1.push down 下推;疊加
例句:The government had done everything it could to push down inflation.
政府已經采取了所有可能的措施來抑制通貨膨脹。
2.drive up 抬高;驅車來到...
例句:You don't ask people to fork out every time they drive up the motorways.
不能要求人們每次開車上高速公路都要交費。
3.pay out 付出
例句:Many policies pay out only after a period of weeks or months.
很多保單在幾周或幾個月后才得以賠付。
4.fight off 打敗;打敗
例句:He felt pleasantly drowsy and had to fight off the urge to sleep.
他感覺昏昏欲睡,只好盡量克制睡意。