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turn into (使)变成
例句：The old building was turned into a library.
这座旧房子被改作了图书馆。

2. As the conflict grinds on, Homs has again been the focus of much of the violence with the besieged rebel-held quarter of Baba Amr among several to be bombarded.

grind on无情地、坚定地向前移动；慢慢地稳步前进
例句：The slow methods of the police ground on until the thieves were caught.
警察采取稳扎稳打的行动，直到窃贼全部落网。

3. The move comes as the Syrian financial system tries to cope with international economic sanctions.

cope with对付…
例句：I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.
既要照顾家庭又要工作, 我不知道她是怎样应下来的。

4. The new Farc commander in chief Rodrigo Londono, better known by his rebel alias of Timochenko who took over leadership in November last year after his predecessor was killed in combat, has made what amounts to a significant concession, hoping to open the doors to dialogue.

take over接管; 接替
例句：She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。
amount to发展成
例句：If he goes on like this, he'll never amount to anything.
如果他一味这样下去, 他将一事无成。

5. The explosives were then detonated, and pieces of the blue Volkswagen tore into the church, killing a parent and their 18-month-old child.

tear into猛扑; 大吃; 戳穿, 责备
例句：He really tore into me about my work.
他确实责备我工作做得不好。

6. A group of young Christians then carried out apparent reprisal attacks.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：If you make a promise, it should be carried out.
你许了诺言, 就一定要兑现。

7. With days to go before Russia's presidential election, thousands of people have linked hands along one of Moscow's main ring roads in their last major protest against the candidate who's expected to win, Vladimir Putin.

be expected to预计
例句：The death toll is expected to rise.
预计死亡人数还会增加。

8. Born in the Cevennes region of France, Maurice Andre seemed set to become a miner like the rest of his family.

set to开始努力干
例句：He set to with a will and soon finished it.
他下定决心做这件事, 很快就完成了。

9. But also with that indefinable musicality which kept him in demand for decades with orchestras, Maurice Andre did much to establish the modern view of the once neglected Baroque music of the 17th and 18th centuries.

in demand所需要的
例句：These silk goods are not much in demand.
这些丝制品没有什么销路。