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1. brace for 使做好准备；
Manufacturers had better brace for higher settlements and slimmer margins.
制造商应做好准备，迎接更高的薪资要求和更低的利润率。
2. at one point 一度；在某一刻；
At one point, around 70,000 members had failed to pay.
一度曾有约7万名成员没有支付费用。
3. be expected to do sth. 预期；预料；
Some of Australia's largest listed companies are expected to announce huge interim earnings this week.
澳大利亚最大的一些上市公司预计将在本周宣布巨额中期盈利。
4. direct sb. to do sth. 指示；命令；
The Bishop directed the faithful to stay at home.
主教要求信徒们呆在家中。