2015年2月19日 星期四

junky, whirl, twirl, whirligig, equipoise, house, penthouse

'Dance at Bougival' shows a twirling couple at a crowded outdoor cafe.

A nation of empty treadmills.


Gym-goers opt for a smaller, community feel.
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Hollywood seldom depicts junkies in suits and ties. But in recent weeks several public figures have admitted taking hard drugs while working in high-powered jobs. If people can take hard drugs and still go on running a national bank or Canada's biggest city, how dangerous can such substances be? http://econ.st/1hsOwiQ

Junkyard Poet of Whirligigs and Windmills


Junkyard Poet of Whirligigs and Windmills


Jeremy Lange for The New York Times
Vollis Simpson, 91, a self-taught artist who makes sculptures out of steel and aluminum, in his North Carolina workshop. More Photos >



whirl
[動](自)1 ぐるぐる回る, 回転[旋回]する(⇒TURN[類語]);急に向きを変える[わきへそれる] The water whirled around the rocks.水は岩の周りで渦を...
whirligig
[名]1 ぐるぐる回るもの;メリーゴーラウンド;こま;風車.2 [U][C]回転運動;変転.3 気まぐれな人.4 =whirligig beetle.


A whirligig is an object that spins or whirls, or has at least one member that spins or whirls. Whirligigs are also known as buzzers, comic weathervanes, gee-haws, spinners, whirlygigs; whirlijig; whirlyjig; whirlybird; or plain whirly. Whirligigs are most commonly powered by the wind, but can be hand or friction powered, or even powered by a motor.


 

 Whirls and Twirls

Subway Riders Are Greeted by a Blast of Sol LeWitt Color


Ángel Franco/The New York Times
“Whirls and Twirls (MTA),” one of the last commissions by the artist Sol LeWitt, being installed.



A giant tiled wall of jewel-toned loops and curves — one of the last commissions by the Conceptual artist Sol LeWitt — was unveiled in the 59th Street-Columbus Circle subway station by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority last week. And while its title — “Whirls and Twirls (MTA)” — may sound more like an amusement park ride than an artwork, the eye-popping palette and monumental scale are bolder than most of the art in the subways, a surprising visual jolt for the estimated 69,000 commuters who use the station every day.




Twirls
v., twirled, twirl·ing, twirls. v.tr.
  1. To rotate or revolve briskly; swing in a circle; spin: twirled a baton to lead the band.
  2. To twist or wind around: twirl thread on a spindle.
v.intr.
  1. To move or spin around rapidly, suddenly, or repeatedly: The pinwheel twirled in the breeze.
  2. To whirl or turn suddenly; make an about-face: twirled in the direction of the noise.
  3. Baseball. To pitch.
n.
  1. The act of twirling or the condition of being twirled; a quick spinning or twisting.
  2. Something twirled; a twist: a twirl of cotton candy.
[Origin unknown.]
twirler twirl'er n.





 
equipoise (EE-kwuh-poiz, EK-wuh-)e·qui·poise (ē'kwə-poiz', ĕk'wə-) pronunciation

noun: 1. A state of balance. 2. Something that serves as a counterbalance.
verb tr.: To counterbalance.

Etymology
From Latin aequi- (equal) + Old French pois (weight), from Latin pendere (to weigh). Ultimately from the Indo-European root (s)pen- (to draw, to spin), which is also the source of pendulum, spider, pound, pansy, pendant, ponder, appendix, penthouse, depend, and spontaneous.

Usage
"In his [Denzel Washington's] luminous portrait, dignity and destructiveness find a perfect equipoise." — John Lahr; Theatre: Wheels of Misfortune; The New Yorker; May 10, 2010.

junky

Pronunciation: /ˈdʒʌŋki/
informal


adjective

North American
  • regarded as useless or of little value.

noun (plural junkies)

variant spelling of junkie.

house[house]

