thrum, luminary, luxuriating, hold back, self-healing. Once soccer’s gold standard, the country is now trying everything to find its way

ON SOCCER WITH RORY SMITHNEWSLETTER Is Germany Heading for Humiliation at the Euros? Once soccer’s gold standard, the country is now trying everything to find its way, our columnist writes. The art of self-healing

Peter Grinspoon was a doctor with a dark secret. When a patient or colleague needs to hear the details, he doesn't hold back.

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布克獎首次頒獎是在1969年，備受矚目的獲獎者包括V·S·奈保爾(V. S. Naipaul)、威廉姆·戈爾丁(William Golding)、麥克尤恩和瑪格麗特·阿特伍德(Margaret Atwood)。去年，新西蘭小說家埃莉諾·卡頓(Eleanor Catton)憑藉《發光體？？》(The Luminaries)獲得該獎。

hold back

phrasal verb of hold

1. 1.

   hesitate to act or speak.

   "he held back, remembering the mistake he had made before"

   Similar:

   hesitate

   pause

   stop oneself

   restrain oneself

   desist

   forbear

   discontinue

   withhold from doing something

   refrain from doing something

   Opposite:

   carry on
2. 2.

   prevent or restrict the progress or development of someone or something.

   "my lack of experience held me back a bit"

thrum1

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Pronunciation: /θrʌm 

  

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VERB (thrums, thrumming, thrummed)

[NO OBJECT]

1Make a continuous rhythmic humming sound:the boat’s huge engines thrummed in his ears

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1.1[WITH OBJECT] Strum (the strings of a musical instrument) in a rhythmic way:he thrums the strings[NO OBJECT]: blind men thrum and hum in the soft air

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NOUN

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A continuous rhythmic humming sound:the steady thrum of rain on the windows

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Origin

late 16th century (as a verb): imitative.

luxuriate
(lŭg-zhʊr'ē-āt', lŭk-shʊr'-)
intr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. To take luxurious pleasure; indulge oneself.
2. To proliferate.
3. To grow profusely; thrive.

[Latin luxuriāre, luxuriāt-, to be luxuriant, from luxuria, luxury. See luxury.]

luminary

ˈluːmɪn(ə)ri/

noun

1. 1.

   a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.

   "one of the luminaries of child psychiatry"

   synonyms:

   leading light, guiding light, inspiration, leader, expert, master, panjandrum,dignitary, VIP; More
2. 2.

   archaic

   a natural light-giving body, especially the sun or moon.

luminary[lu・mi・nar・y]

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• 発音記号[lúːmənèri | -nəri]
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[名]（複-ies）

1 発光（物）体；（特に太陽・月などの）天体.

2 （特にその道の）先覚者, 権威者, 指導者；お偉方.

3 人工照明.