1.sprinkled with sth.布满;洒满
A grandmother and a little girl whose face was sprinkled with bright red freckles spent the day at the zoo.
当天,一个老奶奶和一个脸上满是淡红色雀斑的小女孩在动物园里呆了一整天 。
2.at the outset 一开始
At the outset the company had no management and operations plan in place, and things have worked out just fine so far.
一开始,这个公司完全没有任何的管理和业务计划,但就目前来看,一切都进展地很顺利 。
3.fixated on sth. 执意于;迷恋
He seems to be fixated on this idea of travelling around the world.
他似乎对周游世界这一想法十分迷恋 。
4.dig up dirt on sb. 挖掘某人的丑闻
We spent weeks trying to dig up dirt on this guy but end up with nothing.
我们花了好几周挖这个家伙的丑闻,结果却一无所知 。
n. 选举