et cetera, et cetera 英文人行道

Notes of a word-watcher, Hanching Chung. A first port of call for English learning.

2024年4月1日 星期一

trail, blazing, Blaze A Trail. trailing in the polls, contrails, trailblazing, hideout, encumbrance."Trailblazing is hard work," she says. "It takes passion for what we do and belief that the future will be better than the past."


We are excited to welcome Angela Olinto, who becomes Columbia's new provost today. She is a pioneer in astroparticle physics and an experienced academic leader who comes to us from the University of Chicago.
Read more about Provost Olinto: https://news.columbia.edu/....../meet-angela-olinto......
Provost Olinto's approach to academic leadership is informed by her groundbreaking scientific research. "Trailblazing is hard work," she says. "It takes passion for what we do and belief that the future will be better than the past."
A portrait of Angela Olinto
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This week, Northwestern dedicated a blackbox theater in Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts to three trailblazing alumnae — the trio who co-created the first radio soap opera: “Clara, Lu ‛n’ Em.” http://spr.ly/61871gMbT
The Clara, Lu ‛n’ Em Theater was named in recognition of a gift to the School of Communication, which will be used to create a dean’s discretionary fund supporting areas of greatest need.

NEWS.NORTHWESTERN.EDU
Northwestern names blackbox theater for alumnae who created first soap opera




African Air Safety Trails Rest of World3


A busy sunset over Graham Road (with some contrails), Hackney Central (19 September 2005—3 days before the autumnal equinox)
Anxiety
Tips for Public Speaking
By TEDDY WAYNE
Focus on one person in the middle of the crowd throughout your speech. Afterward, trail him home.

  Mitt Romney has stirred up controversy with a video in which he says Obama supporters consider themselves "victims" owed by the government. The Republican candidate trails the incumbent in polls.


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Letters | President Obama, Google Fiber, Fast and Furious
Kansas City Star
Thank you for your July 30 editorial, “Google ramps up, but divide looms,” criticizing the Google Fiber announcement. You correctly highlight what so many cheerleaders have missed: the company's plan to wire Kansas City with blazing-fast Internet ...



Boeing's Orders Trail Airbus
Boeing secured a second-place finish in the annual competition for jetliner orders and deliveries behind European rival Airbus, but officials at both companies see a tighter race this year.


這個互動性網站名為「開拓」(Trailblazing),將從皇家學會期刊中的6萬篇文章中,選出60則刊載。



trailblazing

adj.
Suggestive of one that blazes a trail; setting out in a promising new direction; pioneering or innovative: trailblazing research; a trailblazing new technique.


blazing[blaz・ing]

  • 発音記号[bléiziŋ]
[形]
1 燃える;あざやかな;焼けつくような.
2 激高した.
3 ((限定))明白な, ひどい
a blazing lie
((英略式))大うそ.
4 ((副詞的))焼けつくように.

 

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Contrails are clouds formed when water vapor condenses and freezes around small particles (aerosols) that exist in aircraft exhaust. Some of that water vapor comes from the air around the plane; and, some is added by the exhaust of the aircraft. The exhaust of an aircraft contains both gas (vapor) and solid particles.

 


1 : to show a trail with marks on trees We followed a trail that others had blazed. 2 : to be the first one to do something and to show others how to do it The company blazed a trail with the first small computers. She blazed a trail for other women in politics.

Blaze A Trail | Definition of Blaze A Trail by Merriam-Webster


contrail

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒntreɪl/



noun

chiefly North American
  • another term for vapour trail.

Origin:

1940s: abbreviation of condensation trail

  trail

verb

  • 1 [with adverbial] draw or be drawn along behind someone or something: [with object]:Alex trailed a hand through the clear water [no object]:her robe trailed along the ground
  • [no object] (typically of a plant) grow or hang over the edge of something or along the ground:the roses grew wild, their stems trailing over the banks
  • 2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] walk or move slowly or wearily:he baulked at the idea of trailing around the shops
  • (of the voice or a speaker) fade gradually before stopping:her voice trailed away
  • 3 [with object] follow (a person or animal) by using marks or scent left behind:Sam suspected they were trailing him
  • 4 [no object] be losing to an opponent in a game or contest: [with complement]:the defending champions were trailing 10—5 at half-time
  • 5 [with object] give advance publicity to (a film, broadcast, or proposal):the bank’s plans have been extensively trailed
6 [with object] apply (slip) through a nozzle or spout to decorate ceramic ware.

trail[trail]

