1.in a tie 打成平局
The first game ended in a tie.
第一場(chǎng)比賽以平局結(jié)束 。
2.shore up 支撐,加固
The democracies of the West may find it hard to shore up their defences.
西方的民主國(guó)家可能發(fā)現(xiàn)很難加固自己的防御 。
3.at most 至多
As a news item it merits a short paragraph at most.
作為一則新聞,它至多只能占一小段 。