Set a precedent (idiom)

　　●to decide something that will be used as an example or rule to be followed in the future.（开创先例）

　　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.

　　（推进，推动）

　　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.

　　（与世隔绝，隐居）

　　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.

　　（导致…，结果造成…）

　　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.

　　（濒临，行将，处於…的边缘）

　　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.