1. a grab bag of 一手提袋的；一系列
This assignment is a grab bag of practice problems.
這次的作業(yè)其實(shí)是一堆練習(xí)題G9~W6W8r5oWsp。

2. stop short of （doing） sth. 險(xiǎn)些；差點(diǎn)兒；幾乎
Chilblains are only one stop short of frostbite, you know, and occur in all the same places.
你知道嘛，凍瘡與凍傷之間只有一步之遙，而且它們發(fā)生的部位都一樣w_L.|yE%[l+q3t5vb。

3. on the whole 大體上；整體而言
The poor do not, on the whole, seem to love the rich.
整體上，窮人都不怎么喜歡富人NLV7To1cAh!H。

4. under siege 被包圍；被封鎖
For the next two days the city felt as if it were under siege.
之后的兩天，整個(gè)城市似乎像被封鎖了lvarO|.g^nfau1。