重点讲解:
1. in terms of 在…方面;从…角度看;根据…来说;
The data is limited in terms of both quality and quantity.
这份资料在质量和数量上都很有限。
2. at loggerheads (与某人)不和;相争;严重分歧;
The North and South were at loggerheads.
南北双方形成了剑拔弩张的紧张局势。
3. set out (清晰而有条理地)陈述,阐述,说明;
He set out several principles that he hopes will guide his successors.
他制订了几条原则,希望可以引导继任者。
4. on the brink of 边缘;濒于;濒临;
The company is on the brink of bankruptcy.
该公司濒临破产。
n. 饿死,饥饿