Now playing in China: Putin-aligned artists who have been shunned in the West.
The app which Britain started trialling on the Isle of Wight eschews the Apple and Google protocol in favour of a home-grown solution
Pony Ma is known for personally handing out red envelopes for the holiday, but the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus has people shunning large gatherings.
James Watson has complained of becoming an 'unperson' after telling the Sunday Times in 2007 that while people may like to think that all races are born with equal intelligence, those 'who have to deal with black employees find this not true'.
James Watson has complained of becoming an 'unperson' after telling the Sunday Times in 2007 that while people may like to think that all races are born with equal intelligence, those 'who have to deal with black employees find this not true'.
Francis’ Humility Strikes New Tone at the Vatican
By RACHEL DONADIO
Pope Francis, eschewing some of the grandiose trappings of the papacy in
favor of an emphasis on simplicity, modesty and charity, has raised
morale, observers say.
‘Bloodless’ Lung Transplants Hint at Future
By KEVIN SACK
Hospitals are working to further innovate “bloodless” operations, both
to treat those who shun transfusions and to advance techniques for all
patients. Rebecca Tomczak, center, traveled to Houston for care.
Russian Mogul Joins the Race Against Putin
By ELLEN BARRY and ANDREW E. KRAMER
Mikhail D. Prokhorov, a billionaire industrialist and owner of the New Jersey Nets, said he is seeking to fill a void in Russia's opposition by challenging Vladimir V. Putin for the presidency.
Irked, Wall St. Hedges Its Bet on Democrats
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Bankers, unhappy at the president’s proposals for tighter financial regulations, are shifting donations to Republicans.
eschew
Pronunciation: /ɪsˈtʃuː, ɛs-/
Definition of eschew
verb
[with object]eschew | (verb) Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of. |
Synonyms: | shun |
Usage: | Unlike many Hollywood starlets, she eschews publicity and does her best to avoid being photographed in public. |
hedge
v.intr.
- To plant or cultivate hedges.
- To take compensatory measures so as to counterbalance possible loss.
- To avoid making a clear, direct response or statement.
Pronunciation: /ʃʌ/
Definition of shun in English:
VERB ( shuns, shunning, shunned)
Origin
Old English scunian 'abhor, shrink back with fear, seek safety from an enemy', of unknown origin.
shun
- 発音 ʃʌ'n
- shunの変化形
- shuns (複数形) • shunned (過去形) • shunned (過去分詞) • shunning (現在分詞) • shuns (三人称単数現在)
avoid
(ə-void')
tr.v., a·void·ed, a·void·ing, a·voids.
- To stay clear of; shun. See synonyms at escape.
- To keep from happening: avoid illness with rest and a balanced diet.
- Law. To annul or make void; invalidate.
- Obsolete. To void or expel.
[Middle English avoiden, from Anglo-Norman avoider, to empty out, variant of Old French esvuidier : es-, out (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + vuidier, to empty (from voide, empty; see void).]
avoidable a·void'a·ble adj.avoidably a·void'a·bly adv.
avoider a·void'er n.
void
(void)
adj.
- Containing no matter; empty.
- Not occupied; unfilled.
- Completely lacking; devoid: void of understanding. See synonyms at empty.
- Ineffective; useless.
- Having no legal force or validity; null: a contract rendered void.
- Games. Lacking cards of a particular suit in a dealt hand.
- An empty space.
- A vacuum.
- An open space or a break in continuity; a gap.
- A feeling or state of emptiness, loneliness, or loss.
- Games. Absence of cards of a particular suit in a dealt hand: a void in hearts.
v., void·ed, void·ing, voids. v.tr.
- To take out (the contents of something); empty.
- To excrete (body wastes).
- To leave; vacate.
- To make void or of no validity; invalidate: issued a new passport and voided the old one.
To excrete body wastes.
[Middle English, from Old French voide, feminine of voit, from Vulgar Latin *vocitus, alteration of Latin vacīvus, vocīvus, variant of vacuus, from vacāre, to be empty.]
voider void'er n.trappings
Pronunciation: /ˈtrapɪŋz/
Definition of trappings
noun
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