2. Dick was so anxious to go on that even the short delay caused him to
chafe at the bit.
迪克那么迫切希望继续下去,即使短暂的耽搁也使他感到焦躁不安。
3. Electorates are likely to
chafe at the cost of bringing down government deficits, especially if the main result is to repay foreign creditors.
缩减政府赤字有可能会激怒选民,特别是如果主要结果是用于偿还外国债权人。