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Q%P,nkY;x*jOEF。

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FqY|7TlQTgs~yBW%。

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Hz6^T%#7R4V。

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IrR)6N|Z)Mz。