2021年1月13日 星期三

impalement, recall, summons, spike, Public fund

“Public funds were charged £30,” or more than $40, said one parent, who posted a widely shared photo on Twitter of one package that she said was supposed to last 10 days. Compared with items at her local supermarket, she said, “I’d have bought this for £5.22.”
 
Chinese Doctor, Silenced After Warning of Outbreak, Dies From Coronavirus

Chinese Doctor, Silenced After Warning of Outbreak, Dies From Coronavirus

By CHRIS BUCKLEY
Dr. Li Wenliang issued a warning about a strange new virus. Then the authorities summoned him for questioning.

Few sights distress the relatively well-heeled Londoner as much as the sight of an unfortunate huddled, sleeping or begging in a doorway. We live amid such wealth and plenty; the sight of the homeless bursts the bubble. The stark contrast is unbearable.


Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, knows this. He is a Tory and thus will embrace the core philosophy of self-determination. He will see limits to the extent to which each of us is a brother's keeper. He will discern within the public a belief that the state cannot and should not try to do everything. But he knows Londoners don't like the sort of meanness of spirit that led the developers of a block of luxury flats in the capital to erect spikes at the foot of their building to ensure the homeless could not sleep outside.

Putin Opponents Defy Kremlin Efforts to Muffle Protests

Thousands marched in a show of defiance, one day after opposition leaders were given summonses to report for questioning. 






Genocide vote irks Turkey
A U.S. congressional panel approved a resolution declaring the Ottoman-era killing of Armenians genocide over protests by Turkey. Minutes after the vote, Turkey said it was recalling its ambassador from Washington.

Swim ‘N Score Dive Sticks Recalled by Modell’s Due to Risk of Impalement Injury to Children

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: CORAL Swim ‘N Score Pool Stix
Units: About 130
Retailer: Modell’s Sporting Goods, of New York, N.Y.
Manufacturer: ERO Industries (no longer in business), of Mount Prospect, Ill.
Hazard: Children can fall or land on these dive sticks in shallow water and suffer impalement injuries. Eye and other facial injuries are also possible. In April 2001, CPSC banned certain types of dive sticks.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The recalled Pool Stix are weighted plastic tubes, which stand upright when tossed into water. The sticks are about 8” long and were sold in packs of 6 in various colors. The UPC (#4969382814) is printed on the product’s packaging.
Sold at: Modell’s Sporting Goods stores nationwide from August 1999 to October 2008 for about $3.
Manufactured in: Taiwan
Remedy: Consumers should keep children from playing with the recalled dive sticks and return the product to any Modell’s Sporting Goods for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Modell’s at (800) 275-6633 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.modells.com/recall
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WordNet: impale
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.
The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: pierce with a sharp stake or point
Synonyms: transfix, empale, spike
Meaning #2: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
Synonym: stake






spike1

Line breaks: spike

NOUN

  • 1A thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, or another rigid material.
  • 1.1A large stout nail, especially one used to fasten a rail to a railway sleeper.
  • 1.2Each of several metal points set into the sole of a running shoe to prevent slipping.
  • 1.3(spikes) A pair of running shoes with metal points set into the sole.
  • 1.4chiefly British A pointed metal rod standing on a base and used for filing paper items such as bills, or journalistic material considered for publication and rejected.
  • 1.5• informal A hypodermic needle.
  • 2A sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something:the oil price spike
  • 2.1Electronics A pulse of very short duration in which a rapid increase in voltage is followed by a rapid decrease.
  • 3British • informal A hostel ward offering temporary accommodation for the homeless:he queued at the soup kitchen or the spike

VERB

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  • 1Impale on or pierce with a sharp point:she spiked another oyster
  • 1.1(Of a newspaper editor) reject (a story) by or as if by filing it on a spike:the editors deemed the article in bad taste and spiked it
  • 1.2Stop the progress of (a plan or undertaking); put an end to:he doubted they would spike the entire effort over this one negotiation
  • 1.3• historical Render (a gun) useless by plugging up the vent with a spike.
  • 2Form into or cover with sharp points:his hair was matted and spiked with blood
  • 2.1[NO OBJECT] Take on a sharp, pointed shape:lightning spiked across the sky
  • 2.2[NO OBJECT] Increase and then decrease sharply; reach a peak:oil prices would spike and fall again
  • 3• informal Add alcohol or a drug to contaminate (drink or food) surreptitiously:she bought me an orange juice and spiked it with vodka
  • 3.1Add sharp or pungent flavouring to (food or drink):spike the liquid with lime or lemon juice
  • 3.2Enrich (a nuclear reactor or its fuel) with a particular isotope:the plutonium mixture could be spiked with caesium-137
  • 4(In volleyball) hit (the ball) forcefully from a position near the net so that it moves downward into the opposite court.
  • 4.1American Football Fling (the ball) forcefully to the ground, typically in celebration of a touchdown or victory.

Phrases

spike someone's guns

British Thwart someone’s plans.

Origin

Middle English: perhaps from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch spiker, related to spoke1. The verb dates from the early 17th century.

More definitions of spike



recall
tr.v., -called, -call·ing, -calls.
  1. To ask or order to return: recalled all workers who had been laid off.
  2. To summon back to awareness of or concern with the subject or situation at hand.
  3. To remember; recollect. See synonyms at remember.
  4. To cancel, take back, or revoke.
  5. To bring back; restore.
  6. To request return (of a product) to the manufacturer, as for necessary repairs or adjustments.

summon[sum・mon]

  • 発音記号[sʌ'mən] [動](他)((形式))
1III[名]([副])/V[名]to do]((しばしば受身))〈人を〉(…に)呼び出す, 召喚する, 〈被告などに〉(特に裁判所へ)出頭を命ずる((to, into ...))
be summoned into the President's office
大統領官邸に呼ばれる
The officers were summoned to a special briefing.
将校たちは状況説明の特別会議に召集された
The committee summoned him to appear in court.
委員会は彼の法廷への出頭を命じた.
2 〈議会などを〉召[招]集する
summon Parliament
議会を召集する
summon a meeting of the board
重役会議を招集する.
3 〈人に〉(…することを)要求する, 命じる((to do)).
4 〈勇気・力などを〉奮い起こす, 呼び起こす((up))
summon up all one's resolution
決然とする.
5 〈軍隊・要塞(ようさい)などに〉(降服するよう)要求する, 勧める.
6 〈亡霊などを〉呼び出す.
[中ラテン語summonēre (sum-下に+monēre思い出さす)]
sum・mon・a・ble
[形]
sum・mon・er
[名]

summons[sum・mons]

  • レベル:社会人必須
  • 発音記号[sʌ'mənz]
[名](複 〜・es)
1 (…への)呼出しの命令[伝言, 合図], 呼び出し;(議会などの)召[招]集((to ...))
get a summons to the office of the director
所長室へ出頭するようにという連絡を受ける.
2 (…せよという)要求, 勧告, 呼びかけ((to do, for ...)).
3 《法律》(裁判所などへの)召喚(状), 出廷[出頭]命令(書);呼び出し状
serve a summons on a person
人に出廷命令を出す.
━━(他)((しばしば受身))〈人に〉召喚状を送達する, 出頭を命じる.

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