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drop out of不参与,退出
例句：The workers decided to drop out of the organization.
工人们决定退组织。

2. As he backed out, Governor Perry endorsed former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

back out退出(协议、计划等);取消
例句：He backed out of the deal when he saw the risks.
当他看到有风险的时候立即退出交易。

3. He described him as someone who can transform the country.

describe as描述为
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

4. The Arab League is putting together a report on what`s been happening in the Middle Eastern nation of Syria.

put together组成整体
例句：I must put my thoughts together before I go on the platform.
在走上讲台讲演之前, 我要把我的思绪整理一下。

5. They wanted to see if the Syrian government was following up on its agreement to end the violence that`s been going on in Syria for months.

follow up把...贯彻到底, 跟着; 追逐; 继续
例句：The chairman followed up with another question.
主席接着又提了一个问题。

6. Military groups have cracked down on protesters who`ve been speaking out against their government.

crack down采取严厉措施, 制裁
例句：The police are really beginning to crack down on drivers who park their cars just where they like.
警察真要对那些随便停放汽车的司机采取严厉措施了。
speak out毫无保留地说出
例句：I am going to speak out against the committee's decision.
我打算直言反对委员会的决定。

7. Officials are actually considering when they might call off the search for survivors.

call off取消; 停止
例句：The engagement has been called off.
婚约取消了。

8. The ship rolled over on its side after it crashed, so you might wonder how authorities can get the thing out of the water and what they might do with it.

roll over从(边上)滚下; (使)翻滚, (使)打滚
例句：A bicycle hit me and rolled me over.
一辆自行车把我撞了个跟头。
do with处理;对待
What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?
暑假你是怎样度过的?

9. Workboats would have to pump air into this -- into this balloon, really, get this thing popped up and then you`d have other ships, barges and even cables attached to the land, which would help raise this thing.

pop up突然出现
例句：Your name has popped up from time to time in the papers.
你的名字不时在报纸上出现。
attach to (使)贴〔系, 粘〕在…上
例句：He attached labels to his luggage.
他把标签贴在行李上。

10. So even just getting it upright, you can see how -- that just the technical skill involved in all this -- and they`ve got to make sure that the shifting weight doesn`t cause the vessel to roll.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：She was involved in working out a puzzle.
她在聚精会神地解一道难题。