1.be about to 將要,正打算;臨到
Now he may be about to get a second chance.
而今,他可能將要獲得第二個機會了。
Beijing may be about to face its own credit mobilier scandal.
中國政府也許即將面臨它自己的credit mobilier丑聞。
2.resistant to 有抵抗力的,耐藥的
Britons are naturally resistant to radical ideas.
英國人天生是抵抗激進思想的。
Dr. mishori says some people mistakenly believe they can become resistant to colds.
米歇里博士說,一些人錯誤地認為他們可以抵抗感冒。
3.account for 導致,引起
Computers account for 5% of the country's commercial electricity consumption.
計算機占去該國商業用電的5%。
Now, the gene they discovered today doesn't account for all those cases.
不過,他們現在發現的基因無法解釋所有的病例。
4.associate with 與…交往, 聯系;交接
Create a container control designer class to associate with the custom control.
創建容器控件設計器類,并將其與自定義控件關聯。
Choosing to change career in your 50s is strictly for the rich or the bold, neither characteristics I immediately associate with a university academic.
只有富人或無畏的人才會選擇在50多歲改變職業,這兩者的特征我都不能立即與一位大學老師聯系起來。