1.play out 演完
It is possible depending on how the facts play out that he could be looking at espionage charges which would potentially carry a life term.
他还将面临间谍罪的指控,被判处终身监禁,具体还要看最后究竟怎么收场
。2.take whacks at 猛烈抨击
They consistently target their anger at China and Mexico while occasionally taking whacks at Dubai, Oman, Peru and Vietnam.
他们经常把怒火发泄在中国和墨西哥身上,偶尔也会猛烈抨击迪拜、阿曼、秘鲁和越南
。3.pass as 被当作
The ancient practices that once passed as science are now abandoned.
曾经被视为科学的传统习俗如今已经被抛弃了
。4.at the expense of 以……为代价
To me it would seem only a commercial exchange, in which each wished to be benefited at the expense of the other.
对我来说,这似乎只是双方都想损人利己的一种商品交换
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