He pushed me for an answer.
他催我作出答复。
3.Their chemical cousins CFCs, which were used in refrigerators and aerosols, have already been phased out.
phase out逐步淘汰, 逐步结束
例句:The machine has been phased out.
这种机器早已过时了。
The factory has already phased out a batch of production equipment.
这家工厂已经淘汰了一批生产设备。
4.The no-confidence motion simply confirms the conclusions of a group of MPs that on Monday found the minority Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper in contempt of parliament for failing to provide the estimated costs for a number of spending programmes.
in contempt of对…不屑一顾
例句:He rushed forward in contempt of danger.
他不顾危险冲向前去。
5.A number of BBC radio services are coming to an end.
come to an end结束,终止
例句:The term has come to an end.
学期结束了。
6.Airport workers in Spain have voted to call off strike action threatening to paralyse the country's airports over the Easter holiday.
call off取消; 停止
例句:He phoned me and called the appointment off.
他给我打电话取消了这次约会。
1.The no-confidence motion simply confirms the conclusions of a group of MPs that on Monday found the minority Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper in contempt of parliament for failing to provide the estimated costs for a number of spending programmes.