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put pressure on施加压力
例句：It is also expected to put pressure on rivals to strengthen their core businesses .
预计此举也会给竞争对手造成压力，加强各自的核心业务。

2. President Obama has warned North Korea that it could face further sanctions if it goes ahead with its plans to launch a rocket next month.

go ahead着手做
例句：The district board will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan.
区理事会将于今天就是否执行该计划投票。

3. Speaking in Seoul, Mr Obama said it would be difficult to go ahead with a food aid package if Pyongyang carried out the launch.

carry out实现
例句：She had finally carried out her promise to quit smoking.
她最终实现了戒烟的诺言。

4. In the face of violence, corruption and poverty, he urged Catholics to look to their faith and put aside thoughts of revenge.

in the face of　面对
例句：They showed courage in the face of danger.
面对危险他们表现出了勇气。
put aside把...放在一边;撇开
例句：He put aside his work to spend more time with his son.
他把工作暂时搁下以便有更多时间陪儿子。

5. But his lawyer said he had no role in the killings and denied earlier reports that he'd been proud of his brother's actions.

be proud of为...而骄傲
例句：I'm proud of being a member of this class.
我为自己是这个班上的一员而感到骄傲。

6. This run-off vote very much felt like a referendum with voters either for or against the incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade.

feel like摸起来好像是...;觉得好像是...; 想要
例句：I don't feel like a cup of tea.
我不想喝茶。

7. But both candidates have said they couldn't envisage defeat, prompting fears of renewed violence if the results are disputed when they start to come in.

come in到达
例句：The train has already come in.
火车刚到。

8. Mr Cameron will have to spend 10 hours curled up like a foetus in a tiny submersible, the Deepsea Challenger.

curl up卷起；使卷曲；撅起(嘴唇)
例句：The pages of the dictionary had curled up from constant use.
字典的书页由于经常使用都卷起来了。