01.

搁置，暂停，暂缓

put...on hold

• All the plans wehave made have to be put on hold.

  我们做的所有计划都必须搁置了。

  
  

• His singing career has been put on hold.

  他的歌唱事业已经暂时搁浅。

  
  

02.

桎梏，枷锁，限制

shackle

• Freedom is a shackle you put on me.

  自由是你给我的枷锁。

  
  

• Superstition is a great shackle on men's minds.

  迷信是人们思想的一大桎梏。

  
  

03.

家庭暴力

domestic violence

• Women are still the main victims of domestic violence.

  妇女仍然是家庭暴力的主要受害者。

  
  

• Domestic violence is a regular occurrence in some families.

  在某些家庭中，家庭暴力是常事。

  
  

04.

申请离婚

file for divorce

• She wants to file for divorce because her husband is a heavy gambler.

  她想申请离婚，因为她丈夫是个十足的赌徒。

  
  

• She decided to file for divorce.

  她决意申请离婚。

  
  

05.

荒谬的

preposterous

• The whole idea was preposterous.

  整个想法都是荒谬的。

  
  

• These claims are absolutely preposterous!

  这些要求简直荒谬绝伦！

  
  

06.

不证自明的，不言而喻的

self-evident

• The dangers of such action are self-evident.

  这样的行动，其危险是明摆着的。

  
  

• It is self-evident that we will never have enough resources to meet the demand.

  不言而喻，我们将永远不会有足够的资源来满足需求。

  
  

07.

拖得太久，持续太久

drag on

• The trial dragged on forever.

  审判一再拖延。

  
  

• The fight may drag on.

  这场战争可能会拖延下去。

  
  

08.

遍布的，到处弥漫的

pervasive

• I had no idea how pervasive this problem was until I read the story of Ma Panyan.

  我完全不知道这个问题这么普遍，直到我读到马泮艳的故事。

• We cannot meaningfully address this pervasive issue without the brave voice of survivors at the table.

  要不是幸存者们在会议上勇敢发声，我们就无法有效处理这个普遍存在的问题。