1.stand to do sth. 可能做某事
How much do I stand to gain from cheating?
作弊我能得到多大好处？

2.inflict sth. on 使……蒙受……
No such heavy losses would have been inflicted on the company, which had watched out for the risks underlying its business operations.
要是当初注意经营风险，公司就不会蒙受如此大的损失XZW58zo9X,。

3.the gravity of ……的严重性
She seems to have understood the gravity of her illness.
她似乎已经明白了她病情的严重程度0B!O4Qy1o0rr。

4.impossible bind 无法摆脱的困境
Universal credit conditions put single parents in an impossible bind.
统一的信贷条件让单亲父母陷入了无法摆脱的困境KILgmLl1q;6y。