1.keep up with 追上,趕上
Even well-established companies can scarcely keep up with demand.
即便是知名企業,也很難跟上此種需求 。
The older generation who cannot keep up with emails still prefer to use fax machines.
沒能跟上使用電郵的步伐的老年人仍然喜歡使用傳真機 。
2.account for 導致,引起
Do women account for more of today's affairs?
如今女性在婚外情中所占比例是不是更大?
Philosophers had long wondered how to account for essences.
長期以來,哲學家們困惑于如何說明這些本質 。
3.seem to 似乎
Historical venture returns seem to bear that out.
歷史風投回報率似乎證明了這一點 。
Europe's troubles seem to be costing them business.
歐洲危機看來正在影響到當地的業務 。
4.response to 對…的反應
The response to similar actions was markedly different 11 years ago.
11年前人們對此類事件的反應和今天大相徑庭 。
What's your response to the criticism?
您怎么回應受到的那些批評?