A-team, detachment, coveralls, overalls, seltzer

Cornell University 

A hard seltzer crafted from yogurt byproduct? Yes whey!

Food scientist and CALS professor Sam Alcaine, M.S. ’07 developed Norwhey, an alcoholic beverage with a better nutritional profile, and made from material that would otherwise go to waste.

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CALS professor turns yogurt byproduct into hard seltzer biz | Cornell Chronicle

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Shirley Slade, pilot trainee in Women's Flying Training Detachment, sporting pigtails & GI coveralls as she sits on wing of her Army trainer at Avenger Field. This image appeared on the July 19, 1943 cover of LIFE Magazine. (Peter Stackpole—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) ‪#‎LIFEmagazine‬ ‪#‎1940s‬ ‪#‎AirForce‬

coverall 

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌvərɔːl/ 

North American

NOUN

(usually coveralls)

Overalls.

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ADJECTIVE

Inclusive:a coverall term

overall

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ADJECTIVE

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvərɔːl/ 

[ATTRIBUTIVE]

Taking everything into account:the governors and head have overall responsibility for managing the schoolthe overall effect is impressive

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ADVERB

Pronunciation: /əʊvərˈɔːl/ 

[SENTENCE ADVERB]

Taken as a whole; in all:overall, 10,000 jobs will go

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NOUN

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvərɔːl/ 

(usually overalls)

1British A loose-fitting coat or one-piece garment worn, typically over ordinary clothes, for protection against dirt or heavy wear:men in grubby blue overallsa pair of overalls

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1.1(overalls) British Close-fitting trousers formerly worn as part of an army uniform, now only on ceremonial or formal occasions.

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1.2North American Dungarees.

detachment 

Pronunciation: /dɪˈtatʃm(ə)nt/ 

NOUN

1[MASS NOUN] The state of being objective or aloof:he felt a sense of detachment from what was going on

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2Military A group of troops, aircraft, or ships sent away on a separate mission:a detachment of Marines[MASS NOUN]: the Squadron went on detachment to Malta

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2.1A party of people separated from a larger group:a truck containing a detachment of villagers

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3[MASS NOUN] The action or process of detaching; separation:structural problems resulted in cracking and detachment of the wall

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Origin

Mid 17th century: from French détachement, from détacher 'to detach' (see detach).

A-team

(ā'tēm')
n.

1. A subunit of the Special Forces, usually consisting of 12 soldiers.
2. Informal. A group having a special mission, especially in a leadership role: “America is the A-team among nations, bursting with energy, courage and determination” (Ronald Reagan).

[Informal name for A-detachment : A¹, first in a series + DETACHMENT.]



seltzer

seltzer的意思、解釋及翻譯：1. mineral water with bubbles 2. mineral water with bubbles 3. bubbly water。
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛltzə/
(also seltzer water)
NOUN

[MASS NOUN] dated
1Soda water.
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1.1Medicinal mineral water from Niederselters in Germany.
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Origin

Mid 18th century: alteration of German Selterser, from (Nieder)selters (see above).