1.be susceptible to 易受……影響
They produce everything from aluminium to zircon, and so are less susceptible to fluctuations in the price of any particular metal.
它們的產(chǎn)品包羅萬象,從鋁到鋯石不一而足,故而不易受到某一種金屬價(jià)格波動(dòng)的影響
。2.hard-wired (非正式)天生的,固有的
Modern, unequal societies are hugely stressful because they violate people's hard-wired sense of fairness.
現(xiàn)代化卻不平等的社會(huì)充滿了極大的壓力,因?yàn)樗鼈冞`背了人們天生就有的公平感
。3.be tarred with 被認(rèn)為是一路貨色,被看成一丘之貉
The Republicans had hitherto been nervous about raising "the black issue" for fear of being branded "racist", or the "Hillary is a liar issue" for fear of being tarred with Ken Starr's brush.
共和黨人迄今為止一直不敢提及“黑人話題”,害怕因此而被標(biāo)榜成“種族主義者”
。也不敢以“希拉里是個(gè)騙子”作為談資,擔(dān)心被斥為同斯塔爾是一丘之貉 。4.foul play 嚴(yán)重犯規(guī);不公平的比賽;不正當(dāng)行為
Police are not treating the case as foul play.
警方不會(huì)按違規(guī)行為對(duì)待本案
。5.inroad (尤指通過消耗或削弱其他事物取得的)進(jìn)展
This deal is their first major inroad into the American market.
這交易是他們進(jìn)軍美國(guó)市場(chǎng)的首次重大收獲
。