2009年2月4日 星期三

early-to-bed, early-to-rise, cardio

Although his presidency is barely a week old, some of Mr. Obama’s work habits are already becoming clear. He shows up at the Oval Office shortly before 9 in the morning, roughly two hours later than his early-to-bed, early-to-rise predecessor. Mr. Obama likes to have his workout — weights and cardio — first thing in the morning, at 6:45. (Mr. Bush slipped away to exercise midday.)

early-to-bed, early-to-rise早睡早起


rise (MOVE UP) PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
verb [I] rose, risen
1 to move upwards:
The balloon rose gently (up) into the air.
At 6am we watched the sun rise (= appear and move upwards in the sky).
When you put yeast in bread and bake the bread, it rises (= gets bigger).
New buildings are rising (= being built) throughout the city.
The River Cam rises (= first comes out of the ground) in/at a place called Ashwell.
FIGURATIVE Murmurs of disapproval rose from (= came from) the crowd.

2 to stand, especially after sitting:
She rose from her chair to welcome us.
He rose to his feet to deliver his speech.

3 FORMAL to get out of bed:
My grandfather rises at 5 every morning to do his exercises.

rise PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
noun [S]
when someone or something becomes very famous, powerful or popular:
Her rapid rise to fame/power/popularity/etc. meant that she made many enemies.

riser PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
noun
early/late riser a person who usually gets out of be early/late in the morning

rising PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
preposition MAINLY UK
about to become:
The school accepts children who are rising five years old.


cardio-PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Phonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic Hide phonetics
prefix (ALSO cardi-)
of the heart:
cardiovascular

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