There is a scene early in “The September Issue,” the 2009 documentary about the making of the year’s door-stopper Vogue magazine, that features a meeting between the designer Vera Wang, dressed down in a striped shirt and no makeup, and, like a character from an entirely different movie set, the editor André Leon Talley: very tall, very imposing, in dark glasses, silk tie and bespoke suit, swathed in a mink shawl. They are discussing the state of New York fashion.
"Hard Choices", a new memoir by Hillary Clinton, is a frustrating read. It has the cautious, polished, poll-tested feel of a campaign speech. This 600-page doorstopper is full of micro-revelations which are earnest, dull and self-serving, all at the same time http://econ.st/1jmUkqZ
Frozen-mania: how Elsa, Anna and Olaf conquered the world
Disney's
Frozen is the biggest animation hit of all time. Critics were iffy on
its release, but the icy tale of devoted sisters and its showstopping
songs have won over children around the world. Why can't they let it go?
China's President Lashes Out at Western Culture
New York Times
BEIJING — President Hu Jintao has said China must strengthen its cultural production to defend against the West's assault on the country's culture and ideology, according to an essay in a Communist Party policy magazine published this week. ...
Posters have been put up around the town in an attempt to find Mr Robinson. and DNA samples have been taken from his parents for identification purposes.
The Swiss army has been involved in the search, using helicopters, sniffer dogs and infra-red cameras.
28.08. - Sniffer Dogs Catch Wildlife Smugglers Red-Handed at German Airport
Wildlife smuggle is a booming industry. Customs at Frankfurt Airport have
thought up a new method of catching smugglers red-handed: they train dogs
to sniff out live animals and plants in passengers' luggage. Living Planet
visits them at their workplace.
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Haier reportedly sniffs U.S. opportunity in GE unit
When General Electric announced it might sell its appliances unit, top bosses at Haier, G.E.'s rival in China, apparently jumped at what could be their last opportunity to buy a U.S. business with a household name.
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doorstop
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- 1.1A heavy or bulky object, especially a thick book:his sixth novel is a thumping 400-page doorstop
MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- Both books are doorstoppers, and that's been a new trend in recent years.
- The girl with the unicorn horn and the glasses was sitting up in bed, reading a doorstopper of a book.
- This doorstop of a book chronicles how - through invasions, revolutions and coups - the arts have flourished in the city and details its entente cordiale between art and politics from the Gothic to de Gaulle.
sniff Show phonetics
verb
1 [I or T] to smell something by taking air in through your nose:
He sniffed his socks to see if they needed washing.
Dogs love sniffing each other.
She sniffed at her glass of wine before tasting it.
Dogs are sometimes used at airports to sniff out (= find by smelling) drugs in people's luggage.
He was expelled from school for sniffing glue (= taking in the gas from glue because of the feelings of pleasure that this gives).
2 [I] to take air in quickly through your nose, usually to stop the liquid inside the nose from flowing out:
You were sniffing a lot - I presumed you had a cold.
3 [T] to speak in an unpleasant way, showing that you have a low opinion of something:
[+ speech] "They didn't even serve wine at dinner!" she sniffed.
sniff Show phonetics
noun [C]
a quick breath in through the nose to smell something, or to stop liquid in the nose from coming out:
Have a sniff of this medicine - it smells revolting, doesn't it?
"I don't think much of that idea, " she said with a sniff (= an expression of a low opinion).
sniffer Show phonetics
noun [C]
someone who sniffs chemicals for the feelings of pleasure it causes:
a glue/paint sniffer.
sniffy Show phonetics
adjective INFORMAL
showing disapproval and a low opinion:
She's a bit sniffy about my taste in music.
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━━ vt. 鼻で吸う ((in, up)); 鼻をすする; かぎつける ((out)).━━ n. sniffすること; ひと吸い［かぎ］; におい.
sniff・er ━━ n. かぐ人; におい探知器.sniffer dog （麻薬・爆発物をかいで見つける）探索犬.
sniff・y ━━ a. 〔話〕 お高くとまった; 〔英〕 臭いshowstopper
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Pronunciation: /ˈʃəʊstɒpə/
noun
• informalDerivatives
showstopping
adjective
adjective
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