2020年3月4日 星期三

move, move on, halt, halting, tap into, taped off, tapped off

The toilet paper crisis has taken a devastating turn as a shopper pulls out a KNIFE.
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Is Xi Mishandling Hong Kong Crisis? Hints of Unease in China’s Leadership
Is Xi Mishandling Hong Kong Crisis? Hints of Unease in China’s Leadership
By STEVEN LEE MYERS, CHRIS BUCKLEY and KEITH BRADSHER
Beijing’s halting response to the protests in Hong Kong has raised questions about President Xi Jinping’s imperious style and authoritarian policies.
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Xi錯誤處理香港危機？ 習近平對中國領導權的暗示是否會錯誤處理香港危機？ (中國領導層中的一些缺點)
作者：STEVEN LEE MYERS，CHRIS BUCKLEY和KEITH BRADSHER
北京方面對香港抗議活動的反應(不斷，應是：舉棋未定等)，這引發了人們對習近平主席的專橫風格和專制政策的質疑。
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【纽约时报：习近平对 #香港问题 处理手法令人生疑】纽约时报星期六发表长篇报道说，北京对香港抗议活动的反应章法紊乱，令人质疑习近平主席的专横风格和专制政策，尽管在北京没有多少人敢于就中国政府对香港局势动荡的处理责备习近平。
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New Jersey Now Allows Gambling via Internet
By KATE ZERNIKE 8:50 PM ET
The state hopes to meet bold predictions for revenue and tap into a younger, more web-dependent demographic.


Photo: Children who survived Typhoon Haiyan blow bubbles amid a destroyed marketplace in Tacloban, the Philippines. As aid trickles haltingly into the hardest-hit areas, many children are coping through play.

More in Pictures of the Day on Lens: http://nyti.ms/1bDO4Xr

Photograph by David Guttenfelder/Associated Press



DEFINING 'HIGH QUALITY'
The main battleground over the federal role in teaching elementary and secondary students is unfolding in Congress, where attempts to renew the law known as No Child Left Behind have proceeded haltingly.



Dubai’s Move on Debt Rattles Markets Worldwide
By DAVID JOLLY and KATE GALBRAITH
Dubai’s request to suspend debt repayments sent European markets spiraling downward, though some analysts suggested fears of contagion were unfounded.


There's also the danger of unexploded bombs, so they reported it to the police and the area was taped off to keep people out.発音を聞く例文帳に追加
不発弾の危険性もあることから警察に通報し、現場にテープを張って立ち入りを防いでいる。 - Tanaka Corpus

move
n.
    1. The act or an instance of moving.
    2. A particular manner of moving: made some intricate moves on the dance floor.
  2. A change of residence or location.
  3. Games.
    1. An act of transferring a piece from one position to another in board games.
    2. The prescribed manner in which a piece may be played.
    3. A participant's turn to make a play.
  4. An action taken to achieve an objective; a maneuver: a move to halt the arms race.

move on
Continue moving or progressing; also go away. For example, It's time we moved on to the next item on the agenda, or The police ordered the spectators to move on. [First half of 1800s]

The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Synonyms: advance, progress, pass on, march on, go on


halting

(hôl'tĭng) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Hesitant or wavering: a halting voice.
  2. Imperfect; defective: halting verse.
  3. Limping; lame.
haltingly halt'ing·ly adv.





tap1

Pronunciation: /tap/

Translate tap | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

noun

  • 1a device by which a flow of liquid or gas from a pipe or container can be controlled:she turned the cold tap onthe air-supply tap
  •  (also tapping) British an electrical connection made to some point between the end terminals of a transformer coil or other component.
  • 2a device connected to a telephone for listening secretly to someone’s conversations:those taps produced hundreds of hours of recordings
  •  an act of listening secretly to someone’s telephone conversation.
  • 3an instrument for cutting a threaded hole in a material.
  • 4British a taproom.

verb (taps, tapping, tapped)

