1.stand to do sth. 可能做某事
How much do I stand to gain from cheating?
作弊我能得到多大好處?
2.inflict sth. on 使……蒙受……
No such heavy losses would have been inflicted on the company, which had watched out for the risks underlying its business operations.
要是當初注意經營風險,公司就不會蒙受如此大的損失 。
3.the gravity of ……的嚴重性
She seems to have understood the gravity of her illness.
她似乎已經明白了她病情的嚴重程度 。
4.impossible bind 無法擺脫的困境
Universal credit conditions put single parents in an impossible bind.
統一的信貸條件讓單親父母陷入了無法擺脫的困境 。
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