流逝汉英词典

on the chopping block

O 开头单词

基本解释

  • 在砧板上
  • 將被廢除

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • Seven fire companies and several city swimming pools are on the chopping block.
    七家消防公司和幾個市內遊泳館已經被搬上了砧板。
  • This makes it troubling that many cities and states, struggling to make up budget shortfalls, have put schools on the chopping block.
    很多疲於應對預算減少的城市和州已把學校列入犧牲對象，這著實令人擔憂。
  • 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.
    國會一個高級委員會必須在11月23日之前就1.2萬億美元的開支削減達成一致，否則，國防預算就無法通過。

    • 權威例句

  • And on the chopping block they will be if President Obama has his way.
    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: McKeon: Saving defense from defense savings
  • 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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