1. at a virtual standstill 進入實際的停滯裝態(tài)
With revenues at a virtual standstill, the car manufacturer has been bleeding about $100m in cash a day.
由于實際上已經(jīng)斷了收入，這家汽車制造商正以每天大約1億美元的速度消耗現(xiàn)金f%1RwN%#9IhELU。

2. be susceptible to 容易受到……影響
He said there was no evidence so far that mountain lions were susceptible to the disease.
他說，目前尚無證據(jù)表明山獅是否易感此類疾病2)@k]Hp6r]W。

3. in the offing 即將發(fā)生
He quietly informed me that he had to make some changes or there would be a divorce in the offing.
他悄悄告訴我，他不得不作出一些改變，否則他就會面臨離婚xq-6l.=]yYHiCL。

4. lean toward 傾向于
The enemy crews lean toward evacuating their tank immediately after the first shot is fired at them.
敵軍部隊傾向于在被首次命中后就立即撤離他們的坦克]9lKx*LWaH#_hT)3c=。