1.in power 執政的;掌權的
例句:The party has been in power since independence in 1964.
該黨自1964年獨立以來一直執政。
2.ratchet up 逐漸升高
例句:He fears inflation will ratchet up as the year ends.
他害怕通貨膨脹會在年終更加嚴重。
3.in sight 眼前的;在即的
例句:There was no garage in sight, so I hitched a lift into town.
放眼望去看不到修車廠,所以我就搭順風車進了城。
4.cut off 切斷;中斷
例句:They were almost completely cut off from the outside world.
他們幾乎完全與外界絕緣了。