glow, afterglow, placate, enable, in the cross hairs, cross wires

   Or on a wintry evening
when you catch the fire's glow?

How a U.S. Citizen Got in America’s Cross Hairs

By MARK MAZZETTI, CHARLIE SAVAGE and SCOTT SHANE

WASHINGTON — An account of how the United States came to use a drone strike to kill the American-born terrorist leader Anwar al-Awlaki highlights the perils of a war conducted behind a classified veil.

Gas Boom County Strives for Economic Afterglow

By JOHN SCHWARTZ

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Williamsport, Pa., and its surrounding area have made efforts to keep the benefits of the Marcellus Shale boom from evaporating in the event of a bust.

Spain Back in Cross Hairs

The afterglow from Greece's vote to try to remain in the euro was quickly extinguished by bad news out of Spain that rattled investors' faith in the currency bloc's ability to support its most troubled members.

Iraq Resists Pleas by U.S. to Placate Hussein’s Party
By SAM DAGHERPrime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has refused to reconcile with officials of Saddam Hussein’s party, which he blames for some recent bombings.

Placating Publishers by Limiting Links: A Google 5-Click FAQ
Wired News
By Epicenter Staff Google's been taking it on the chin from traditional publishers (ie, News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch) a lot lately. ...
Google enables news publishers to limit free content
Los Angeles Times
Over the last several weeks, Google Inc. has frequently found itself in the crosshairs of news publishers. Most recently, media mogul Rupert Murdoch has ...

A comparison of different reticles used in telescopic sights.

U.K.'s Budget Woes Put Olympic Dream in Crosshairs

The U.K. faces the daunting prospect of preparing for the 2012 Olympics amid a deep global downturn and has been forced to scale down plans for its own team.

How a U.S. Citizen Got in America’s Cross Hairs

By MARK MAZZETTI, CHARLIE SAVAGE and SCOTT SHANE

WASHINGTON — An account of how the United States came to use a drone strike to kill the American-born terrorist leader Anwar al-Awlaki highlights the perils of a war conducted behind a classified veil.

十字絲 或

reticle

[光學測距儀]瞄標

A crosshair or reticle is a shape superimposed on an image that is used for precise alignment of a device. Crosshairs are most commonly a "+" shape, though many variations exist, including dots, posts, circles, and chevrons. Most commonly associated with telescopic sights for aiming firearms, crosshairs are also common in optical instruments used for astronomy and surveying, and are also popular in graphical user interfaces as a precision pointer. The crosshair was invented by Robert Hooke, and dates to the 17th century.
The word Reticle is from the Latin meaning "net", a network or grid of lines displayed in an optical instrument. The minimum reticle consists of simple "cross-hairs", as described above.

Yahoo ad deal with Google assailed by many
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Yahoo Inc. was in the crosshairs Friday, a day after signing a search advertising deal with Google Inc., as many investors, analysts and onetime suitor ...

crosshairs Crossed wires or etched lines on a reticule in the focal plane of the telescope of a surveying instrument.



IN BRIEF: n. - A center of interest.

DealBook: Wall Street Pay in the Cross Hairs

Arts »

A World of Stories From a Son of Vietnam

The people in “The Boat” are trapped in the crosshairs of fate.

Wikipedia article "Crosshair".


cross hairs　【コンピュータ】クロスヘア ((水平線と垂直線からなる基準線)).adj. - 望遠鏡等上的十字絲的, 十字標線的
idioms:

• cross-hair pointer 十字絲, 叉絲點

新聞
Zale, the jewelry retailer, is the latest company in the crosshairs of Richard Breeden, the former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman turned activist investor.

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2005年

Activists lash Microsoft over retreat on gay rights
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp., one of the earliest companies to extend benefits to gay employees, now finds itself in the crosshairs of angry activists for ...


2006年

Hurdle Awaits Push to Extend U.S. Tax Cuts *wsj會員才可讀 Domestic manufacturers are in the crosshairs as Republicans' drive to extend favorable capital-gains tax rates becomes a fight over how to pay for the package.

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Sheriff Phil Redmond said： ’We had several large-scale operations going on at once, and the wires got crossed on this one.’
雷德蒙警長說：「我們同時執行好幾個大規模行動，所以這次發生了誤會。」


cross wires： 片語，電話線接錯，引申為發生誤會。例句：I think they got their wires crossed and confused the transfer fee with the signing fee.（我認為他們搞錯了，而且混淆了手續費與簽名費。）

enable
━━ vt. …できるようにさせる; 容易にする; 許容する; …の権能を与える; 【コンピュータ】動作可能にする.
en・abling　━━ a. 【法】合法化する.
enabling legislation　【法】権能賦与法.

placate 
verb [T]━━ vt. なだめる.
to stop someone from feeling angry:
Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements.

placatory
adjective FORMAL
trying to avoid making someone angry:
The tone of the letter was placatory.

glow

Syllabification: (glow)

Pronunciation: /glō/

Translate glow | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

verb

[no object]

• give out steady light without flame:the tips of their cigarettes glowed in the dark
• have an intense color and a slight shine: [with complement]:faces that glowed red with the cold
• have a heightened color or a bloom on the skin as a result of warmth or health:he was glowing with health
• feel deep pleasure or satisfaction and convey it through one’s expression and bearing:Katy always glowed when he praised her

noun

[in singular]

• a steady radiance of light or heat:the setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city
• a feeling of warmth in the face or body; the visible effects of this as a redness of the cheeks:he could feel the brandy filling him with a warm glow
• a strong feeling of pleasure or well-being:with a glow of pride, Mildred walked away

Origin:

Old English glōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gloeien and German glühen

 

 

afterglow

Syllabification: (af·ter·glow)

Pronunciation: /ˈaftərˌglō/

noun

[in singular]

• light or radiance remaining in the sky after the sun has set.
• good feelings remaining after a pleasurable or successful experience:basking in the afterglow of victory

 

afterglow

 音節

áfter • glòw

afterglowの変化形

afterglows (複数形)

[名]((通例the ［an］ 〜))

1 夕焼け, 夕ばえ.

2 残光, 余光, （過去の）快い追想, 楽しい思い出；余韻

bask in the afterglow of ...
…の余韻に浸る.

cróss hàirs[cróss hàirs]

(複)（光学機械の）照準用十字線.