2009年3月18日 星期三

life-size(d), tie (RELATE)

Two life-sized models of the sinornithomimus were put on public display for the first time Monday in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia region. ...


JPMorgan Chase must allow shareholders to vote on measures that would tie executive bonuses to the bank's long-term stock performance, federal regulators have ruled.


tie (RELATE)
verb [T] tyingtiedtied
to relate to or connect to:
Is the allergy tied to dairy products, for example?
Can you tie his behaviour up with anything that's happened recently?

ties 
plural noun
the friendly feelings that people have for other people, or special connections with places:
Family ties are weaker if you move a long way away.
I no longer feel any ties with my home town.
He urged governments worldwide to break diplomatic ties with the new regime.

life-size(d)
adjective
describes a work of art or model that is the same size as the person or thing that it represents:
a life-size statue of the Prime Minister

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