on the surface

基本解释

On the surface it was an idyllic life.
表面上这是一种悠闲的的生活。
As I said, we need to have two parameters on the surface and express everything in terms of these.
正如我所说，需要用两个参数来建立曲面上的积分,并以此为基础表示出平面上的所有量。
Since then, all has been quiet—at least on the surface.
从那以后，它一直很平静，至少表面上很平静。

Real La Nina events have been linked with cooler than normal temperatures on the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean.
There are proteins, for example, on the surface of some cells that bind insulin and respond to the presence of insulin.
比如说蛋白,有些细胞表面上的蛋白,捕获胰岛素并且对胰岛素进行应答
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When God began this process of creating the heaven and the earth, And the earth was unformed and void, And his wind was on the surface of the deep and so on, He said, "Let there be light and there was light."
当上帝开始开创天地的过程，大地一片混沌，虚空无形，他的呼吸掠过这混沌的表面，他说，“要有光，于是便有了光“
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On the surface side, Joy has nearly twice the sales of its nearest competitor, Bucyrus International.
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