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back up支持，证实；增援，后援
例句：He backed up his arguments with facts.
他以事实支持自己的论点。

2. The incident in Unity state erupted as officials were meeting to discuss inter-ethnic clashes earlier this week that left many dead. According to the United Nations, a row broke out, and four trucks arrived filled with police who opened fire indiscriminately.

break out (战争、打斗等不愉快事件)突然发生, 爆发
例句：The Second World War broke out in September 1939.
第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。
fill with (使)充〔挤〕满
例句：The hall was filled with persons welcoming him.
大厅里挤满了欢迎他的人。

3. The Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has warned that oil revenue disputes with South Sudan might lead to war.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

4. In an interview with state television, he accused the South of shutting down oil production to force the collapse of the Sudanese government.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。
shut down完全关闭，倒闭，停止运转
例句：The shop has shut down because of lack of trade.
那商店因生意萧条而停业。

5. It's not the first time Ukraine accused Russia of reducing gas supplies to Europe, but now the Europe Union has confirmed that supplies have indeed been reduced to cope with increased domestic demand in Russia due to the severe weather conditions there.

cope with对付;处理
例句：I was amazed at her ability to cope with the difficult situation.
她对付困境的能力使我惊讶。

6. She said the situation was not yet an emergency as the countries concerned had storage facilities and some could replace supplies with liquefied natural gas.

replace with用…代替
例句：We've replaced the old machine with a computer.
我们用电脑取代了那台旧机器。

7. Egyptian security forces have clashed for a second day with demonstrators in central Cairo who are protesting at the death of 74 football fans on Wednesday. Ambulances streamed in and out of Tahrir Square all day, ferrying injured people to hospital.

in and out进进出出
例句：The boy chased his sister in and out among the bushes.
那个男孩在灌木丛里跟着他姐姐追过来追过去。

8. The United Nations highest court in The Hague has ruled that Germany has legal immunity from Nazi war crimes in foreign courts, preventing victims from seeking compensation in their own countries.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

9. The International Court of Justice said Italy's Supreme Court violated Germany's sovereignty in 2008 when it judged that an Italian citizen was entitled to reparation for deportation and forced labour.

entitle to赋予…做(某事); 拥有…的权利
例句：I am entitled to a repayment for the damaged goods.
我有权利索取货物损坏赔偿金。

10. Chinese state media say seven officials have been dismissed in the southern region of Guangxi in connection with the discharge of toxic cadmium into a river last month.

in connection with与…有关,连同
例句：He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.
他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。