casual vacancy
英 [ˈkæʒuəl ˈveɪkənsi]
美 [ˈkæʒuəl ˈveɪkənsi]
临时空缺，（复）由于种种原因的（职位）空缺
双语例句
- And in there I came across the phrase 'a casual vacancy.' meaning, when a seat falls vacant through death or scandal.
在那里，我看到了词组“临时空缺”，意为在死亡或丑闻时，职位空缺。 - The novel was published in April by Sphere in the UK-the same imprint as her first fiction novel after Harry Potter, The Casual Vacancy.
这部小说于4月由英国Sphere出版社出版，正是罗琳《哈利波特》系列小说之后的第一部科幻小说《偶发空缺》的出版商。 - The Casual Vacancy was Rowling's first book geared towards adults, and was met with mixed reviews. The novel was released on Sept. 27.
《偶发空缺》是罗琳的首部面向成人读者的作品，评价褒贬不一。该书已经于9月27日发行。 - I'm thrilled that the BBC has commissioned 'The Casual Vacancy,' Rowling says in the statement.
罗琳在声明中说：我很兴奋BBC台将拍摄《偶发空缺》。 - But it creates a slight anti-climax in the case of The Casual Vacancy, a novel concerning a parish council election in a small West Country town.
但是，至于《临时空缺》，它产生了一个小低潮，一本关于英国小镇上议会选举的小说。 - The original title of The Casual Vacancy was Responsible: Rowling tells The New Yorker that this is a book about responsibility& both in a minor and a macro sense.
《临时空缺》原标题是《责任》：罗琳告诉《纽约客》不论是在微观还是宏观层面这都是一本关于责任的书。 - The Casual Vacancy has all the satisfactions and frustrations of this kind of novel. It immerses the reader in a richly peopled, densely imagined world.
《临时空缺》被寄予了此类小说所有的满意与失望，它使读者沉浸在人口密集、想象深入的世界。 - I am required to sign more legal documents than would typically be involved in buying a house before I am allowed to read The Casual Vacancy, under tight security in the London offices of Little, Brown.
在我被允许阅读《临时空缺》之前，我需要在布朗伦敦办事处的严密安全监控下签署比买房子牵涉得还要多的法律文件。 - Generally, though, The Casual Vacancy is a solid, traditional and determinedly unadventurous English novel.
但基本上，《临时空缺》是实在的、传统的、决不冒险的英文小说。