1.Border on farce近乎滑稽

The plot of that hit TV series borders on farce最近火熱的一部電視劇情節(jié)近乎滑稽.

2.ruminate on sth認真思考（think sth over, contemplate, ponder over/on)

He ruminated on the terrible wastefulness that typied Ameican life.他認真思考了美國生活中典型且十分嚴重的浪費問題。

3.wade through費時費力地閱讀；艱難地處理

I spent the whole day wading throught the peperwork on my desk.我一整天都在伏案處理文件

4.be imbued with sth充滿‘灌輸，激發(fā)（強烈的感情、想法或者價值）

He was imbued with a desire for social injustice.他滿懷尋求社會正義的愿望。

5.be hostile to sth反對的oppose to sth

Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervation.許多人覺得他會反對外來干預。

hostile conditions不利條件unfavorable conditions