2009年2月16日星期一

crude, blunt, delicacy

When it comes to his deal with Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive of the Fiat Group, gives a blunt assessment of its prospects.

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Spectrum | 07.01.2009 | 00:30

The Science of "Gene Targeting"

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Cancer treatments have improved dramatically in recent years. But they remain a fairly blunt instrument.

Drugs and radiotherapy are designed to kill all and any cancer cells. But advances in genetic research could lead to a more targeted approach. As Stephen Beard reports from London, the science of so-called “gene targeting “ could revolutionise the detection and treatment of one of the deadliest diseases.

Inside Europe | 07.02.2009 | 07:05

Oysters Join The Exclusive Ranks of European Delicacies

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This week, radishes from Verona, saffron from Sardinia and oysters from Oleron in France were placed on the EU's list of protected delicacies.

The register is designed to identify regional and traditional foods and protect them against imitations. Nearly 800 products have now been recognized by the EU and 176 of them are Italian. In second place is food rival France, which also notched up a success this week. Oysters from the island of Oleron also made it onto the list. The island lies off France's Atlantic coast and are highly cultivated there.
Reporter: Eleanor Beardsley (Oleron)

delicacy
noun [C]
something especially rare or expensive that is good to eat:
In some parts of the world, sheep's eyes are considered a great delicacy.
See also delicacy at delicate (EASILY DAMAGED) and delicate (SOFT).

del・i・ca・cy

━━ n. 優美, 繊細; （感覚の）細かさ; つつましやかさ; 思いやり; ひ弱さ, 蒲柳(ほりゅう)の質; 微妙さ; 精巧, 扱いにくさ; 珍味.
⇒delicate

blunt (NOT SHARP) Show phonetics
adjective
describes a pencil, knife, etc. that is not sharp, and therefore not able to write, cut, etc. well

blunt
verb [T]
1 to make something less sharp

2 to make a feeling less strong:
My recent bad experience has rather blunted my enthusiasm for travel.
blunt (RUDE) Show phonetics
adjective
saying what you think without trying to be polite or caring about other people's feelings:
I'll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible.

bluntly Show phonetics
adverb
She told me bluntly that I should lose weight.
To put it bluntly, I can't afford it.

bluntness Show phonetics
noun [U]

blunt

━━ a. 刃のない, 切れない; （頭の）にぶい; ぶっきらぼうな.
━━ v. にぶくする［なる］.
━━ n. 〔俗〕マリファナタバコ.

crude
adj., crud·er, crud·est.

Being in an unrefined or natural state; raw.
Lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive: a crude, mannerless oaf; a crude remark.
Characterized by uncultured simplicity; lacking in sophistication or subtlety: had only a crude notion of how a computer works.
Not carefully or skillfully made; rough: a quick, crude sketch.
Undisguised or unadorned; plain: must face the crude truth.
Statistics. In an unanalyzed form; not adjusted to allow for related circumstances or data.
Archaic. Unripe or immature.

n.
A substance, especially petroleum, in its unrefined state.

[Middle English, from Latin crūdus.]

crudely crude'ly adv.
crudity cru'di·ty (krū'dĭ-tē) or crude'ness n.

SYNONYMS crude, native, raw. These adjectives mean in a natural state and not yet processed for use: crude rubber; native iron; raw cotton. See also synonyms at rude.