1.in the wake of 緊隨…之后
The governor has enjoyed a huge surge in the polls in the wake of last week's convention.
州長在上周大會之后的民意測驗中支持率激增 。
2.back and forth 來回地
He paced back and forth.
他來回踱步 。
3.round up 逮捕
The police rounded up a number of suspects.
警察逮捕了幾個嫌疑犯 。
4.turn something over to someone 交; 移交
I would have to turn the evidence over to the police.
我將不得不把證據交給警察 。
5.dirt on someone 流言蜚語
A sleazy reporter was assigned to dig up dirt on Jack.
一名低級庸俗的記者受人指使去挖掘有關杰克的流言蜚語 。
6.be charged with 被指控
He was charged with torching a storehouse.
他被指控縱火燒倉庫 。
7.take something into account 考慮到
The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account.
該被告請求將21項相似的犯罪罪行考慮在內 。
8.back up 證實
Radio signals received from the galaxy's centre back up the black hole theory.
從該星系中心接收到的無線電信號證實了黑洞理論 。
9.pleads guilty 表示服罪
Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery.
莫里斯已經承認犯有搶劫罪 。
10.take on 與 (尤指強于自己的人) 較量
Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high.
民主黨不愿意與一個支持率創歷史新高的總統較量 。
n. 被告