5月10日学习笔记

Thought to be 被认为是，据信

The explosions were not thought to be linked in any way.

据信这些爆炸案之间没有任何联系。

Many people here are still missing thought to be trapped under their collapsed homes.

这里的许多人仍然下落不明，据信他们被困在倒塌的房屋下。

Previously thought to be 先前被认为，寄望观点认为，过去人们认为

Cats were previously thought to be solitary animals.

过去人们以为猫是独居动物。

This phenomenon was previously thought to be impossible.

这种现象先前被认为是不可能的/这种现象曾被视作不可能

Marine life was discovered at depths previously thought to be azoic.

在先前被认为没有任何生命迹象的海洋深处发现了海洋生物。

Follow through with/on 跟进，坚持到底，深入探究

He decided to follow through with his original plan.

他决定把最初的计划执行到底。

Iran's representative at the U. N. Said Tehran will "take immediate and proportionate" action if Trump follows through on his threats.

伊朗驻联合国代表表示，如果特朗普兑现其威胁，德黑兰将立即采取“相称”的行动。

Substantially 大幅，显著，基本上，大体上，非常，大大地

After this time, the chance of finding people alive drops substantially.

在这段时间之后，找到生还者的机会大幅下降。

What she says is substantially true.

她的话大体符合事实。