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Hijack: to use violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to force it to travel to a different place or to demand something from a government 劫持(交通工具,尤指飞机)
The plane was hijacked by two armed men on a flight from London to Cairo. 班机在从伦敦飞往开罗途中遭到了两名持械男子劫持.
Crash: if a vehicle crashes or the driver crashes it, it hits an object or another vehicle, causing damage 碰撞;撞击 ~ (sth) (into sth)
I was terrified that the plane would crash. 飞机会失事把我吓坏了.
We're going to crash, aren't we? 我们要坠毁了,是不是?
A truck went out of control and crashed into the back of a bus. 货车失控撞上了一辆公共汽车的尾部.
He crashed his car into a wall. 他的汽车撞到了墙上.
Halt: an act of stopping the movement or progress of somebody/something 停止;阻止;暂停
Work came to a halt when the machine broke down. 机器一坏,工作便停了下来.
The thought brought her to an abrupt halt. 她一想到这个便猛地停下了.
The car skidded to a halt. 汽车打滑一段后停了下来.
Strikes have led to a halt in production. 罢工已经使生产陷于停顿.
They decided it was time to call a halt to the project(= stop it officially). 他们认定该叫停这项工程.
Chaos: a state of complete confusion and disorder 混乱;杂乱;紊乱
economic/political/domestic chaos 经济╱政治╱国内的混乱
Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads. 大雪导致道路上交通一片混乱.
The house was in chaos after the party. 聚会后,房子里一片狼藉.
a walk of life: a person's job or position in society 行业;职业;地位;阶层
She has friends from all walks of life. 她在社会各界中都有朋友.
End up: to find yourself in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in 最终成为;最后处于
If you go on like this you'll end up in prison. 如果你继续这样,早晚得进监狱.
At first they hated each other, but they ended up getting married. 他们起初相互仇恨,到后来却成了夫妻.
If he carries on driving like that, he'll end up dead. 如果他继续这样开车,总有一天会把命都丢掉.
