2008年3月10日 星期一

button-down, studded with sth

Mr. Smith worked his way through the EMI hierarchy at a time when the studio was a relatively formal place, and frontline engineers were required to wear ties and jackets. (Reacting in part to this buttoned-down style, the Beatles nicknamed him “Normal.”) But Mr. Smith was more focused on capturing performances than on fiddling with tubes and wires.


Tensions between the Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks, the star-studded boutique it bought almost two years ago for $1.53 billion, may drive Steven Spielberg to leave as soon as his contract is up -- taking several big names with him, BusinessWeek reported.


studded with sth

stud (DECORATION) Show phonetics
noun [C usually plural]
a small nail or piece of metal, with a large rounded top, that is hammered into or fixed to the surface of something, usually for decoration

studded Show phonetics
adjective
1 made with metal studs hammered into the surface in a pattern:
a studded dog-collar/leather jacket

2 LITERARY studded with sth If something is studded with many objects of the same type, those objects are arranged regularly across it, or across the surface of it:
a baked ham studded with cloves
Elaine looked up at the black, velvety sky studded with tiny, twinkling stars.
babka
[BAHB-kah] A rum-scented, Polish sweet yeast bread studded with almonds, raisins and orange peel.

Mr. Bush studded his administration with many former Ford aides.

━━ n. 飾りびょう[くぎ]; 飾りボタン; 植込みボルト; (道路の仕切りを示すのに打つ)びょう; 【建】間柱(まばしら).
━━ vt. (-dd-) 飾りびょうを打つ; ちりばめる ((with)); 間柱をつける.
 stud・ded ━━ a. びょう(のようなもの)で飾った ((with)) (a diamond-~ crown ダイヤモンドをちりばめた王冠).



━━ n. (繁殖用などに飼育する)馬[動物], その飼育場; 種馬; 〔俗〕 (セックスの面で)精力的な(若い)男.
 at [in] stud 繁殖[種馬]用の.
 (be) put out to stud 種馬として飼われて(いる).
 stud・book (馬の)血統台帳.
 stud・ding・sail
; 〈海事〉 【海事】補助帆, スタンスル.
 stud farm 種馬農場.
 stud horse 種馬.

button-down

(bŭt'n-doun')

adj.
  1. Having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons: a button-down shirt.
  2. also but·toned-down (bŭt'nd-) Conservative, conventional, or unimaginative: “a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-gray world of business” (Newsweek).

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