on the alert 处境危险(主观感受)
on the cliff 处境危险(客观处境)
count on 依赖,依靠,期望
count as 当做
count against 对……不利,不利于
a pink slip 解雇通知
lay off 暂时裁员、解雇
help ones weather bad times.帮助度过难关
From xx perspective 从xx 的角度来看
take over 接管,收购
boot off/on 开启/关闭
wary of 谨慎
be scooped up by 被~~抢获/得到
head off 回避
the core of xx的核心/中心/精髓
trial and error 反复实验
scale back/down 相应缩减
scale up 相应增加
stake out 立桩标出,置于警察监视下
stake on 在~~打赌
in the wake of adv 紧随/效仿
the scope of ……的范围
the incidence of ~~的发生率
take a roll 产生负面影响/造成损失
live an Internet-free existence
过着~~的生活
sort out 把~~安排妥当
heads rolling in the executive suits
管理层的人事变动
the current state of affairs 现状/情况
法律词汇用来表示推倒某项法律
knock out /defeat for /overturn
upset the balance of 打破~~的平衡
go back to 追溯回
cordon off 用警戒线封锁隔离
stick at nothing 毫不顾忌|不择手段
pay off …是值得的|…没有白费
come off 离开|举行|实现|成为
on the ropes (绳索) 处于困境中
yield to 让位|屈服于
pave the way to 为~~做好准备
plough through 钻研|艰难前进|费劲阅读
keep abreast of了解~最新情况|保持并列
rise above 超越
subject to 使服从|遭受