2013年1月19日 星期六

èxoskéleton, plummet, fret, tumbling, pointer, pot (marijuana)

Robert Woo, a paraplegic who is taking physical therapy at Mount Sinai Medical Center, is having some success undergoing therapy with a bionic device that helps him stand and walk.
Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times

On His Feet, With the Aid of an Exoskeleton

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER
Robert Woo is walking, nearly four years after seven tons of plummeting steel at a Manhattan construction site brought into doubt whether he would ever do so again.



 

Dow Plummets as Global Investors Fret


Worrisome economic news sends international markets tumbling.



Nonetheless, the story is one sign that while much of the rest of the world frets about Chinese cyberspying abroad, China is increasingly alarmed about the threat that the Internet poses to its security and political stability.


Japan emperor turns 75, frets over economy, health
Reuters - USA
By Yoko Kubota TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Akihito, who turned 75 on Tuesday and is nearing his 20th anniversary on the throne, expressed his concern ...



China frets at US risk after Fannie/Freddie bailout
guardian.co.uk - UK
BEIJING, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The US Treasury's takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is good news in the short term for China, the biggest holder of the ...



Teen Alcohol Use Plummets, But Pot on the Rise


Survey shows high school students are experimenting with marijuana at rates not seen since the 1970s.





It is obvious Goldman, and Wall Street more generally, has a public relations problem that increasingly is threatening business -- and bonus season is coming up. In a Week in Review piece, The Times's Graham Bowley turns to some top spin masters to get pointers on how the financial industry can make the unloved Masters of the Universe lovable again.

pointer
n.
  1. One that directs, indicates, or points.
  2. A scale indicator on a watch, balance, or other measuring instrument.
  3. A long tapered stick for indicating objects, as on a chart or blackboard.
  4. Any of a breed of hunting dogs that points game, typically having a smooth, short-haired coat that is usually white with black or brownish spots.
    1. A piece of advice; a suggestion.
    2. A piece of indicative information: interest rates and other pointers in the economic forecast.
  6. Computer Science. A variable that holds the address of a core storage location.
  7. Computer Science. A symbol appearing on a display screen in a GUI that lets the user select a command by clicking with a pointing device or pressing the enter key when the pointer symbol is positioned on the appropriate button or icon.
  8. Either of the two stars in the Big Dipper that are aligned so as to point to Polaris.

fret (WORRY) Show phonetics
verb [I] -tt-
to be anxious or worried:
Don't fret - I'm sure he's OK.
She spent the day fretting about/over what she'd said to Nicky.

fretful Show phonetics
adjective
By midnight the children were tired and fretful (= complaining a lot because they were unhappy).

fretfully Show phonetics
adverb ━━ n. （弦楽器の）こま.


fret (MUSIC) Show phonetics
noun [C]
any of the small raised metal bars across the long thin part of a stringed musical instrument such as a guitar, that show you where to put your fingers on the strings in order to produce different notes

fretted Show phonetics
adjective
Guitars and lutes are fretted musical instruments.
vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
  1. 使苦惱;使煩躁;使發愁
    2. She'll fret herself to death one of these days.
    她總有一天會愁死的。
  2. 侵蝕;腐蝕;使磨損;蛀蝕
    3. The metal is fretted with the acid.
    金屬被酸腐蝕。
  3. (經侵蝕而)形成(通道)
  4. 使(水面)起波紋
    5. The breeze fretted the surface of the water.
    微風吹皺水面。
vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)
  1. 苦惱;煩躁;發愁[(+about/at/for/over)]
    2. It won't help to fret about the problem.
    為這個問題發愁是無濟於事的。
  2. 被腐蝕;被磨損
  3. 侵蝕成通道
  4. (水面)起波紋
n. (名詞 noun)
  1. 【口】苦惱;煩躁;擔憂[the S]
    2. She gets in a fret whenever we're late.
    只要我們一遲到,她就焦慮不安。
  2. 侵蝕;腐蝕
  3. 腐蝕處;磨損處

fret2顯示/隱藏例句

    KK: []
    DJ: []
    n. (名詞 noun)
    1. 【建】萬字浮雕,回紋飾[C]
    vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)
    1. 用萬字浮雕裝飾(天花板等);用回紋裝飾

    fret3顯示/隱藏例句

    KK: []
    DJ: []
    n. (名詞 noun)
    1. (吉他等弦樂器指板上定音的)品,檔子[C]

    fret1



    --> ━━ v. （-tt-） 食込む, すりへらす; 腐食する; いら立たせる［立つ］ ((at)); 波立たせる［立つ］.
    fret and fume　ぷりぷり怒る.
    fret oneself　いらいらする.
    ━━ n. いら立ち, 苦悩.
    fret・ful　━━ a. いらいらした; 気難しい.
    fret・ful・ly　ad.
    fret・ful・ness　n.

    fret2


    -->
    ━━ n., vt. （-tt-） 雷文(らいもん)［さや形］（で飾る）.
    fret saw　糸のこ.
    fret・work　雷文飾り［細工］; 透かし彫り; 明暗のまだら模様.




    plummet[plum・met]

    • レベル：社会人必須
    • 発音記号[plʌ'mit]
    [名]
    1 （釣り糸などの）おもり, 下げ振り, 垂球；下げ振り定規(plumb rule).
    2 重荷, 重圧物.
    ━━[動](自)垂直に落ちる［飛び込む］((down))；急に下がる.

    èxoskéleton[èxo・skéleton]

    [名]《動物》外骨格（甲殻類の外殻など）（⇔endoskeleton）.

    (ĕk'sō-skĕl'ĭ-tn) pronunciation
    n.
    A hard outer structure, such as the shell of an insect or crustacean, that provides protection or support for an organism.

    exoskeletal ex'o·skel'e·tal (-ĭ-tl) adj.
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