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政府削减开支，学校将首当其冲受到影响
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Fall prey to sth 受害，受坏影响
e.g. the new government has fallen prey to corruption and fraud. 新一届政府深受腐败和欺诈行为之苦
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Be vulnerable to 容易受···(不好的)影响
e.g. The entity is potentially vulnerable to competitor’s moves.
Students are usually vulnerable to social evils. 易受到社会恶习腐蚀
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Be prone to sth 易于遭受，有做(坏事)的倾向 e.g. tired, malnourished people are prone to infection.
Come with unpleasant/undesirable side-effects···伴随着不好的副作用
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Fall victim to = become a victim of 成为···的牺牲品 e.g. Vital public services have fallen victim to budget cuts 一些重要的公众服务项目成了削减预算后的牺牲品
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A take one’s toll on B A对B产生严重不良影响, 造成重大损失
e.g. The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets. 经济衰退使住房市场遭受重创 The pressure of trying to win a competition has taken its toll on their health. Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. 疾病对她的身体造成极大的损害
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Shake/rock the foundations of sth 从根本上动摇···
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e.g. this issue has shaken the foundations of French politics. 这个问题从根本上动摇了法国的政治
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run counter to = be at odds with sth = conflict with 与···不相符/相矛盾
e.g. government intervening in people's private lives run counter to modern democratic spirit.
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动词形式：interfere in/with = intervene in 干涉，介入 名词形式：interference in/with = intervention in/with e.g. government should interfere in the coverage of media.
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动词形式：impinge on/upon = encroach on/upon侵犯 名词形式：impringing on/upon = encroachment on/upon e.g. one country should not impringe on other's internal affairs.
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Be (potentially/rather/highly) hazardous to 对···有潜在/相当/很大的危害 e.g. chemicals that are harzardous to human beings
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Defeat the very purpose of = render sth useless/ineffective 使某物无用/无效
e.g. Merely equipping students with employment skills may defeat the very purpose of universities as educational institutions.
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Serve no useful purpose 不起作用 e.g. the experiments serve no useful purpose.
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Be awash with sth = be inundated with sth 充斥着···
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