consent to同意
under consideration 在考虑中
consist of(=be composed of)由…组成的
contrary to (opposite to) 与…相反
in contrast to/with 和…形成对比
by contrast 对比之下 by comparison 比较起来
at all costs不惜任何代价 . go to any length想一切办法 by all means不惜一切。
at the cost of 以…为代价(at the expense of)
to one’s credit使某人感到光荣
be critical of 爱挑毛病的,不满
out of date过时的;up to date最近的,时兴的; date back to回溯到; date from从某时期开始
on the decline 在衰退中, 在减少中
in demand有需求
deprive sb. of sth. 剥夺某人某物
(责任编辑:田学江)