The committee reluctantly agreed to the budget cuts despite knowing the impact on services.
Re (再次) + luct (斗争/挣扎) + ant (人) + ly = 心里挣扎着去做，所以是不情愿地。
Protesters erected a barricade of burning tires and metal pipes to block police access to the city center.
Bar (酒吧) + r (人) + r (人) + i (我) + cade (cadeau礼物/障碍感)。想象在酒吧门口堆满杂物拦住我，不让我进去。
The defendant pleads not guilty to all charges during the opening of the trial.
Plea (请) + ds (大家)。大家都在“请”求法官从轻发落。
Rescuers worked through the night to extract survivors from the multi-storey car park that collapsed during the earthquake.
Multi (多) + storey (楼层)。直译即可，注意英式拼写是 storey，美式是 story。
The sole survivor of the hiking accident was rescued after three days in the wilderness.
Sur-vive-or：活着的人才能成为“幸存者”，别做“死者”(or)！
Central bankers face mounting pressure to lower interest rates as inflation cools.
Press（按）+ ure（名词后缀）= 用手使劲按，压力山大！