1.edge over 比...有优势
What do you think gives this company an edge over its competitors?
你觉得公司和其他竞争者相比有什么优势?
2.penchant for对...的嗜好
He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
他喜欢拿人开玩笑 。
3.retaliate 报复
Mary kicked Susan, and Susan retaliated by biting her.
玛丽踢了苏珊,苏珊咬她作了报复 。
4.bellicose 好战的;好斗的
He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements.
他对政府越来越具挑衅性的声明表示担忧 。