1. at a virtual standstill 进入实际的停滞装态
With revenues at a virtual standstill, the car manufacturer has been bleeding about $100m in cash a day.
由于实际上已经断了收入，这家汽车制造商正以每天大约1亿美元的速度消耗现金f%1RwN%#9IhELU。

2. be susceptible to 容易受到……影响
He said there was no evidence so far that mountain lions were susceptible to the disease.
他说，目前尚无证据表明山狮是否易感此类疾病2)@k]Hp6r]W。

3. in the offing 即将发生
He quietly informed me that he had to make some changes or there would be a divorce in the offing.
他悄悄告诉我，他不得不作出一些改变，否则他就会面临离婚xq-6l.=]yYHiCL。

4. lean toward 倾向于
The enemy crews lean toward evacuating their tank immediately after the first shot is fired at them.
敌军部队倾向于在被首次命中后就立即撤离他们的坦克]9lKx*LWaH#_hT)3c=。