1. if not 即便
John plays football as well as , if not better than, David.
约翰的足球踢得即便不比大卫强,也和他不相上下。
2. joined a decision doing sth. 赞同
In the end, the three judges had difficulty finding consensus, with Judge Sack the most reluctant to join a decision affirming the district court.
最后,三名法官很难达成一致,萨克法官尤其不赞成支持地方法院的判决。
3. rate ... as...评价
How would you rate me as an interviewer?
你如何评价我在这次面试中的表现?
4. make it to 到达
No, he never even made it to the NBA (and I don't even know if the late Mr Jordan Senior played basketball at all).
不,他根本没有在NBA打过球(我甚至不知道他是否打过篮球)。