1.take effect 生效;起作用
例句:International sanctions were beginning to take effect.
国际制裁开始起作用了。
2.struck down 打倒;击杀
例句:Frank had been struck down by a massive heart attack.
弗兰克的身体已经被一场严重的心脏病拖垮了。
3.shrug off 摆脱;抖去
例句:It took me a long time to shrug off the effect of a drug.
我花了好长时间才摆脱了药物的影响。
4.let off 放出;准许
例句:In those days they didn't let you off work to go home very often.
在当时,他们并不经常准许请假回家。