The trend began in 2007, when leading wheat-exporting countries such as Russia and Argentina limited or banned their exports, in hopes of increasing local food supplies and thereby bringing down domestic food prices.

This research may be biased, however, as ill health often makes older people more dependent and thereby increases contact with family members.

然而，这一研究可能有失偏颇，因为健康状况不佳常常会让老年人更具依赖性，从而增多与家人的联系。

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Our bodies can sweat, thereby losing heat by evaporation

我们的身体能出汗，由此可以蒸发散热。

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The party thereby lays itself open to charges of conflict of interest

该党因此难免被人指责有利益冲突。

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My heart throbbed, singing in my chest.

我的心悸动着，在我胸腔中鸣叫。

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I shall melt into the music of the flute and throb in your heart all day.

我将融合在笛声里，终日荡漾在你心头。

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Once again he felt the throb of the recognition and regret.

他又因认出和遗憾而感到心跳不已。

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A throb of pain shot through his head.

他的头部忽感一阵剧痛。

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This light throbbed with unprecedented vigor and activity!

在这光中有一种不平常的精力和运动！

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The music throbbed hypnotically

音乐咚咚作响，叫人昏昏欲睡。

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The engines throbbed

发动机轰隆隆地震动着。

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His head throbbed

他的头阵阵作痛。

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Deep down there in the recesses of the soil, the great heart throbbed once more, thrilling with passion, vibrating with desire.

在土壤深处，那颗巨大的心脏又跳动起来，激荡着热情，震颤着欲望。

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Passengers sweltered in temperatures of over 90 ˚ F.

在超过90华氏度的高温下，乘客热得要命。

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When we are smaller we have no problem expressing our wants and needs and personality, but society demands that we mature and tone down our natural exuberance.

在我们小时候，我们对于表达自己的需求和个性品质毫无困难，但是社会要求我们成熟起来并降低自己的原始需求。

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Instead of striving after the unattainable, we should learn to round our ideas and tone down the angularity of our conduct.

替代我们难以做到的奋斗，我们应该学会变通我们的想法和磨掉我们行为的棱角。

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The Minsk II agreement will only succeed if Mr Putin has decided to tone down his confrontation with Ukraine and the west.

只有在普京决定降低他与乌克兰和西方对抗程度的情况下，明斯克协议第二版才能成功。

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We hope to tone down Lifebloom and bring the Druids other healing spells up to speed in this expansion.

我们希望调低生命绽放并在这个资料片中给德鲁伊们带来其他可接受的治疗技能。

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Metallics, fur, leather and plastic in one color will tone down the look but still give an urban warrior vibe.

金属色，毛皮，皮革和单色塑料制品会温和一些，但仍会与城市战士产生共鸣。

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Could he tone down his game to fit with George, win big, and win over a bunch of critics along the way?

他能稍稍调整他的比赛风格以适应乔治，会更能够帮助赢得球赛，这不就能让批评他的人无话可说了吗？

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MPs have been ordered to tone down their criticisms of government policy in the run-up to the election.

下院议员已被勒令在竞选阶段对政府政策提出批评时调子要缓和一些。

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