重點講解:
1. in terms of 在…方面;從…角度看;根據…來說;
The data is limited in terms of both quality and quantity.
這份資料在質量和數量上都很有限。
2. at loggerheads (與某人)不和;相爭;嚴重分歧;
The North and South were at loggerheads.
南北雙方形成了劍拔弩張的緊張局勢。
3. set out (清晰而有條理地)陳述,闡述,說明;
He set out several principles that he hopes will guide his successors.
他制訂了幾條原則,希望可以引導繼任者。
4. on the brink of 邊緣;瀕于;瀕臨;
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
該公司瀕臨破產。
n. 餓死,饑餓