2020年2月7日 星期五

roundup, Roundup of Infected, nonesuch,wrap up, head up, push up,

Virus Death Toll Soars in China as Wuhan Plans Roundup of Infected

The rise in the death toll and number of new cases came as Chinese leaders told Wuhan to set up mass quarantine centers for people with the coronavirus.
An exhibition center in Wuhan, China, is being turned into a hospital for patients with mild symptoms of the new coronavirus.   Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Coronavirus cases soar in China

Health officials said that 564 people had died from the virus and that there had been more than 28,000 confirmed cases, an increase of more than 35 percent in just a few days.
Outside of China, 225 cases have been reported, and a death in the Philippines. But the World Health Organization said that no new countries had reported cases.
Wuhan: A 34-year-old doctor who tried to raise the alert about the coronavirus has died of it. The authorities in the city, the epicenter of the outbreak, will begin rounding up the infected into mass quarantine camps. People are scrambling to muster help in Pittsburgh, Wuhan’s “sister city” of 40 years.
China Is ‘in a League of Its Own’: Pompeo on Human Rights Abuse
By REUTERS
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released the annual State Department human rights report on Wednesday and criticized China’s roundup of Muslim minorities.

Over the next few days it will be up to one man, Steven Rhodes, a federal bankruptcy judge, to decide the fate of Detroit. In July the city filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history. This was challenged by unions, retirees and creditors. Last week the trial wrapped up on whether the city was eligible to declare Chapter 9. Now it is up to Mr Rhodes to decide http://econ.st/18AswKn

Daily News Roundup, February 12, 2013


push up 伏地挺身


Optimism Grows for Greek Accord
Jean-Claude Juncker, the Luxembourg prime minister who heads up the euro-zone finance ministers' meetings, expressed optimism that a long-awaited accord with Greece could be wrapped up soon.

head up兩義 此處似乎是主腦
另外是 抬起頭 注意!


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Authorities in Taipei called it the largest single roundup of criminals in the region’s history. Mr. Liu called the architects of the scheme a “multinational fraud organization” managed by at least three different Taiwanese crime gangs. The extent to which the frauds were coordinated was not yet clear, he said.

nonesuch
(NUN-such)
noun
A person or thing without an equal.

Etymology
From none, from Middle English non, from Old English nan + such, Middle English such, from Old English swelce.

"Truth is, he's (Noel Perrin) a nonesuch, combining the 'humorous stoicism' that he calls 'the basic New England characteristic' with a hands-on approach to rural living." — Frank Levering; Book World: Noel Perrin: Back Down On the Farm; The Washington Post; Dec 9, 1991.

"She was a nonesuch, a nonpareil, yet seemed Pallid and slightly wilted now, a flower Long after the rainy season." — David Wagoner; The Return of Orpheus, Poetry (Chicago); Jan 1998.

— Weekend Word Roundup: from our random collectionWordsmith.org)

nonesuch

比類のない人[物], 絶品.
none1


roundup

(round'ŭp') pronunciation
n.
    1. The herding together of cattle for inspection, branding, or shipping.
    2. The cattle so herded.
    3. The workers and horses employed in such herding.
  1. A gathering up, as of people under suspicion by the police.
  2. A summary: a news roundup.
wrap (răp'ŭp')
n.
  1. A brief final summary, as of the news.
  2. A concluding or final action: the wrap-up of a campaign.
    [名]
    1 ((米西部・豪))(家畜の)駆り集め;駆り集められた家畜の群れ.
    2 ((集合的))家畜を駆り集める人[馬].
    3 ((略式))一斉逮捕[検挙], 手入れ.
    4 総括, 要約, (ニュースなどの)主な項目.

    wrap up

    Translate wrap up | into French | into German | into Spanish
  3. 1 (also wrap someone up) put on (or dress someone in) warm clothes:wrap up warm Tim was well wrapped up against the weather
2 (also wrap it up) [in imperative] British informal be quiet; stop talking or making a noise.

Phrasal Verbs

wrap up

  • 1 (also wrap someone up) put on (or dress someone in) warm clothes:wrap up warm Tim was well wrapped up against the weather
  • 2 (also wrap it up) [in imperative] British informal be quiet; stop talking or making a noise.




be wrapped up in

be so absorbed in (something) that one does not notice other people or things: he was too wrapped up in the historic importance of his campaign




wrap something up

complete or conclude a discussion or agreement:they hope to wrap up negotiations within sixty days
win a game or competition:Australia wrapped up the series 4-0
 

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