“A lot of people say, ‘Oh, wow, I never knew that you did this kind of work,’ ” Ms. Jaramillo told me. “I say, ‘Where have you been?’ ”
“A lot of people my age would have thrown in the sponge by now!” she added, laughing so heartily that she lurched forward. “It’s very serious, so all you can do is laugh.”
Warren Buffett is getting out of the newspaper business.
2008年2月19日 星期二
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Toshiba Throws in Towel
In DVD-Format War
Quick Exit Lifts Stock;
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Upgrades to Blu-Ray
By YUKARI IWATANI KANE
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what is square (sth) with sth: to match or agree with something, or to think that one thing is acceptable together with…
throw in the towel/sponge
throw in the towel/sponge
to admit defeat ( 起源:拳擊)
Throw in the sponge - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
idioms.thefreedictionary.com › throw...
(informal) stop doing something because you know that you cannot succeed; admit defeat: It's a bit early to throw in the towel — you've only just started the job. This idiom comes from boxing: throwing in the towel or sponge is a sign that a fighter ...
paper towel 手巾紙
facial tissue 面紙
toilet paper便紙
napkin 餐巾紙
towel was found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary at the entries listed below.
towel
noun [C]
a piece of cloth or paper used for drying someone or something that is wet:
She came downstairs after her shower, wrapped in a towel.
The school provides paper towels for the children to dry their hands on.
towel
verb [T] -ll- or US USUALLY -l-
to rub something with a towel to dry it:
[+ adjective] She towelled her hair dry.
[R] After our swim, we quickly towelled ourselves down and then went to play tennis.
towelling, US USUALLY toweling Show phonetics
noun [U]
a soft thick cloth used especially for making towels or clothing:
a towelling bath robe
towelling socks
sanitary towel UK noun [C] (US sanitary napkin, AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH sanitary pad)
a piece of soft, absorbent material worn by a woman between her legs during her period
tea towel noun [C] (UK ALSO tea cloth, US dishtowel)
a cloth used for drying plates, knives, forks, etc., after you have washed them
tow・el
━━ n., vt. （〈英〉-ll-） タオル（でふく） ((down)).
throw [toss] in the towel 【ボクシング】タオルを投げ入れる; 〔話〕 敗北を認める.
tow・el・ette
━━ n. タオレット, ぬれナプキン. tow・el・(l)ing ━━ n. タオル地.
towel rail [rack] タオル掛け.tissue (PAPER)
noun [C or U]
soft paper which is used for cleaning, especially your nose, and is thrown away after use, or a small rectangular piece of this:
She handed me a tissue just as I sneezed.
I always keep a box of tissues in the car.
He used a piece of tissue to clean his sunglasses.
Compare handkerchief.
tissue (paper) noun [U]
thin light paper used especially for wrapping delicate things:
The shop assistant wrapped the vase carefully in tissue paper.
napkin
noun [C] (UK ALSO serviette)
a small square piece of cloth or paper used while you are eating for protecting your clothes or to clean your mouth or fingers
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