英语语法分析

Incumbent officeholders are difficult to defeat at the polls.

现任官员很难在选举中被击败。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The two principal officeholders wield enormous power.

这两个主要官员掌握着巨大的权力。

Yet whenever any effort is made to cut down the number of unnecessary officeholders the cry is certain to be raised that this action is "deflationary."

然而，无论什么时候，只要做出一些努力去裁减多余的公务员，就一定会遭到极力反对，说这种举动是“通货紧缩的”。