It takes long time to…=It takes ages to
close-kint 紧密结合在一起的
ever-形容词比较级 越来越…的
levy a tax/charge/fine on sth 对…征税/收费/罚款
be entitled to sth 享有…权利
be subject to sth 取决于…
relative to sth 相对…而言 与…关联
be obliged to do sth
指因形式、法律、义务等关系必须做某事
creep up 一般指缓慢增长
respite from sth 从…中暂时解脱
同义词:rise grow mount swell mutiply
表示增:surge jump shoot up soar spike
领先于… ahead of
in advance of
take the lead
hold a head over
B对A有好处 A benefits from B
A reaps the benefit of B
B benefits A
整体地，大体 as a whole
at large
in general
着手做某事 go about doing sth
get down to doing sth
go on about doing sth
为…困扰 be afflicted with/by sth
be beset with sth
be plagued by sth
be confronted with sth
照料 照管 lend to sth
take care of
look after
care for
起源于 来自 have sb's roots/origins in sth
originate from
rise from
stem from
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