1.knock out 淘汰;击败

例句:He predicated in rhyme, with unerring accuracy, the round in which he would knock out his opponent.

他用韵律诗精准无误地预测他将在哪一回合淘汰他的对手。

2.hold out 坚持

例句:Professional football and baseball players hold out if their team refuses to pay them what they think they are worth.

职业足球和棒球选手，如果他们的球队伸出拒绝支付他们什么他们认为他们的价值。

3.tend to 倾向于

例句:We all tend to overemphasize the purposes we feel most passionate about and neglect the others. Churches do the same thing.

我们都偏重于自己较热衷的目的，而忽然其他的，教会亦是如此。

4.pick up 捡起;接载

例句:He would just pick up the phone and get foreign people to invest in his economy in South Africa.

他会拿起电话打给国外的投资人，让他们到南非来投资。