趣味青春英语电台 第315期:Run something into the ground

 Idiom:

Run something into the ground ( destroy something )

Hit the book:

Microbiology

Regulatory officer

Counter criticism

Decline

Fend¹ off criticism

Initial

Physical inactivity

Game changer

'Balance the debate'

Applebaum, a food scientist with a PhD in microbiology, had been Coke's chief scientific and regulatory officer since 2004. In that role she helped lead the company's efforts to work with scientists as a way to counter criticism about sugary drinks.

1 fend   

v.照料（自己），（自己）谋生，挡开，避开

参考例句：

• I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
• He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。