1.contend with 对付,与……作斗争
The euro zone also has financial imbalances to contend with.
欧元区同样需要解决金融不平衡的问题
2.iron out 消除
The purpose of this conference is to iron out the misunderstandings between the two sides.
这次会议的目的是消除双方之间的误会
3.wild-goose chase 荒谬无益之追求,徒劳无功的追求
Her scheme of being a movie star is a wild-goose chase.
她想成为电影明星的计划可以说是希望渺茫
4.time-consuming 耗时的
Environment provisioning is a labor intensive, manual, time-consuming process.
环境供应是一个需要大量人工、手动、耗时的过程