2015年11月9日 星期一

gappy, loudmouth, megaphone, stop-gap, gaping holes


Some see it as a flaw, but there are cultures that celebrate a space between the teeth...


4 minutes
BBC.IN



A cheaper option is to purchase a multiport switch box. With it, one HDMI cable connects the HDTV to the switch box, and up to five individual HDMI cables connect each hi-def device to the switch box. A button switches the output from one device to the next, and, as with the AV receiver, a remote control is usually included. These switch boxes offer two to five HDMI ports, and generally cost from $50 to a few hundred dollars.
Another stop-gap is a DVI-to-HDMI adapter cable. The cable, however, does not carry sound, so the audio must be connected to one of the HDTV’s other available inputs like the sound-in or the optical-in port.






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Saysme.tv didn’t invent the loudmouth, but, as the company’s logo indicates, it sure hopes to sell him a megaphone.


megaphone Show phonetics
noun [C]
a cone-shaped device which makes your voice louder when you speak into it, so that people can hear you although they are not near to you


WordNet: loudmouth

The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1: a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscreetly
Synonym: blusterer

loud・mouth


大声で話す人.
loud・mouthed a. 大声でしゃべる, うるさい.

gape (OPEN) Show phonetics
verb [I]
to be or become wide open:
Peter's jacket gaped at the seams.

gaping Show phonetics
adjective
The bomb had left gaping holes in the wall.



(adj.)
1. Of having front teeth that are separated by a prominent or conspicuous gap, space or aperture.
2. A pejorative term used to describe any person whose front teeth are separated by such a gap.
"So what'd you think of Johnno's new girlfriend?"
"She's cute, though a bit gappy for my liking."

"What's this movie you're watching?"
"Not sure, just switched over; this gappy french bitch just killed that dude, and now she's trying to work out what to do with the body."

by NerdPerfect February 07, 2008

Stop-gap


n.
That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a temporary expedient.
Moral prejudices are the stop-gaps of virtue.
Hare.

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