1.tend to 倾向于

例句:State bureaucracies can tend to stifle enterprise and initiative.
国家的官僚体制往往会扼杀人们的事业心和积极性。

2.in favour of 支持

例句:The vote was overwhelmingly in favour of the Democratic Party.
压倒多数的选票投给了民主党。

3.Back then 当时

例句:Back then, women on TV were mostly seen as eye candy.
那时候，电视中的女性大多都被看作花瓶。

4.step in 介入；插手

例句:If no agreement was reached, the army would step in.
如果无法达成协议，军队将会介入。