1. be crucial to 对……至关重要
That might be crucial to our investigation.
可能对我们的调查至关重要。
2. make up 组成、构成
North Africans make up the largest and poorest immigrant group in the country.
北非人构成了该国最大的、也是最贫困的移民群。
3. the vast majority of 绝大多数
The vast majority of the attentive audience applauded these sentiments
大多数聚精会神听讲的观众都对这些观点表示赞赏。
4. push down 推倒、向下按
The government had done everything it could to push down inflation
政府已经采取了所有可能的措施来抑制通货膨胀。











