1. on the grounds of 基于;以……為由
A 48-year-old prisoner has been freed from jail in India on the grounds of ill health after serving two years of a life sentence.
印度一名48歲的囚犯原本判的是無期徒刑,但在服刑兩年后,就因為健康狀況不佳被放出來了 。
2. in one's telling 根據某人的敘述
In his telling, early thoughts of nation-building were unrealistic.
在他的敘述中,早期那些建國的想法都不切實際 。
3. add up to 加起來
She gave many excuses, but what they added up to was that she didn't want to be troubled.
她找了許多借口,但根本的意思是不愿意受到打擾 。
4. one way or another 不管怎樣
They always tried to do things to please her, but she did not seem to care one way or another.
他們總是試著做一些事想討她的歡心,但她卻毫不領情 。
adj. 不切實際的,不實在的