1.preliminary 初步的
Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote...
初步結果顯示共和黨獲得了11%的選票 。
2.thumbs-down 反對;責備
The sell-off had nothing to do with investor fondness for Heins, or even a thumbs-down for Chen.
黑莓遭到拋售與投資者對海因斯的喜好無關,更不是對程守宗的不滿 。
3.observation 觀察
results based on scientific observations
根據科學觀測得來的結果
4.break down into 分解成
After many years, rocks break down into dirt.
經過許多年,巖石分解成泥土 。