1. head count 员工数量 ；总人数
The company announced this year that it plans to trim head count by 4, 800 through early retirement and voluntary departures.
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2. a swath of 一片；一批
The new route involves expanding a rail track that runs through a large swath of residential areas.
新线路需要扩建一条穿过大片居民区的轨道1p#6B_+7F6gzg。

3. meet with skepticism 遭到质疑
Her requests had been met with skepticism and repeated, stubborn denials.
她的恳求遭到了怀疑，还遭到了再三的坚决否认xSVKoK!MDqHoY。

4. lose out 失去；输掉
With every part of land you lease out to a foreign power, you lose out on your sovereignty too.
每当你们出租一块地给外国人，你们也就失去了部分主权&[m&f6]R,^XD]-+9oq~1。