流逝汉英词典

on the chopping block

O 开头单词

基本解释

  • 在砧板上
  • 将被废除

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • Seven fire companies and several city swimming pools are on the chopping block.
    七家消防公司和几个市内游泳馆已经被搬上了砧板。
  • This makes it troubling that many cities and states, struggling to make up budget shortfalls, have put schools on the chopping block.
    很多疲于应对预算减少的城市和州已把学校列入牺牲对象，这着实令人担忧。
  • A congressional supercommittee needs to agree on $1.2 trillion worth of spending cuts by November 23 or else the defense budget will be on the chopping block.
    国会一个高级委员会必须在11月23日之前就1.2万亿美元的开支削减达成一致，否则，国防预算就无法通过。

    • 权威例句

  • And on the chopping block they will be if President Obama has his way.
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  • Actors Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds are the latest celebrity couple on the chopping block.
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  • The first item up on the chopping block is called post-normal science (PNS).
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