Set a precedent (idiom)
●to decide something that will be used as an example or rule to be followed in the future.(開創先例)
Examples:
1.The ruling in the case is likely to set a precedent for how future cases are decided.
2.I'll do what you ask this time, but it doesn't set a precedent.
Push (sth) forward (phrasal verb)
●To continue doing something or making progress in something, with effort or enthusiasm.
(推進,推動)
Examples:
1.Their research has pushed forward the frontiers of knowledge.
2.They were urged to push forward with their reforms.
Seclusion (noun)
●The state of being alone, away from other people.
(與世隔絕,隱居)
Examples:
1.They love the seclusion of their garden.
2.In some societies women are kept in seclusion, so that they are hardly ever seen in public.
Result in sth (phrasal verb)
●To cause something, or to produce something.
(導致…,結果造成…)
Examples:
1.Team work at its best results in a synergy that can be very productive.
2.A sudden change in temperature will inevitably result in rain.
On the verge of sth/doing sth (idiom)
●Close to, on the brink of something/doing something.
(瀕臨,行將,處於…的邊緣)
Examples:
1.After weeks of failed experiments, I think we're finally on the verge of a breakthrough.
2.I was on the verge of calling the doctor when he suddenly got better.