1、call for
接(人)
I shall be calling for you at seven o'clock.
7點鐘我來接你
。要求;呼吁
They angrily called for Robinson's resignation.
他們憤怒地要求魯賓遜辭職
。The ceasefire resolution calls for the release of all prisoners of war.
停火決議要求釋放所有戰俘
。需要;要求
It's a situation that calls for a blend of delicacy and force.
應付這種局面需要剛柔并濟
。2、undermine
(常指逐漸或反復)削弱,損害(情感、體制等)
Offering advice on each and every problem will undermine her feeling of being adult.
對每個問題都給出建議會令她覺得自己不像個成年人
。Western intelligence agencies are accused of trying to undermine the government.
西方情報機構被指責企圖動搖該政府的統治
。(常指間接地)削弱,損害,動搖(某人的地位或權威)
She undermined him and destroyed his confidence in his own talent.
她暗中打擊他,讓他對自己的才華信心全無
。The conversations were designed to undermine her authority so she felt that she could no longer work for the company.
這些談話有意削弱她的威信,這樣她會覺得自己在公司干不下去
。破壞,損害(某人的努力或成功的機會)
The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement.
持續的戰斗會破壞希望通過談判來達成協議的努力
。I don't want to do something that would undermine the chances of success.
我不想做會影響成功機會的事情
。