2020年6月27日 星期六

retool, impact, annexe, renderings, Choristers Imparting New Life, render judgment on




Despite her stunning victory in the 2016 race and subsequent aggressive political gambits, the Tokyo governor's achievements are not very impressive.




A Marine commandant plans big changes to the Corps to face the China threat: "If we did nothing, we would be passed."



WSJ.COM

Marines Plan to Retool to Meet China Threat


Renault-Nissan chief Ghosn said he backs government loans to help car makers retool, and he warned of "zero" profit for Nissan in the fiscal second half.

Despite Apple's efforts, analysts expect mobile-software development to remain fragmented. That has downsides for software makers who must retool their applications for different phones.


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In his gifts to us, and in his personal statements after the workshop, it was evident that it had had a major impact on him. In both of these instances, ...

 adverse impact 悪影響.



The following slides are computer renderings of Renzo Piano Building Workshop proposal for the downtown annex of the Whitney Museum.


Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass,” dismissed by critics when it premiered in 1971, was brought back to life by a performance at the United Palace Theater conducted by Marin Alsop.

im・part



━━ vt. (分け)与える ((to)); 伝える, 知らせる ((to)).



choir:(1) 聖詠團;唱經班;唱詩班;歌侶;歌席。(2) 唱經樓:教堂中之唱經樓、合唱團

chor・is・ter



━━ n. (特に少年)聖歌隊員; 聖歌隊指揮者.

render (GIVE) 
verb [T] FORMAL
to give something such as a service, a personal opinion or expression, or a performance of a song or poem, etc. to people:
The singers rendered the song with enthusiasm.
We see that freight railroads make good profits while rendering excellent service.

rendering 
noun [C] (ALSO rendition)
the way that something is performed, written, drawn, etc:
Her rendering of the song was delightful.

annexe UKUS annex 
noun [C]
an extra building added to a larger building:
Delicate and valuable books are kept in an air-conditioned annexe to the main library.

impact 
noun [C usually singularU]
1 the force or action of one object hitting another:
The impact of the crash reduced the car to a third of its original length.
The bullet explodes on impact (= when it hits another object).

2 a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person:
The anti-smoking campaign had had/made quite an impact on young people.
The new proposals were intended to soften the impact of the reformed tax system.

impact
verb [I or T] MAINLY US
to have an influence on something:
Falling export rates have impacted (on) the country's economy quite considerably.

impacted adjective
describes a tooth that cannot grow in the right way, usually because it is growing against another tooth below the gum


WordNet: retool
Meaning #1: revise or reorganize, esp. for the purpose of updating and improving
Synonyms: revise, revize
Meaning #2: provide with new tools; as in a workshop or factory

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