绞尽脑汁

You'll get out from under

你会度过难关的

耐心等待. / 坚持下去. Just sit tight. | 你会度过难关的. You'll get out from under. | 他正绞尽脑汁找生计. He's racking his brains to make a living.

in a fashion / just so so

马马虎虎

rack one's brain 绞尽脑汁的想 | in a fashion / just so so 马马虎虎 | cures like 以其人之道还其人之身

defense in depth

纵深防御

这种构造是依照苏联的"纵深防御"(defense in depth)原则设立的,确实难以攻克. 但以色列的高级将领们吸取了过去数场战争的经验,经过了数年的绞尽脑汁冥思苦想(这是以色列克尽职守的方式),终于找出了埃及的致命缺陷:其决策系统高度中央集权化,

Abet;Incite;Instigate

教唆,怂恿

绞尽脑汁:Cudgel one's brains | 教唆,怂恿:Abet;Incite;Instigate | 揭穿:Debunk

penalty kick

罚点球

是罚点球(penalty kick)的意思吗?搞得读者或听众连中英文都分不清,要绞尽脑汁去猜,合理吗?有些人为了在语言上赶时髦,往往生造词汇. 套用"水门事件"而衍生出来的各种"门事件"就是一例. 众所周知,"水门事件"是指美国共和党尼克松竞选班子为刺探民主党的竞选政策,

know no bounds

不知限量,无限

both...and 不仅...而且,...和...(两者)都 | know no bounds 不知限量,无限 | rack one's brains 绞尽脑汁,苦苦地动脑筋

An olive branch

橄榄枝

the dirty dog 这个狗东西 | an olive branch 橄榄枝 | rach one's brains 绞尽脑汁

PERT

計畫評核術

科技发达,更精密而有系统地建构许多"理事"的方法,如作业研究(O.R.) 、计画评核术 (PERT)、系统分析、以及预算控制等等,为了把人"管"好,令其按照既定的计画去"理事",心理学家、行为学者真是煞费苦心,绞尽脑汁.

Pyrrhic victory

损失惨重的胜利,得不偿失的胜利

put......into effect 使......生效 | Pyrrhic victory 损失惨重的胜利,得不偿失的胜利 | rack one's brains 绞尽脑汁,冥思苦想

ransack one's brains

[废](为某事)绞脑汁, 苦思苦想

rack one's wits (为某事)绞尽脑汁, 苦思苦想 | ransack one's brains [废](为某事)绞脑汁, 苦思苦想 | soak into sb.'s brain 逐渐为某人所领悟[理解]

along with：同...一道(一起)

allow of 容许(有...),容得 | along with 同...一道(一起) | and all that 诸如此类

I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him：我毫无条件地、无可救药地爱上了他

I was absolutely positive about 3 things,有3件事我很确定. | I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.我毫无条件地、无可救药地爱上了他. | You are my life now.现在你就是我的生命了.