2024年5月9日 星期四

own up, err, bearable. spread the message, go off. searing. The defense tried to prove she lied about her account of a 2006 sexual liaison with Donald Trump, and suggested she was trying to extort him.



searing
/ˈsɪərɪŋ/
adjective
  1. extremely hot or intense.
    "the searing heat of the sun"torridunbearable
    unendurable
    torturous
    exquisite
    • severely critical.
      "a searing indictment of the government's performance"


A group of translators go off in search of their missing author
Review: The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft



White House Launches Health-Care Response Site 'Reality Check'Obama again took to the Web to spread his message, launching a new section of the White House's site to counteract some of the criticism of his plans for a national health-care system.

"I’ve got to own up to my mistake, which is that ultimately it’s important for this administration to send a message that there aren’t two sets of rules. You know, one for prominent people and one for ordinary folks who have to pay their taxes."
President Obama


Obama Says He Erred in Nominations
Daschle and Another Pick Withdraw Over Tax Problems

go off

 1. to go away; leave, esp. suddenly · 2. to explode; detonate · 3. to make a noise.

own up phrasal verb
to admit that you have done something wrong:
No one has owned up to stealing the money.


I made an error in an article, and of the thousands who read it, a few gleefully e-mailed me about it.

I corrected it, although I sheepishly admit my first — though fleeting — instinct was to avoid owning up.



Published: November 24, 2007





own up phrasal verb
to admit that you have done something wrong:
No one has owned up to stealing the money.

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