BEC高级真题短语解析:”To contend with”
1owenlee 发布于 2016-09-16
To contend with:a. to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially in order to achieve something. (着手应付、不得不处理) b. to co...
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owenlee 发布于 2016-09-16
To contend with:a. to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially in order to achieve something. (着手应付、不得不处理) b. to co...
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owenlee 发布于 2016-09-16
Beat the rush:plan to get up early enough to avoid their fellow traveler on a road trip, or going somewhere before crowds of people get ther...
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owenlee 发布于 2016-09-15
More often than not:most of the time, or usually (往往,大多数时候,通常情况下) 例句:The starting point for any deal, he believes, is to identify exactly wh...
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owenlee 发布于 2016-09-15
Out of sb’s depth:a. not having the knowledge, experience, or skills to deal with a particular subject or situation. (超出某人的知识范围、能力所及)...
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owenlee 发布于 2016-09-14
Give rise to sth:to make something happen or begin, especially something unpleasant or unexpected, or to cause something. (引发、导致) 例句:The res...
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owenlee 发布于 2016-09-13
Go by the board:to get ruined or lost. (This is originally a nautical expression meaning “to fall or be washed overboard.”–...
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owenlee 发布于 2016-09-12
Anything less than:not reaching a certain level or a fixed amount (小于…的任何数、低于…的任何标准或亚于…的任何事情) 例句:This is a criticism of th...
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owenlee 发布于 2016-09-12
High-low strategy:High–low pricing/strategy is a type of pricing strategy adopted by companies, usually small and medium-sized retail firms,...
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owenlee 发布于 2016-09-11
At the mercy of:to not be able to protect yourself from something or someone that you cannot control: (任由…摆布、由…支配) 例句:We don’t w...
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owenlee 发布于 2016-09-10
Riding roughshod over:To treat roughly or without care, respect, moderation, or control; to act in a bullying manner toward; to damage.(肆意践踏...
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