2023年1月15日 星期日

improper, misstep, endure, unendurably. Enduring the Unendurable. adulteration, Intel grappled with missteps for years

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Sometimes Scarlett found it hard to dissemble her feelings, for she still thought Aunt Pitty the silliest of old ladies and her vagueness and vaporings irritated her unendurably.



As outbreak became a global problem, China has sought to repair the damage to its reputation caused by its early missteps, observers say.As outbreak has transitioned into a global problem, Beijing has sought to repair the damage to its reputation caused by its early missteps, observers say.





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The action, announced by the European Food Safety Authority and the European Commission, significantly expands the potential geographic reach of a milk adulteration scandal in China to now include a range of foods sold around the world. The Europeans said cookies, toffees and chocolates were the major concerns.



Still, Intel has also continued to benefit from the missteps of its chief rival, Advanced Micro Devices, which for the past year and a half has endured product delays, technical problems and high costs related to its acquisition of the graphics chip maker ATI Technologies.

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The meaning of UNENDURABLE is too unpleasant, painful, or difficult to accept or endure : not endurable : unbearable. 

improper
ɪmˈprɒpə/
adjective
  1. not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty.
    "the improper use of public funds"
    • lacking in modesty or decency.
      "an improper suggestion"

endure (EXPERIENCE)
verb [T]
to suffer something difficult, unpleasant or painful:
We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport.
She's already had to endure three painful operations on her leg.

endurable
adjective

endurance
noun [U]
the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant or painful for a long time:
Running a marathon is a test of human endurance.
The pain was bad beyond endurance.

misstep

(mĭs-stĕp'pronunciation

n.
  1. A misplaced or awkward step.
  2. An instance of wrong or improper conduct; a blunder.
intr.v.-stepped-step·ping-steps.
To make a mistake.

a・dul・ter・ate



━━ vt. 混ぜ物をする, 質を悪くする.
a・dul・ter・ant ━━ n., a. 混ぜ物(に用いる).
a・dul・ter・a・tion ━━ n.
a・dul・ter・a・tor ━━ n. 粗悪品製造者.
a・dul・ter・ine
,  ━━ a. 混ぜ物をした; 違法の; 不義の.

adulterate

(ə-dŭl'tə-rāt')
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To make impure by adding extraneous, improper, or inferior ingredients.
adj. (-tər-ĭt)
  1. Spurious; adulterated.
  2. Adulterous.
[Latin adulterāre, adulterāt-, to pollute.]
adulteration a·dul'ter·a'tion n.
adulterator a·dul'ter·a'tor n.
SYNONYMS adulterate, debase, doctor, load. These verbs mean to make impure or inferior by adding foreign substances to something: adulterate coffee with ground acorns; silver debased with copper; doctored the wine with water; rag paper loaded with wood fiber.

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