重点讲解:
1. stake out
明确表明,清楚界定(立场、要求等);
eg. Those who want to take child abuse seriously today must stake out a humane child protection practice.
当前想要认真对待虐待儿童问题的人们必须明确保护儿童的人道主义行为的具体做法。
eg. The time has come for Hindus to stake out their claim to their own homeland.
印度教徒对自己家园主张权利的时候到了。
2. next to
紧靠…旁边;在…近旁;贴近;
eg. He sat on a tapestry cushion next to the hearth.
他坐在壁炉边上的一块绣花软垫上。
eg. Peter sat next to Paul on the sofa.
彼得挨著保罗坐在沙发上。
3. in search of
寻找;寻求;
eg. He framed this question three different ways in search of an answer.
为了寻求答案,他以3种不同方式提出了这个问题。
eg. Marian retains a restless, youthful spirit, in search of new horizons.
玛丽安怀着一颗年轻、不断进取的心去寻求新的天地。
n. 利益,津贴,保险金,义卖,义演
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