经济学人下载:欧元区--撕毁规则(1)

1.take over as 接任为
He was afraid that one of his sons might grow up and take over as king.
他担心自己的儿子长大后会取代他成为国王。
2.upend 颠倒
Their results upend some of our basic assumptions.
研究结果颠覆了我们的一些基本假设。
3.hoover up 吸收
HSBC Mexico was well-placed to hoover up those dollars.
汇丰墨西哥分行在吸纳这些资金方面处于有利地位。
4.account for占比例
Computers account for 5% of the country's commercial electricity consumption.
计算机占去该国商业用电的5%。