1.likely to 可能

Noticing that there was likely to be trouble, the coward sneaked away.
那個(gè)膽小鬼看到有可能發(fā)生騷亂時(shí)就溜開了。

If you gallop through your work, you are more likely to make mistakes.
如果你匆匆完成你的工作，你就更可能出錯(cuò)了。

2.smash up 撞毀，擊毀

As they smash up neat Georgian barracks, the Russians curse their own poverty and hail their victory in the same breath.
當(dāng)他們將整潔的格軍兵營夷為平地，俄羅斯人在詛咒自己貧困的同時(shí)，卻又在為勝利歡呼。

As they smash up neat Georgian barracks, the Russians curse their own poverty and hail their victory in the same breath.
在他們把格魯吉亞軍營夷為平地時(shí)，俄羅斯人一邊詛咒自己的貧困，一邊又歡呼勝利。

3.describe as 描述為

This opens up the route to what you might describe as granulisation of book content...tailored books.
這開啟了一條可以描述為顆粒化書本內(nèi)容的新路…經(jīng)重新剪裁的圖書。

Darwin's time at Cambridge, from 1828 to 1831 - which he would later describe as "the most joyful of my happy life"-is also one for which there is a comparative shortage of information.
1828至1831年，這段達(dá)爾文在劍橋的時(shí)光，其后被他描述為“我美好生活中最歡欣鼓舞的日子”，也是一個(gè)相對(duì)而言人們對(duì)達(dá)爾文了解不多的年代。

4.due to 由于；應(yīng)歸于

Due to the internal rebellion within the army.
這是由于軍隊(duì)內(nèi)部的反叛行為。

The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.
這次車禍據(jù)說是由于疏忽造成的。