2024年4月9日 星期二

pipeline, hairline, waistline, borderline, through line, front line, cracker, craquelure.Ensuring a pipeline of skilled workers is also a concern for TSMC in Japan. “What have I done?” Ben’s receding hairline became an obsession. His decision to treat it had devastating consequences.


Ensuring a pipeline of skilled workers is also a concern for TSMC in Japan. To get the factory up and running, some Japanese engineers from Sony were temporarily transferred to TSMC and sent to Taiwan for training. The local technical college in Kumamoto has ramped up electrical engineering courses, and TSMC has hired 17 of its graduates.




“What have I done?” Ben’s receding hairline became an obsession. His decision to treat it had devastating consequences



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But refined food is bad for your waistline


Waistlines are widening everywhere. The percentage of adults who are overweight or obese has swelled from 29% in 1980 to 37% in 2013, according to a new study. People in virtually all nations got larger, with the biggest expansions seen in Africa, the Middle East and New Zealand and Australia. Today's ‪#‎Dailychart‬ looks at the ever-expanding world http://econ.st/SUEg9q


《中英對照讀新聞》Big bum and thighs are healthy 大臀與粗腿是健康的
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Carrying extra weight on your hips, bum and thighs is good for your health, protecting against heart and metabolic problems, UK experts have said.
英國專家表示,臀部與大腿比較胖,可以預防心臟與代謝問題,有利你的健康。
Hip fat mops up harmful fatty acids and contains an anti-inflammatory agent that stops arteries clogging, they say. Big behinds are preferable to extra fat around the waistline, which gives no such protection, the Oxford team said.
專家說,臀部的脂肪會抹去有害的脂肪酸,還含有阻止動脈堵塞的抗發炎劑。牛津團隊說,大屁股比腰圍有多餘脂肪來得好,粗腰不會提供這樣的保護。



through line
noun
NORTH AMERICAN
nounthroughline
  1. a connecting theme, plot, or characteristic in a film, television series, book, etc.
    "despite the differences between the two seasons, there are still through lines"


德文中称一种红色的小爆竹为"中国爆竹"(Chinakracher),是小孩子们的最爱。 



borderline
/ˈbɔːdəlʌɪn/
noun
  1. a boundary separating two countries or areas.
adjective
  1. only just acceptable in quality or as belonging to a category.
    "references may be requested in borderline cases"



front line
/ˌfrʌnt ˈlʌɪn/
noun
  1. the military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy.
    "forces will be stationed on the front line"
adjective
  1. stationed on the military line that is closest to the enemy.
    "front-line troops"
將「front line」翻譯成以下語言:
noun
  1. 1. 第一線
  2. 2. 前線



pipeline
/ˈpʌɪplʌɪn/
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noun
  1. 1.
    a long pipe, typically underground, for conveying oil, gas, etc. over long distances.
    相似詞:
    pipe
    conduit
    main
    line
    duct
    channel
    tube
    conveyor
  2. 2.
    COMPUTING
    a linear sequence of specialized modules used for pipelining.
verb
  1. 1.
    convey (a substance) by a pipeline.
    "oil and gas were pipelined to refineries in Toronto"
  2. 2.
    COMPUTING
    design or execute (a computer or instruction) using the technique of pipelining.
    "chip designers pipeline the instructions given to the hardware"
將「pipeline」翻譯成以下語言:
noun
  1. 1. 管道
  2. 2. 傳遞途徑
verb
  1. 1. 傳遞途徑





  craquelure (krăklʊr'), 
 hairline surface cracking of paintings into characteristic patterns determined by age, climatic conditions, and the materials used in the work. Cracking was so common in works by 18th-century English painters that it became known as craquelure anglaise. Forgers and restorers often imitate craquelure to enhance the look of authenticity in their works. 法文 20世紀收入英文畫中一些小裂紋
cracker (krăk'ər)
(krăk'ər) pronunciation n.
  1. A thin crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of unsweetened dough.
  2. One that cracks, especially:
    1. A firecracker.
    2. A small cardboard cylinder covered with decorative paper that holds candy or a party favor and pops when a paper strip is pulled at one or both ends and torn.
    3. The apparatus used in the cracking of petroleum.
    4. One who makes unauthorized use of a computer, especially to tamper with data or programs.
  3. Offensive.
    1. Used as a disparaging term for a poor white person of the rural, especially southeast United States.
    2. Used as a disparaging term for a white person.

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