[with object]
  • 1draw liquid through the tap or spout of (a cask, barrel, or other container):several barrels had been tapped to celebrate old victories
  •  draw (liquid) from a cask, barrel, or other container:in the cellars of the monasteries the butlers were tapping new and old ale
  •  draw sap from (a tree) by cutting into it.
  • 2exploit or draw a supply from (a resource):clients from industry seeking to tap Edinburgh’s resources of expertise[no object]:these magazines have tapped into a target market of consumers
  •  informal obtain money or information from (someone):he considered whom he could tap for information
  • 3connect a device to (a telephone) so that conversation can be listened to secretly:the telephones were tapped by the state security police
  • 4cut a thread in (something) to accept a screw:on most vices, the metal jaws are drilled and tapped to accept screws


Phrases


on tap

ready to be poured from a tap:the hard water most of us have on tap
informal freely available whenever needed:trained staff are on tap from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
North American informal on schedule to occur:the first space walk is on tap for December

Derivatives

tapless
adjective
tappable
adjectiveOrigin:
Old English tæppa 'peg for the vent-hole of a cask', tæppian 'provide (a cask) with a stopper', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tap and German Zapfen (nouns)

tap (OBTAIN) Show phonetics
verb [T] -pp-
to obtain or make use of something:
For more than a century, Eastern cities have expanded their water supplies by tapping ever more remote sources.
There is a rich vein of literary talent here just waiting to be tapped (into) by publishers.


tap (HIT) Show phonetics
verb [I or T] -pp-
to hit something gently, and often repeatedly, especially making short sharp noises:
The branches tapped against the window.
I could hear him tapping his fingers on the desk.
I was tapping my feet (= hitting the floor gently with my feet) to the music.
Someone tapped me on the shoulder.


on tap
1 describes beer which is served from a barrel through a tap

2 available for use at any time:
Working in a library as I do, I have all this information on tap.


Various taps.


tap


発音
tǽp

tapの変化形
taps (複数形) • tapped (過去形) • tapped (過去分詞) • tapping (現在分詞) • taps (三人称単数現在)
tapの慣用句
on tap, turn on the tap, tap into, （全3件）
[名]
1 （たるなどの）栓；（たるの）飲み口, （水道などの）蛇口, コック（((米))faucet）
turn on ［off］ the tap
蛇口を開く［閉める］
drink water from the tap
蛇口から水を飲む.
2 （たる口から出した）酒；((古))特定品質の酒, 銘酒；((比喩))特質, 持ち味.
3 ((英))居酒屋, 酒場.
4 雌ねじ切り, ねじタップ.
5 《外科》（腹水などを除く）穿刺(せんし).
6 （支管をさし込む）パイプ穴.
7 ((米))タップ, （コイルの）中間口出し；コンセント.
8 （電信・電話の）盗聴（器）；隠しマイク
put a tap on ...
…に盗聴器をしかける.
9 ((主に英))公債, 国債.
on tap
(1) 〈酒・ビールが〉飲み口つきのたるに入った；〈酒だるなどが〉飲み口のついた.
(2) ((略式))いつでも使える.
(3) 〈特に国債などが〉いつでも買える.
turn on the tap
(1) ⇒1
(2) ((略式))泣き出す.
━━[動]（〜ped, 〜・ping）(他)
1 〈容器などの〉飲み口をあけて［栓を抜いて］液体を出す, …に飲み口をつける, 〈たるなどの〉栓を抜く((off)).
2 〈幹などに〉刻み目をつけて樹液を取る；《外科》〈腹水などを〉（切開手術で）出す.
3 〈土地・資源などを〉開発する；〈話などを〉切り出す；…のせきを切る；…を一番に取る.
4 〈電信・電話を〉盗聴［傍受］する, 〈電話線などに〉（秘密に）接続する.
5 〈本管などに〉支管［出口］をつける；〈水道などを〉（本管から）引く.
6 ((英略式))〈人に〉（金などを）せがむ；〈人から〉（情報などを）引き出す((for ...)).
tap into ...
(1) …にはいり込む.
(2) （…を）活用する, 開発する.
(3) （人に）取り入る, 近づく.
 
 
 
 taproom
(noun) A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
Synonyms:bar, ginmill, saloon
Usage:I go to a local taproom after work every Friday and unwind over a pint.

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