Notes of a word-watcher, Hanching Chung. A first port of call for English learning.
2024年11月12日 星期二
slam, derail, endeavour, readied, hostility.Judge Denies One of Trump’s Efforts to Derail Documents Case. Chronic Brain Trauma Is Extensive in the U.S. Navy’s Elite Speedboat Crews
NASA made final preparations for sending the shuttle Endeavour to the International Space Station, confident it had resolved an electrical problem that grounded it two weeks ago.
Russia suspects terrorist attack as train crash kills dozens
Russia's prosecutor general has opened a criminal case on terrorism charges
after a train derailment killed at least 25 and injured nearly 100 people,
Interfax news agency reported on Saturday.
Twenty-eight dead as typhoons hit East Asia AFP Almost half of those killed were in Taiwan when Typhoon Morakot slammed into the island, dumping a record 2.5 metres (100 inches) of rain at the weekend. ...
Shuttle launch derailed again by hydrogen leak CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USAThe goals of Endeavour's mission are to attach an experiment platform to a Japanese research module, to replace aging solar array batteries, ...
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China Slams Sarkozy over Dalai Lama
French President Sarkozy drew an angry protest from China for meeting the Dalai Lama, with Beijing warning of broader damage to relations with the EU.
3. Electra Bicycle Company Recalls Amsterdam Bicycles; Chain Can Derail and Pose Injury Risk to Riders
Name of Product: Amsterdam Bicycles
Units: About 9,500
Importer: Electra Bicycle Company, LLC of Vista, Calif.
Hazard: The interior alignment tabs of the bicycle's chainguard can be pushed against the chain causing it to derail, which poses a risk of injury to riders.
Incidents/Injuries: Electra has received four reports of the chainguard derailing the chain, including one report of minor cuts and abrasion from a fall.
Description: This recall involves some Amsterdam model bicycles in the Classic 3, Original 3, Royal 8, and Sport 3 styles. The bicycles have an enclosed chainguard. "Electra" and "Amsterdam" are printed on the bicycle's frame and/or chainguard. Bicycles with frame numbers beginning with "F06" or "EL" or bicycles with chainguards marked "06/08" are not included in this recall. The frame number is located on the underside of the bottom bracket.
Sold by: Authorized Electra Bicycle dealers nationwide from January 2007 through June 2008 for between $400 and $850.
Manufactured in: Taiwan
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In a new letter to its shareholders -- once again explaining why a search advertising deal with Google is superior to Microsoft's offer to buy its search business -- Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang and Chairman Roy Bostock slammed Carl C. Icahn's attempt to install a rival slate.
late Middle English: from French hostilité or late Latin hostilitas, from Latin hostilis(see hostile).
derail verb 1[I or T]If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks.
2[T]to prevent a plan or process from succeeding: Renewed fighting threatens to derail the peace talks.
derailment noun[C] There's been a derailment just outside Crewe, and many people are feared dead.
slam verb-mm- 1[I or T]to (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise: The wind made the door/window slam (shut). Close the door carefully, don't slam it. He slammed the brakeson(= used them quickly and with force) when a child ran in front of his car. I had to stop suddenly, and the car behind slammed into the back of me.
2[T]INFORMALto criticize: Although the reviewers slammed the play, the audience loved it.WSJ, Blogs Slam Microsoft, Intel For Hostility To OLPC CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA Nicholas Negroponte's One Laptop Per Child project has "been derailed" due in part to the machinations of companies like Microsoft and Intel, report Steve ...
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