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BEC高级真题短语解析：”To contend with”

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...

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...

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）...

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...

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.”–...

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...

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,...

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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owenlee 发布于 2016-09-10

Pull out all the stops：To deploy all the resources or force at one’s disposal （竭尽全力、全力以赴）例句：An over-worked marketing department had p...