講解:
let sb down
不能幫助,不能支持(某人);使失望:
I'm afraid she let us down badly.
很遺憾,她讓我們大失所望。
catch the attention of sb
注意;專心;留心;注意力:
An article in the newspaper caught my attention.
報上一篇文章引起了我的注意。
emerge (as sth)
露頭;顯現;顯露:
He emerged as a key figure in the campaign
他已初露頭角,成為這次運動的主要人物。
avoid sb/sth
回避;避開;躲避:
He's been avoiding me all week.
整整一個星期他一直在回避我。
go unchecked
不加約束的;不受限制的;放任的:
The rise in violent crime must not go unchecked.
暴力犯罪的增長必須加以制止。
era of sth
時代;年代;紀元:
When she left the firm, it was the end of an era (= things were different after that).
她離開公司后,一個時代結束了(后來的情況就大不一樣了)。
Virtually+句子
幾乎;差不多;事實上;實際上:
Virtually all students will be exempt from the tax.
差不多所有的學生都會獲得豁免此稅項。
remorse (for sth / for doing sth)
懊悔;非常遺憾;自責:
He was filled with remorse for not believing her.
他因為沒有相信她而懊悔不已。