According
to the bankers selling the Japan Airlines IPO, pent-up demand was
enormous, yet the shares ended their first day with a gain of just 1%.
The Republicans' ChutzPAC
A new Republican Super PAC will compound the damage of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision on corporate donations. Just how low will a candidate go for fat-cat money?
Unrest in Iran Sharply Deepens Rift Among Clerics
By NAZILA FATHI and MICHAEL SLACKMAN 36 minutes ago
The government linked the opposition leader to “terrorist” elements for the first time and briefly arrested relatives of his powerful backer, a founder of the Islamic republic.
Pakistani troops killed a radical cleric holed up in a mosque in the nation's capital, as President Musharraf showed he can still flex his military's muscle. 2:28 p.m.
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fat cat
n. Slang
- A wealthy and highly privileged person.
- A wealthy person who is a heavy contributor to a political campaign.
類似下述這種日常用語，就記下：
hole up (somewhere) phrasal verb INFORMAL
to stay in a safe place, often as a way of escape:
We'd better find some shelter and hole up until the storm passes.
latibulize
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin latibulum (“hiding place”), from latere (“to lie hid”) + -ize.
Verb[edit]
latibulize (third-person singular simple present latibulizes, present participle latibulizing, simple past and past participle latibulized)
- (rare, archaic, intransitive) To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter. quotations ▼
See also[edit]
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hole up
Take refuge or shelter, hide, as in I spent most of the cruise holed up in my cabin. This usage alludes to animals hibernating in winter or hiding from attack in caves or holes. [Late 1800s]
(The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997)
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不過，且慢，WordNet說它還有其他意思：
The verb hole up has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1: remain secluded or in hiding
Meaning #2: score a hole in one, in golf 一桿進洞
Meaning #3: sleep during winter, as of certain animals
Synonym: hibernate 冬眠
cleric
noun [C]
a priest:
a Buddhist/Catholic/Muslim cleric
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