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tend to趋向
例句：Arthur's books tend to poverty.
亚瑟的书趋于单调乏味。
put off延期,推迟;拖延
例句：They decided to put the meeting off until after Christmas.
他们决定把会议推迟到圣诞节以后。
Owing to the state of the ground, the match has been put off.
由于场地状况不佳, 比赛推迟了。
2.Now the theory would seem to match up against this.
match up相配
例句：She have really psyche herself up for the big match.
她为大赛作了充分的心理准备。
No one can match up to Tom in vigor.
没有人能在体力方面比得过汤姆。
3.Well, fix our schools as a cnn project that takes a look at pulic education in America, and focuses on some of the creative solutions that administrators, teachers, and school officials, and yes, students are coming up with to cope even as school's cope with budget crisises nationwide.
come up with想出, 提出
例句：I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.
我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。
4.It's pretty impressive without these details, they got there, I'd say butter artists deserve a pat on the back.
a pat on the back鼓励, 赞扬
例句：She deserves a pat on the back for all the hard work she's done.
她辛勤努力值得赞扬。
