1.The special election in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district went into Wednesday morning too close to call.
too close to call難分伯仲
U.S. television networks said immediately after voting ended that the race in California was too close to call in both parties.
在投票結(jié)束后美國電視廣播公司立即宣布兩黨在加州的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)結(jié)果很難預(yù)料 。
2.He was the best-known theoretical physicist of his time despite being afflicted with ALS which left him debilitated for decades.
debilitate使衰弱
Stewart took over yesterday when Russell was debilitated by a stomach virus.
昨天因拉塞爾患有腸炎身體變得虛弱,斯圖爾特已經(jīng)接管了他的工作 。