2020年2月17日 星期一

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EUROPE

America urges Europe to join forces against China

Tokyo 2020 Olympics hit by coronavirus jitters
Tokyo (CNN) The deadly Wuhan coronavirus outbreak could impact Japan's preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer, a senior ...
Starbucks and Danone Joining Forces to Sell Yogurt
The French dairy powerhouse Danone and Starbucks have decided to work together as Americans grow more interested in healthy foods, like yogurt.



Tokyo jittery under surface calm

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Japan Bank to Pay $250 Million Fine for Iran Deals

The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, Japan’s largest, is accused of transferring funds for Iran and other countries blacklisted from doing business in the United States, officials said.



Customer Jitters Hit Applied Materials
Applied Materials lowered its earnings outlook to reflect weakening demand in the semiconductor market.
In China, the Bird Flu Jitters Are Back
In China, the Bird Flu Jitters Are Back
China’s military expansion and assertive trade policies have set off jitters across Asia, prompting many of its neighbors to build alliances.

A Venezuelan double hitter


The Teresa Carreno Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and the prodigiously talented pianist Gabriela Montero these fifty-five minutes.


jittery


音節
jit • ter • y
発音
dʒítəri
[形]((略式))神経質な, いらだった.jitter

intr.v.-tered-ter·ing-ters.
  1. To be nervous or uneasy; fidget.
  2. To make small quick jumpy movements. The pictures on the wall jitter whenever a truck drives by.
n.
  1. A jittering movement; a tic.
  2. jitters A fit of nervousness. Often used with the.
[Perhaps alteration of CHITTER.]

hitter
(hĭt'ər) pronunciation
n.
  1. One who hits or strikes something.
  2. Baseball. A batter.

chitter
(chĭt'ər) pronunciation
intr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.
To twitter or chatter, as a bird.

[Middle English chiteren, of imitative origin.]


Definition of blacklist
noun

  • a list of people or groups regarded as unacceptable or untrustworthy and often marked down for punishment or exclusion.

verb

[with object]
put (a person or group) on a blacklist: workers were blacklisted after being quoted in the newspaper (as adjective blacklisted)blacklisted books



join forces

combine efforts: individuals and organizations have joined forces to provide fund-raising facilities

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