例句:a period of disarray within the National Party
国家党內部的一段混乱时期
His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.
妻子离去后,他的个人生活一片混乱。
1.A US judge has ruled against President Obama's declaration of a temporary moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, which was imposed because of the pollution crisis.
rule against作出不利于…的裁决
例句:The representatives ruled against the motion.
代表们否决了这项动议。
The judge ruled against the plaintiff.
法官作出不利于原告的裁决。
2.The coalition government in Britain has presented tough austerity measures to try to bring down a massive budget deficit.
bring down降(价)
例句:A nationwide good harvest soon brought down the price of rice.
全国性的大丰收很快使米价回跌了。
3.In their final game, South Africa beat the 2006 finalists France two-one, but they were pipped on goal difference by Mexico, who lost one-nil to the group winners Uruguay.
be pipped on被击败
例句:We didn't win the contract: we were pipped at the post by a firm whose price was lower.
我们未得到那份合同的生意,最後是让一家出价低的公司击败了我们。
4.They'll return home a battered and bruised squad. The players know they have let down the French football fans.