1.return to 回到;返回
I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe.
我郑重发誓,总有一天我将回到欧洲生活
。2.rule against 否决;作出不利于......的裁决
We must make it a hard and fast rule against smoking in the office.
我们必须严格规定:办公室里不准吸烟
。3.take up 从事;开始
He will take up his post as the head of the civil courts at the end of next month.
他将在下个月底就任民事法庭庭长一职
。4.at first 起先;最初
At first I felt very resentful and angry about losing my job.
起初我对丢掉工作感到非常怨恨和恼怒
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