8.autonomous adj.自治的
例句:Each of the U.S. states has an autonomous government.
美国的每个州都有一个自治政府。
9.constrain vt.强迫, 强使; 限制, 约束
例句:Cold weather constrained the plant's growth.
寒冷的天气抑制了植物的生长。
10.barely adv.仅仅, 只不过, 几乎不
例句:We barely had time to catch the train.
我们几乎来不及赶火车。
1.The delicate operation to replace one cap with a more tight-fitting one could take up to a week.
up to多达
例句:I can take up to four people in my car.
我的汽车最多能坐四个人。
2.Well, I don't think our troops on the battlefield should have to keep notes just in case they need to apply for a claim.
in case免得, 以防
例句:Be quiet in case you wake the baby.
轻点儿, 别吵醒婴儿。
Keep the window closed in case it rains.
把窗户关好, 以防下雨。
3.They went through it because of the Israeli action.
go through遭受, 经受, 经历
例句:When he was a child, he went through one hardship after another.
孩提时代, 他经历了一个又一个的艰难困苦。
4.The demonstration was called after the Spanish constitutional court decided there was no legal basis to recognize Catalonia as a nation, and the Catalan language should not take precedence over Spanish.