1.swell in 变大;膨胀
"Nothing, " I said, her tone causing a knot to swell in my throat.
“没什么,”我说 。她的语气让我的喉咙有些堵 。
2.on track to do sth. 有望
Overall earnings are on track to rise 28% from a year ago.
整体获利有望较上年同期增长28% 。
3.resolve to 下定决心
Having begun in one line, resolve to fight it out on that line.
一旦开始从事某种职业,就要下定决心在那一领域闯出一片天地 。
4.add up 合理;达到期望
The whole story he told us just doesn’t add up.
他给我们讲述的整件事情根本就不合常理 。
n. 大灾难,大祸,彻底失败