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基本解釋

Bwakira said the peacekeepers reserved the right to defend themselves from insurgent attacks, but pledged that the force would not take sides in the conflict.
佈瓦基拉說，維和人員有權(quán)在遇到暴亂分子襲擊時進行自衛(wèi)，但是他保証，維和部隊不會在沖突中支持某一方。
But the American president has also been right to resist the temptation to call for the regime’s downfall or take sides in the power struggle, let alone back Mr Mousavi for the presidency.
但他做的另一件正確的事是，美國擋住了種種誘惑，沒有要求現(xiàn)任政權(quán)垮臺或在這場爭鬭中偏袒任何一方，更別說支持穆薩維儅選縂統(tǒng)了。
And they take sides in quarrels that freeze the progress of research.
而且他們的立場都是在那些阻止研究進步的一方的。

But school officials under the First Amendment may not take sides in religion."
Seoul suspects Pyongyang was to blame. China has expressed condolences for the lives lost in the incident, but has refused to take sides.

If this survey had to take sides in the argument, it would support the optimists.
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