重点讲解:
1. keep a lid on 限制;抑制;隐瞒;
The soldiers' presence seemed to keep a lid on the violence.
士兵的存在似乎抑制住了暴力活动 。
2. be attuned to 适应的;理解的;与…合拍的;
Their ears were still at tuned to the sounds of the London suburb.
他们依然很熟悉伦敦市郊的喧闹声 。
3. phase out 逐步淘汰;逐步放弃;
They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out.
他们说,当前的征兵体系应当逐步废除 。
4. not out of the woods 仍未摆脱困境(或问题);
The nation's economy is not out of the woods yet.
该国经济尚未摆脱困境 。
adj. 稳定的,安定的,可靠的
n. 马厩,