2019年5月25日 星期六

gnarly, springtime, asphyxiation

Slide Show: A Grande Dame Gets Gnarly
Once known as "Medicare Mountain," Bretton Woods has become a favorite winter destination.

An autopsy on Mary R. Kennedy, whose body was found in a barn behind the family home in Bedford, N.Y., concluded that she had died from asphyxiation by hanging.
Opinionator | Townies
April Is the Gnarliest Month
Surfing in springtime, on the beaches of New York.

Springtime for Bankers


springtime

Line breaks: spring|time
Pronunciation: /ˈsprɪŋtʌɪm/

noun

The season of spring: the sounds of lambing in springtime figurative he was entering the springtime of lifeMore example sentences
  • Freedom from children also means liberation from school-holiday travel - great news, because Greece in the springtime is pure enchantment.
  • Met Office forecasters are predicting a dry springtime.
  • With springtime dawning once again it's hard not to thinks of parks, gardens and being outdoors in nature.


gnarly
(när') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Gnarled; misshapen.
  2. Slang.
    1. Remarkable; outstanding.
    2. Unpleasant; disgusting.

An autopsy revealed the 92-year-old woman died by asphyxiation after being strangled and punched in the head.

CNN.COM

102-year-old woman suspected of killing her 92-year-old neighbor in nursing home

asphyxiate[as・phyx・i・ate]

  • 発音記号[æsfíksièit]
[動](他)〈ガスなどが〉…を窒息(死)させる.
━━(自)窒息する.
as・phỳx・i・á・tion
[名][U]
as・phýx・i・à・tor
[名]窒息剤;(二酸化炭素を用いた)消火器.

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