1.in the wake of 紧随…之后
The governor has enjoyed a huge surge in the polls in the wake of last week's convention.
州长在上周大会之后的民意测验中支持率激增。
2.back and forth 来回地
He paced back and forth.
他来回踱步。
3.round up 逮捕
The police rounded up a number of suspects.
警察逮捕了几个嫌疑犯。
4.turn something over to someone 交; 移交
I would have to turn the evidence over to the police.
我将不得不把证据交给警察。
5.dirt on someone 流言蜚语
A sleazy reporter was assigned to dig up dirt on Jack.
一名低级庸俗的记者受人指使去挖掘有关杰克的流言蜚语。
6.be charged with 被指控
He was charged with torching a storehouse.
他被指控纵火烧仓库。
7.take something into account 考虑到
The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account.
该被告请求将21项相似的犯罪罪行考虑在内。
8.back up 证实
Radio signals received from the galaxy's centre back up the black hole theory.
从该星系中心接收到的无线电信号证实了黑洞理论。
9.pleads guilty 表示服罪
Morris had pleaded guilty to robbery.
莫里斯已经承认犯有抢劫罪。
10.take on 与 (尤指强于自己的人) 较量
Democrats were reluctant to take on a president whose popularity ratings were historically high.
民主党不愿意与一个支持率创历史新高的总统较量。
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