2024年11月21日 星期四

rousing, moderate, raunchy, uncensored versions. Piety and Profanity: The Raunchy Christians Are Here

If he does not moderate his policies, the damage will be considerable — bigger than even pessimists realize. Hostility to immigrants won’t just create labor shortages for many grueling manual jobs that native-born Americans are reluctant to do. It will also undermine American leadership in technology.



Piety and Profanity: The Raunchy Christians Are Here

In the Trump era, a surprising number of evangelicals are rejecting modesty and turning toward the risqué

"This is not normal. This is not politics as usual."
First lady Michelle Obama gave a rousing, lengthy speech Thursday hammering Donald Trump for vulgar comments he has made about women.
NPR.ORG

The raunchiest animated film ever?
BBC Culture contributors pick their favourite films from this year's Toronto Film Festival.
BBC.COM



The raunchy side of the “Great Gatsby” author.
In the 1920s and '30s, his work was altered for the "Saturday Evening Post." Now, uncensored versions have been published that include the...
TIME


The first randomized trial of corrective helmets, which must be worn constantly and can be stressful for parents, found no better results...
well.blogs.nytimes.com|由 CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS 上傳


Definitions from Oxford LanguagesLearn more
moderate
adjective
/ˈmɒd(ə)rət/
  1. average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.
    "we walked at a moderate pace"
    Similar:
    average
    modest
    medium
    middling
    ordinary
    common
    Opposite:
noun
/ˈmɒd(ə)rət/
  1. a person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.
    "an unlikely alliance of radicals and moderates"
verb
/ˈmɒdəreɪt/
  1. 1.
    make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.
    "I shall not moderate my criticism"
    Similar:
    die down
    abate
    let up
    calm down
    lessen
    grow less
    decrease
    Opposite:
  2. 2.
    British
    review (examination papers, results, or candidates) in relation to an agreed standard so as to ensure consistency of marking.
    "the dependability of an examining system rests on those who set, moderate, and mark the papers"



rousing and raunchy
Edited by DAVID LEHMAN
Reviewed by DAN CHIASSON
Verse rousing and raunchy, by American poets old and new.

rouse 
verb [T]
to wake someone up or make someone more active or excited:
He roused himself (from a pleasant daydream) and got back to work.
The speaker attempted to rouse the crowd with a cry for action.

rousing 
adjective ━━ a. 奮起させる; さかんな; 〔話〕 ひどい.
making people feel excited and proud or ready to take action:
We sang a last rousing chorus of the national anthem.
She delivered a rousing speech full of anger and passion.


raunchy 

adjective ━━ a. 〔米話〕 みすぼらしい, 汚い, だらしない; 〔話〕 卑猥な, 好色な; 〔話〕 酔っ払った; 気分が悪い.
connected with sex in a very clear and obvious way:
a raunchy magazine/video


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