1. anoint sb. as 指定……為……
At the last congress, Kim Jong-il received the party titles that anointed him as heir apparent to his father, Kim Il-sung.
在上次黨代會上,金正日接受了黨內(nèi)職務(wù),成了其父親金日成的指定接班人 。
2. jockey to do sth. 為了……不擇手段
All of them will be jockeying for the two top jobs.
所有人都會想方設(shè)法去搶那兩個熱門職位 。
3. confer with 和……交換意見/商議
After Kennedy conferred with all of his White House advisors, a balanced course of action defused the crisis. War was averted .
肯尼迪與所有白宮顧問商討對策,之后做了明智的決定,化解了這場危機,避免了一場戰(zhàn)爭 。
4. line up 找好了;排好隊
They quickly lined up in the playground for inspection.
他們很快在操場上排好了隊等待檢查 。
v. 決定,決心,確定,測定