1.knock out 淘汰;擊敗

例句:He predicated in rhyme, with unerring accuracy, the round in which he would knock out his opponent.

他用韻律詩精準無誤地預測他將在哪一回合淘汰他的對手。

2.hold out 堅持

例句:Professional football and baseball players hold out if their team refuses to pay them what they think they are worth.

職業足球和棒球選手，如果他們的球隊伸出拒絕支付他們什么他們認為他們的價值。

3.tend to 傾向于

例句:We all tend to overemphasize the purposes we feel most passionate about and neglect the others. Churches do the same thing.

我們都偏重于自己較熱衷的目的，而忽然其他的，教會亦是如此。

4.pick up 撿起;接載

例句:He would just pick up the phone and get foreign people to invest in his economy in South Africa.

他會拿起電話打給國外的投資人，讓他們到南非來投資。