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blow up (使)爆炸, 将…炸毁, 毁掉
例句：The terrorists blew up the police station.
恐怖分子炸毁了警察局。

2. On Christmas Day, as the plane approached its destination, he attempted to set off a bomb secreted in his underwear.

set off引爆 (炸弹); 触发 (警报)
例句：Any escape, once it's detected, sets off the alarm.
逃跑一旦被侦察到，就会触发警报。

3. It didn't go off properly.

go off (炸弹) 爆炸; (枪) 开击
例句：A few minutes later the bomb went off, destroying the vehicle.
几分钟后炸弹爆炸了，摧毁了那辆车。

4. It also backs an Arab League plan for a political transition, which calls on President Assad to transfer power to his deputy.

call on要求, 请求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。

5. Doubts about Mr Wulff's probity centre on his dealings with a film-producer friend.

centre on集中于
例句：He centred his attention on the problem.
他把注意力集中在这个问题上。

6. Mr Wulff has been hit by a series of scandals, among them benefiting from an improper arrangement for a personal loan and later trying to bully a newspaper editor not to run the story.

benefit from通过…获益
例句：He thought he would benefit from going to school.
他认为上学对他有好处。

7. The company, which the US government had to rescue from collapse in 2009, turned its highest ever profit in 2011.

rescue from把……从某种状态拯救出来
例句：The government has rescued the firm from bankruptcy by giving them a grant.
政府通过给企业拨款使他们免遭倒闭。

8. The company spent months in bankruptcy and only survived thanks to a multi-billion dollar bailout from the US government.

thanks to幸亏, 多亏, 由于
例句：Thanks to your help, we were successful.
由于你的帮助, 我们得以成功。

9. However, investors are still finding things to worry about: sales were flat in the all-important North American market towards the end of last year.

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句：He worried about how to make his living.
他为如何谋生发愁。

10. The matter had even been taken up by the European Commission.

take up接受(提议)
例句：I'd like to take up your offer of a ride into town.
我愿接受你的邀请, 搭你的车进城。