  • レベル:最重要
  • 発音記号[háus]
[名](複 hous・es 〔-ziz〕, ((米でまた)) 〔-siz〕)
1 家, 住宅, 人家, 家屋, 民家, 邸宅
a two-storied house
2階家
a wooden house
木造家屋
((米))a house for rent [=((英))a house to let]
貸家
from house to house
戸ごとに
build a house
家を建てる
change houses
転居する
An Englishman's house [=home] is his castle.
英国人にとって家は城である;何びとの侵入も許さない.
[類語]houseは人々がいっしょに住む建物としての家, が基本的な意味. いっしょに住む人々を集合的にさすこともある. homeは自分が居住している家, が基本的な意味. いっしょに住む家族も含めて家庭という感じで用いることも多い. residenceはだれかの住むりっぱな住居, 重要人物の住む住居. ただし, 不動産広告では, homeもresidenceも事実上houseと同じ意味で用いることがある.
2 [U]家庭, 所帯, 家族(の者たち)
set up house
所帯をもつ
move house
((英))引っ越しする.
3 ((しばしばH-))(名門の)家系, 家, 一族
the House of Windsor
ウィンザー家
the Wilson house
ウィルソン家.
4 (特定の目的のための)建物
a boarding house
下宿
the house of God [prayer, worship]
教会.
5
(1) 劇場, 音楽堂, 公会堂
an opera house
オペラ劇場
a full [a packed] house
大入り
an empty [a poor] house
不入り
House full.
((掲示))満員.
(2) 興行
the second house
第2回興行.
(3) ((集合的))(劇場などの)観衆, 聴衆
a large [a small] house
大ぜいの[少ない]観衆
count the house
入場者数を数える.
6 (動物の)すみか, 巣;(家畜・鳥などの)小屋
a dog house
犬小屋.
7 議事堂;((H-))(特に二院制の)議会, 議院;((集合的))議員
the House of Parliament
((英))国会議事堂
both Houses
上院と下院
enter the House
(下院)議員になる.
[活用][国会]lower [upper] House((略式))下院[上院]/the House of Commons(英国・カナダの)下院/the House of Lords(英国の)上院/the Senate(米国・豪・フランスなどの)上院/the House of Representatives(米国・豪・フランスなどの)下院, (日本の)衆議院/the House of Councillors(日本の)参議院/the House of Burgesses植民地時代の米国Virginia州の下院/the House of Delegates米国Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland州議会の下院/the Bundesratドイツの上院/the Bundestagドイツの下院/the Chamber of Deputiesフランス・イタリアの下院.
8 ((しばしばH-))商社, 商店, 会社;((the H-))((英略式))(Londonの)株式取引所
a trading house
貿易会社
work in house
会社[団体]で働く.
9 (商社・賭博(とばく)場などの)経営(陣);賭博場, カジノ
beat the house
胴元[カジノ]を負かす.
10 (英国式大学の)学部, 学寮.
11
(1) 旅館, ホテル, レストラン;(飲食)店
a public house
((英))パブ(pub).
(2) ((米略式))売春宿.
12 (特に大学・教会の)顧問団, 評議員会.
13 《占星術》宮, 宿.
14 収容所;((the 〜))((英古))救貧院
a house of detention
留置場
a house of refuge
難民[貧民]収容所
a house of correction
矯正所.
15 ((時にH-))《ポップス》ハウス:電子音楽を生かしたディスコ用などの曲.
16 ((米))《教育》ハウス:大規模で問題の多い小[中]学校でより親密な指導を目ざして作られる集団.
bring down the house/bring the house down
((略式))聴衆から大かっさいを博す.
clean house
家を大掃除する;悪条件[腐敗者, 悪い習慣など]を取り除く, 粛清する.
dress the house
《演劇》
(1) 無料入場者で満員にする.
(2) (客の数を多く見せかけるために)座席を並べかえる.
drink the house dry
店の酒を飲み尽くす(ほどよく飲む).
eat a person out of house and home
((おどけて))(食べるものがなくなるほど)食べて〈人を〉財政的に困らせる.
go all round the houses
((英略式))もってまわった複雑な手続きを取る.
house and home
((強意))家庭
be burnt [driven] out of house and home
家を焼け出される[追い出される].
house of call
((英))
(1) (注文取りの)得意先, 配達先.
(2) (商人・職人向けの)宿屋;たまり場.
house of cards
((a 〜))
(1) トランプで組み立てた家.
(2) あぶない[もろい]計画.
keep a good house
よい暮らしをする;客を歓待する.
keep [make] a House
((英))下院で定足数に達する, (定足数に達して)議会を成立させる.
keep house
一家を養う;家事を切り盛りする.
keep (to) the [one's] house
家に引きこもる, 外出しない.
like a house afire [on fire]
((略式))非常に早く[活発に, 容易に]
get on like a house afire
どんどんはかどる[進歩する];すぐに仲良くなる.
on the house
店のおごりで, 無料で, 経営者[店]もちで
The drink is on the house.
飲み物は当店のおごりです.
play house
ままごと遊びをする.
put [set] one's house in order
(1) 家の中を整える;身の回りを整理する;仕事を片づける.
(2) 品行をよくする.
━━[動] 〔háuz〕 (他)
1 …を家に入れる, 収容する;…に家をあてがう;…を安全な場所に置く, 風雨にさらさないようにする
house students in dormitories
学生を寮に収容する.
2 …に避難所を与える, …を泊める, に宿を貸す
house a person for the night
人を1晩泊める.
3 〈人に〉(労働・勉学の)場所を提供する
This building houses the history faculty.
この建物は歴史学科のです.
4 ((しばしば受身))〈建物が〉…の保管場所となる
The library houses the Richardson collection.
この図書館にはリチャードソン文庫がある.
5 《海事》…を安全な場所に収める;〈錨(いかり)を〉巻き上げる.
━━(自)避難する, 住む.
━━[形] 〔háus〕 ((限定))
1 家の(ための), 家に適する;家に飼われた[住む]〈動物など〉;店[販売会社]独自の
a house cat
飼い猫
house wine
そのレストラン独自のワイン
house band
専属バンド
house brand
自社ブランド.
2 社内[業界内]向けの〈雑誌など〉
house style
(その会社の)用字用語法.
[古英語hūs. △HUT, ドイツ語Haus]




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