back sb
幫助；支持:
Her parents backed her in her choice of career.
她父母支持她的職業(yè)選擇。
guard against sth
防止,防范,提防(某事):
We should guard against accidents / disease.
我們應(yīng)該防止事故；預(yù)防疾病。
determined (to do sth)
決心；決定；決意:
I'm determined to succeed.
我決心要獲得成功。
covet sth
渴望；貪求(尤指別人的東西)；覬覦:
He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician.
他一直渴望有機(jī)會(huì)與著名音樂(lè)家一起工作。
beat / force / starve sb into submission
打得/強(qiáng)迫/餓得某人屈服
We must beat our enemies into submission.
我們必須打的敵人舉手投降。
have no choice but to do
別無(wú)選擇只能做
He had no choice but to leave (= this was the only thing he could do).
除了離去,他別無(wú)選擇。
out of business
停業(yè)；歇業(yè):
The new regulations will put many small businesses out of business.
新法規(guī)將使很多小企業(yè)關(guān)閉。
infringe (on / upon)
侵犯,侵害(合法權(quán)益):
She refused to answer questions that infringed on her private affairs.
她拒絕回答侵犯她隱私的問(wèn)題。