2009年11月24日 星期二

pronounced, loss-making, bleed loss, pronounced dead


In the middle of the afternoon on Friday, Sept. 11, police say Mr. Pang's mother discovered the financier lying in bed, not breathing, at his home in a gated oceanfront community in Newport Beach, Calif. A family friend called 911. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital early the next morning.



TOKYO, April 15 (Reuters) - Japan is looking at providing support to loss-making chipmaker Elpida Memory (6665.T), including possibly injecting public money, but is still far from making a decision that could anger overseas rivals, government sources said.

Elpida, the world's No.3 DRAM maker, and even industry leaders Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) and Hynix Semiconductor Inc (000660.KS) have bled losses as prices slump amid chronic oversupply.

German Doctor Shortage Begins Bleeding Into the West
The doctor shortage that has long plagued the health care system in
eastern Germany is becoming more pronounced in the western part of
the country, experts say.
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verb bled, bled
1 [I] to lose blood:
Your arm is bleeding.
He was bleeding heavily.

2 [T] OLD USE to make someone lose blood, as a cure for an illness

3 [T] If you bleed a closed system such as a radiator or a brake, you remove air or liquid from it to make it work correctly.



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adjective
very noticeable or certain:
I'm told I have a very pronounced English accent when I speak French.
She's a woman of very pronounced views which she is not afraid to air.

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