1.inundated with 淹沒
Her office was inundated with requests for tickets
她所在的售票處收到鋪天蓋地的購票請求 。
2.look up 查找
I looked your address up in the personnel file.
我在人事檔案里找到了你的地址 。
3.stick to 遵守
Obviously we are disappointed but the committee could do nothing less than stick to the rules
我們顯然很失望,但委員會只能照章辦事,別無他法 。
4.admit to 承認
Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally
14到16歲的青少年中多達2/3的人承認非法買過酒 。
5.the number of 數目
The number of independent firms decreased from 198 to 96
獨立公司的數量從198個減少到了96個 。