1. loom over 被……所困擾
All that said, three big uncertainties loom over the Rice State Department.
總的看來(lái),賴斯的國(guó)務(wù)院面臨三大不確定因素 。
2. behind closed doors 秘密地
Are decisions about the community discussed and made out in the open or behind closed doors?
討論和做出關(guān)于社區(qū)決議時(shí)是采取公開(kāi)方式還是秘密進(jìn)行?
3. put on hold 被擱置
Meanwhile, the expected meeting of minds between America's newly invigorated trustbusters and Europe's also seems to have been put on hold.
與此同時(shí),剛剛受到鼓舞的美國(guó)反壟斷官員們與歐洲同行的預(yù)期會(huì)晤似乎也已經(jīng)被擱置了 。
4. be taken up by 被……采納
The proposal is most likely to be taken up by highly selective institutions, which turn away thousands of qualified candidates a year.
這項(xiàng)提議最有可能會(huì)被名校采納 。這些院校每年都要將數(shù)千具備資格的報(bào)考生拒之門外 。
n. (詞)首字母
adj. 開(kāi)始的,最初的,