2009年1月23日 星期五

emissary, extra time, drill a goal

Appointing Emissaries, Obama and Clinton Stress Diplomacy
By MARK LANDLER
Former Senator George J. Mitchell will be special envoy for Arab-Israeli affairs and longtime diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke will work with Afghanistan and Pakistan.




extra time UK noun [U] (US overtime)
a period of time in a football game in which play continues if neither team has won in the usual time allowed for the game

drill1



  
━━ n. 訓練, 教練; (反復)練習; 〔話〕 (the ~) 正しいやり方; きり, 穴あけ器.
━━ v. 訓練する[を受ける]; (反復)練習させる[する] ((in, on)); 頭にたたきこむ ((into)); きりで穴をあける ((in, into)); 突通す; 射ちぬく.
 drill book 練習帳.
 drill・master 教練教官; 厳しい指導員.
 drill press ボール盤.

emissary
noun [C] FORMAL
a person sent by one government or political leader to another to deliver messages or to take part in discussions:
The Foreign Secretary has flown to China as the personal emissary of the Prime Minister.

em・is・sar・y



-->
━━ n., a. 使者(の); 密使(の), スパイ(の).

沒有留言: