A country fed on terror promises to maintain regional security with a country mowing down civil liberties in its own.
一个国家为了换取该地区的安全尽然向恐怖分子妥协，并残害为争取自由的同胞。
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Even so, Lula looks stronger politically than looked possible a year ago, when scandal was mowing down his closest aides and his popularity.
即便如此，卢拉看起来在政治上也可能比一年前更强势。当时丑闻正毁掉他最亲近的助手和他自己的声望。
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英语成语:mow down
1. Literally, to cut the grass in one’s lawn or yard using a mower.
机译:1.字面意思是，用割草机在自己的草坪或院子里割草。
I need to go mow the lawn before it starts to rain.
机译:我需要在下雨之前去修剪草坪。
2. To trim something, usually grass or other such growth. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mow" and "down." You need to mow down those sideburns, bud!
Our yard is looking so unkempt because I haven’t had time to mow down the grass in weeks.
机译:我们的院子看起来很乱，因为我已经好几个星期没有时间割草了。
3. slang,To comb one’s hair.
机译:俚语，梳头发。
Go mow your lawn before church.
机译:去教堂前修剪草坪。
4. To knock someone or something down with great force. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mow" and "down." The neighbor kid drives so fast down the street that I’m worried he’s going to mow the kids down.
Their biggest defenseman mowed down our star center.
机译:他们最大的防守队员击倒了我们的明星中锋。
5. slang,To smoke marijuana.
机译:俚语，抽大麻。
Just tell your parents you’re going to mow the lawn with us—they won’t know what you mean.
机译:告诉你父母你要和我们一起修剪草坪，他们不会知道你的意思。
6. To harm or incapacitate a large group. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mow" and "down."
机译:3.伤害或使一大群人丧失能力。名词或代词可以用在“mow”和“down”之间
A weapon like that could mow down thousands of enemy soldiers.
机译:像那样的武器可以砍倒成千上万的敌军士兵。
7. To overpower someone or something or render them ineffective. A noun or pronoun can be used between "mow" and "down."
机译:4.压倒某人或某事或使其无效。名词或代词可以用在“mow”和“down”之间
Their potent offense totally mowed down our defense.
机译:他们强有力的进攻彻底摧毁了我们的防守。
8.Of or relating to a quick, cheap, rudimentary lawn care service in which one cuts the grass, blows the clippings away with a leaf-blower, and then departs. Typically put in quotation marks or hyphenated and used as a modifier before a noun. I worked on a mow-blow-and-go crew for the summer. The money wasn’t great, but it was all in cash so I didn’t have to pay any taxes on it. By the time I took over the company, it had been tarnished with a "mow, blow, and go" reputation thanks to the crummy practices of the previous owner.
英语成语:mow down
I need to go mow the lawn before it starts to rain.
