No point it gathering dust here.

没有必要只放在这儿落灰。

Well, the specimens aren't just sitting here gathering dust.

标本不只是放在这里堆积灰尘。

My medals are gathering dust somewhere.

我的奖牌在某个地方闲置着落灰。

I found my bike, just gathering dust!

我找到了我的自行车，只是闲置着没有用！

When my father sold his house, we discovered an old car in the garage that was gathering dust.

当我父亲卖掉他的房子时，我们发现车库里有一辆旧车正闲置着。

It formed in the rocky zone of the Solar System, gathering up dust with barely any water content.

它形成于太阳系的岩石区，聚集了几乎不含水分的灰尘。

You're listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and we're talking about the expression " gathering dust" .

您正在收听的是BBC《地道英语》节目，我们正在谈论的是短语" gathering dust" 。

And they accumulate in an evidence locker, gathering dust?

再把它们堆在证物室积灰吗？

They're gathering dust along with the rest of her potential.

它们和她的其他潜力一样 沾满了灰尘。

But when the fashion changes, these clothes languish in the back of cupboards gathering dust, or just get thrown away.

但当时尚改变时， 这些衣服会在橱柜后面积灰，或者干脆被扔掉。

He had several strokes, and the Electronium sat in the gas shed out back, gathering dust, waiting to be found.

他中风了好几次，Electronium 就放在后面的煤气棚里，积满了灰尘，等待着被发现。

What about you? Your gym bag is gathering dust and you still have brand new running shoes that are yet to be jogged in.

你自己呢？你的健身包堆满了灰尘，你还有全新的跑鞋从来没跑过。

" It was only gathering dust. I sanded it down and repainted it and applied another layer of lacquer, that's all. It's no big bloody deal, " he grumbles, irritated.

“那玩意儿放在那儿积灰，我重新打磨上漆了，只是上了一层新油漆。真没什么特别的。”他烦躁地嘀咕着。

But a pang of compunction shot through him as he remembered the manuscript of " The Lifted Lamp" gathering dust on his table for half a year.

但他想起《举灯》的手稿在他的桌子上积了半年的灰尘，他感到一阵内疚。