2007年12月24日 星期一

curb (CONTROL), branding iron


Germany Cries Foul Over EU Plans to Cut Car Emissions

Germany has attacked European Commission proposals to cut car C02 emissions
limits, saying they unfairly hit the country's auto industry. The measures
are intended to curb global warming.

The DW-WORLD Article

http://newsletter.dw-world.de/re?l=evx7h9I44va89pI3



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Scholastic Plans to Put Its Branding Iron on a Successor to Harry Potter

By MOTOKO RICH
With the Harry Potter series now completed, Scholastic is moving forward with what it hopes will be its follow-up blockbuster series.

branding iron noun [C]

a long piece of metal with a special design at one end, used to burn an owner's mark on the skin of animals such as cows and horses

curb (CONTROL) Show phonetics
verb [T]
to control or limit something that is not desirable:
The Government should act to curb tax evasion.

curb Show phonetics
noun [C]
You must try to put a curb on your bad temper/spending habits.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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