  • 発音記号[tréil]
[動](他)
1 〈人・動物などの〉跡[足跡, 臭跡]をたどる, …を(…まで)追跡する((to ...))
The detectives trailed the thief to his hideout.
刑事はどろぼうを隠れがまで尾行した.
2 …に(…の差で)負けている((by ...));((米略式))(競走などで)〈人の〉後ろを走る, 〈相手に〉遅れる;(長い列になって)…の後ろからついて行く.
3 〈物・足などを〉引きずる, 引きずって行く;〈指を〉滑らせる((along, over ...))
trail one's injured leg (behind one)
けがした足を引きずって歩く
trail one's finger along the edge of a desk
机のへりに沿って指を滑らせる.
4 〈煙・雲などを〉たなびかせる;〈においを〉漂わせる
He passed, trailing a reek of whiskey.
ウイスキーのにおいをぷんぷんさせながら通り過ぎた.
5 ((米))〈草などを〉踏みつけて道をつける, …に足跡[小道]をつける.
6 〈演説などを〉引き延ばす, だらだらと話す((out)).
7 〈銃を〉下げる
Trail arms!
((号令))下げ銃(つつ).
8 〈釣り糸を〉水に流す, トロールする.
9 〈番組などを〉予告する.
━━(自)
1 [I([副])]〈衣服などが〉(…のあとを)引きずる((along, behind/behind ...));〈髪・尾・枝などが〉たれ下がる((down))
hair trailing down over the shoulders
肩にかかった髪
Her long cape trailed behind her.
彼女の長いケープは引きずっていた.
2 〈ほこり・煙・雲などが〉尾を引く, たなびく.
3 (…のあとを)だらだらついて行く, のろのろ[疲れ切ったように]歩く[進む]((along, behind/behind ...))
trail off through the village
村をけだるそうに通り抜ける.
4 流し釣りをする.
5 〈物・植物が〉うねうねと(曲がりくねって)伸びる, はう;〈つる草などが〉からむ;〈蛇などが〉はう;〈道などが〉くねくねと続く
a vine trailing over the trellis
格子垣をはうつる.
6 〈音声などが〉次第に消える[弱まる, 変わる];〈話題などが〉本筋からそれる((off, away)).
7 ((ふつう進行形))(試合・選挙などで)(…の差で)負けている((by ...)).
8 〈猟犬が〉(獲物の)跡を追う.
━━[名]
1 (人・動物が通ってできた荒野・山中の)小道
a deer trail
シカの道.
2 (動物・人・物が残した)跡, 足跡, 臭跡, (捜査などの)手がかり, 形跡
blaze the [a] trail
先鞭(せんべん)をつける
get on the trail of ...
…の跡をつける, 手がかりを得る
get off [=lose] the trail
跡を見失う, 手がかりを失う
be hot [hard] on the trail (of ...)(
…の)すぐあとをつける;(…を)けんめいに追跡している
leave a trail of destruction
(台風・軍隊などが)破壊の無残なつめ跡を残す.
3 引きずる[たれ下がる]物;(スカートなどの)すそ;(ほこり・煙などの)たなびき;(人・車などの)列
a trail of light
光の尾.
4 (選挙前の)遊説行脚(あんぎゃ)の行程
on the campaign trail
遊説行脚をして.
5 《軍事》
(1) (火砲の)脚.
(2) 下げ銃(つつ)
at the trail
下げ銃の姿勢で.
hit [take] the trail
((米))旅に出る, 出発する.

trail

intransitive verb
1
a : to hang down so as to drag along or sweep the ground
b : to extend over a surface in a loose or straggling manner trail
s over the ground>
c : to grow to such length as to droop over toward the ground <trailing branches of a weeping birch>
2
a : to walk or proceed draggingly, heavily, or wearily : plod, trudge
b : to lag behind : do poorly in relation to others
3
: to move, flow, or extend slowly in thin streams trail
ing from chimneys>
4
a : to extend in an erratic or uneven course or line : straggle
b : dwindle trail
ing off>
5
: to follow a trail : track game
transitive verb
1
a : to draw or drag loosely along a surface : allow to sweep the ground
b : haul, tow
2
a : to drag (as a limb or the body) heavily or wearily
b : to carry or bring along as an addition, burden, or encumbrance
c : to draw along in one's wake
3
a : to follow upon the scent or trace of : track
b : to follow in the footsteps of : pursue
c : to follow along behind
d : to lag behind (as a competitor)
See trail defined for English-language learners »
See trail defined for kids »

Examples of TRAIL

  1. The little girl went to her room, trailing her teddy bear behind her.
  2. The dog's leash was trailing along the ground.
  3. The little girl's teddy bear trailed behind her.
  4. He trailed us as we worked our way up the mountain.
  5. The President is trailing in the polls as the election approaches.
  6. We were trailing by 3 runs at the end of the 6th inning.
  7. Our team trailed their team at the end of the 6th inning.

 hideout

(noun) A place of shelter or concealment.
Synonyms:den
Usage:There are rumors that criminals once used this abandoned warehouse as a hideout, but they have never been confirmed.



 encumbrance

Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome.
Synonyms:hindrance, preventive, interference, hitch
Usage:I had regarded his presence as an encumbrance to the expedition, but ... I am now well convinced that his power of endurance is as great as my own.

encumbrance

音節
en • cum • brance
発音
inkʌ'mbrəns
encumbranceの変化形
encumbrances (複数形)
encumbranceの慣用句
encumbrancer, (全1件)
[名]
1 じゃま物, やっかいな物[人], 足手まとい, 重荷
Overeducation is an encumbrance to success.
教育を受けすぎると成功のじゃまになる.
2 係累(けいるい), 扶養家族;(特に)子供
Wanted: persons without encumbrances for overseas duties.
海外勤務に係累なき人を求む.
3 《法律》(不動産に付帯する)負担, 債務, 制限(抵当権など)
an estate with encumbrance
抵当にはいっている不動産.
-branc・er
[名]《法律》抵当権者, 負担の権利者.
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