1.edge over 比...有優(yōu)勢(shì)
What do you think gives this company an edge over its competitors?
你覺得公司和其他競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者相比有什么優(yōu)勢(shì)?
2.penchant for對(duì)...的嗜好
He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
他喜歡拿人開玩笑 。
3.retaliate 報(bào)復(fù)
Mary kicked Susan, and Susan retaliated by biting her.
瑪麗踢了蘇珊,蘇珊咬她作了報(bào)復(fù) 。
4.bellicose 好戰(zhàn)的;好斗的
He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements.
他對(duì)政府越來(lái)越具挑釁性的聲明表示擔(dān)憂 。