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1.set out to 打算，着手

The screenwriter set out to explore the ways in which different people face demanding times.
剧本作者一开始是要探讨不同的人面对艰难时期的方式。

He has set out to make salesforce a more generous and efficient donor than any other firm.
现在贝尼奥夫已经开始让salesforce公司成为一个比别的公司更慷慨、更有效率的慈善家。

2.numbers of 一些，若干，许多

Emboldened, aid workers inflate numbers of the starving.
救援人员大胆地夸大了饥民的数量。

Fish in each trial ultimately gobbled up the same numbers of prey.
鱼儿们在每次试验中，最终都会吃掉相同数量的猎物。

3.likely to 可能

Other banks are likely to face similar pressure.
其他银行很可能面临着类似的压力。

He is likely to name a middle east peace envoy soon.
他有可能很快命令一名中东和平特使。

4.put off 敷衍；使分心；延期

But the senate has put off action until spring.
但参议院将表决推迟到了明年春季。

I never put off things until the future anymore.
我再也不把事情推迟的未来了。