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 。
n. 被告