1.embattled a. (軍隊、城市等)卷入戰爭的;被敵人包圍的;處境艱難的
例句:Both sides say they want to try to reach a political settlement in the embattled north and east of the island.
雙方都表示想努力為處于戰亂中的該島北部和東部地區尋求政治解決方案 。
2.fall through 失敗;破產
例句:They wanted to turn the estate into a private golf course and offered £ 20 million, but the deal fell through.
他們出價兩千萬英鎊,想把這塊地變成高爾夫球場,但交易泡湯了 。