1.veer off sth. 偏離;離開
Respect their views and boundaries and do not veer offtheir final decision.
尊重她們的觀點(diǎn)和底線,不要她們做完了最后決定后又臨時(shí)改變 。
2.press for 敦促;催逼
Did this mean he would press for a rapid end to hostilities or was he preparing for engagement lasting for years to come?
這究竟意味著奧巴馬會(huì)敦促迅速結(jié)束敵對(duì)狀態(tài)呢?還是準(zhǔn)備再耗幾年?
3.amount to 等于
Mr Brown is at pains to say that all this does not amount to a blank cheque for the banks.
布朗竭力表示,這一切并不等于為銀行開了一張空白支票 。
4.at a adj. cost ……的代價(jià)
Israel's last conventional war, and last clear victory (albeit at a heavy cost), was in 1973.
1973年的第四次中東戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng),是以色列打的最后一場(chǎng)傳統(tǒng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng),也是最后一次明顯獲勝的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)(雖然也付出了沉重的代價(jià)) 。
n. 避難(處), 庇護(hù)(所)
v. 庇護(hù),避