讲解：
emerge (as sth)
露头；显现；显露:
He emerged as a key figure in the campaign
他已初露头角,成为这次运动的主要人物。

tear sb / sth apart, to shreds, to bits, etc.
彻底毁灭；彻底打败；严厉批评:
We tore the other team apart in the second half.
我们在下半场把对方球队打得落花流水。

approach sth/sth approach
(在距离或时间上)靠近,接近:
As you approach the town, you'll see the college on the left.
快到市镇时就可以看见左边的学院。

be locked into
陷入,卷入(困境、争论、争执等):
The two sides are locked into a bitter dispute.
双方陷入了激烈的争论。

pit sb / sth against sth
使竞争；使较量；使经受考验:
Lawyers and accountants felt that they were being pitted against each other.
律师和会计师都觉得他们要一争高下。

political fray
(政治)打斗,竞争,争辩(尤指激烈或视为检验能力的):
At 71, he has now retired from the political fray.
他现年 71 岁,已经退出了政治角逐。

land sth
成功得到,赢得,捞到(尤指许多人想得到的工作):
He's just landed a starring role in Spielberg's next movie.
他刚得到一个机会,在斯皮尔伯格执导的下一部电影里担任主角。