1·The fire left Kuwait's oil industry in a sorry state.
大火使科威特的石油工业陷入糟糕的境地。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The war began with overnight air raids on Baghdad and Kuwait.
这场战争以对巴格达和科威特的连夜空袭开始。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·But by then the administration wasn't paying attention, for top officials were fixated on Kuwait.
但在那之前,当局并没有特别注意,因为高层官员们都一心扑在科威特上。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·Students in some countries, such as Columbia and Kuwait, had an overly optimistic view of their skills.
哥伦比亚和科威特等国的学生对自己的技能评价过于乐观。
5·Yet while liberals have cheered the result as a mark of social progress, it does not necessarily augur plain sailing for the al-Sabah family that has ruled Kuwait since the 18th century.
然而,虽然自由派为这个结果欢呼并以此作为社会进步的标志,但是它不一定预示萨巴赫家族18世纪以来对科威特统治就这么简单。