integral. preclude, timeworn, face-saving.Color, so integral to David Hockney’s paintings, was part of his outfits as well.

Microsoft, Yahoo drama heats up again
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Among them: The proposal would preclude a potential sale of all of Yahoo; a search advertising partnership with Google is a better deal than selling to ...

Color, so integral to David Hockney’s paintings, was part of his outfits as well.Credit...

色彩不僅是大衛霍克尼繪畫中不可或缺的一部分，也是他服裝搭配的靈感來源。

指責中國批評者將體育賽事「政治化」是無稽之談。接力賽與運動有何關係？它並非奧運會固有的傳統項目。事實上，從希臘到奧運場館的接力賽模式是由納粹在1936年柏林奧運會上重新啟用的，這絕非中國想要宣揚的先例。

To accuse China's critics of “politicising” a sporting event is nonsense. What has the relay to do with sport? It is not some timeworn practice integral to the games. Rather, the idea of a relay from Greece to the Olympic venue was revived by the Nazis for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which is hardly a precedent China wants to advertise.

The first “global” relay only took place for the most recent Olympics, in Athens in 2004. But that was not such a circus. China's pride may preclude any concession, however face-saving, on Tibet, or on human-rights abuses in general. But it is also facing criticism for its foreign policy—its links with the governments of Sudan and Myanmar in particular.

Here, in theory, it can do something to show that it is indeed a responsible international “stakeholder”, with diplomatic maturity as well as economic clout.


timeworn adjective
(no longer of interest or value because of) having been used a lot over a long period of time:
a timeworn expression/excuse
a timeworn path

preclude Show phonetics
verb [T] FORMAL
to prevent something or make it impossible, or prevent someone from doing something:
His contract precludes him from discussing his work with anyone outside the company.
The fact that your application was not successful this time does not preclude the possibility of you applying again next time.

preclusion Show phonetics
noun [U] FORMAL
Your age should not act as a preclusion to you being accepted on the university course.


face-saving Show phonetics
adjective [before noun]
done so that other people will continue to respect you:
a face-saving exercise/gesture

integral

The word integral has two primary meanings. Generally, it refers to something that is an essential part of a whole. In mathematics, it refers to a core concept in calculus used to find areas, volumes, and accumulations. [1, 2, 3]

1. Everyday Meaning (Adjective)

When used in everyday language, "integral" means necessary to make something complete, or built-in and fundamental. [1, 2]

• Essential/Indispensable: "Good communication is an integral part of any successful team."
• Built-in/Included: "The smartphone comes with an integral camera." [1, 2]

2. Mathematical Meaning (Noun)

In calculus, an integral is the continuous counterpart to a sum. Conceptually, it is used to calculate the area under a curve on a graph, the total volume of a 3D shape, or accumulated totals (like finding total distance traveled given a speed). [1, 2]

Finding an integral is known as integration, which is the reverse process of finding a derivative. [1]