讲解：
give place to sb / sth
让位于；被…代替
Houses and factories gave place to open fields as the train gathered speed.
火车逐渐加速驶过了房屋和工厂进入旷野。

devise sth
发明；设计；想出
A new system has been devised to control traffic in the city.
控制城市交通的新系统已经设计出来。

rival sb / sth (for / in sth)
与…相匹敌；比得上
You will find scenery to rival anything you can see in the Alps.
你能看到的景色可与你在阿尔卑斯山所见的景色相媲美。

cower in fear
(因恐惧而)蜷缩,畏缩,退缩:
A gun went off and people cowered in fear and under tables.
一声枪响,人们缩到墙后或桌子底下躲起来。

call sb to
命令,召(至某处):
The ambassador was called back to London by the prime minister.
大使被首相召回伦敦。