奶吧。

He lectured me heatedly for a few minutes.

他非常激烈地训我。

She allowed herself only a few moments’ indulgence in self-pity.

她只许自己自哀自怜。

A few minutes later,the head-warder assembled the guards and warders in his office.

后,看守长把警卫和看守叫到他的办公室。

He is full of imagination and can knock off a limerick in a few minutes.

他富于想象方，只就能写出一首五行打油诗。

It is more or less certain.

有确定。

He was at least part right.

他至少有道理。

I'll finish off this dress in a few minutes; I'm just giving it the last finishing touches.

"件衣服就可做好,我已经在收尾。"

Minutes after Mr.Rebete ticketed the urinator he caught in the alley, another suspect headed the same way.

雷贝特先生给他在小巷里逮到的随地小者开出罚单后，另一个嫌疑人如法炮制。