abreast, docked, efficacious, hair of the dog, port of call, whitefish

 Hair of the dog, Mongolian style. Photograph: Alamy

It also took one most unusual step: Hours after troops quelled the protests, in which 156 people were reported killed, the state invited foreign journalists on an official trip to Urumqi, Xinjiang’s capital and the site of the unrest, “to know better about the riots.” Indeed, it set up a media center at a downtown hotel — with a hefty discount on rooms — to keep arriving reporters abreast of events.


 'Cut police pensions' for misconduct
Police officers should have to abide by a new code of ethics and those who commit serious misconduct should have their pensions docked, MPs say. 


hair of the dog

informal An alcoholic drink taken to cure a hangover.

[from hair of the dog that bit you, formerly recommended as an efficacious remedy for the bite of a mad dog]

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efficacious

Line breaks: ef¦fi|ca¦cious

Pronunciation: /ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəs /

Definition of efficacious in English:

ADJECTIVE

formal

(Of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective:this treatment was efficacious in some cases

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Origin

early 16th century: from Latin efficax, efficac- (fromefficere 'accomplish': see effect) + -ious.

Economists calculate that each degree Celsius of warming will dock the U.S. economy by 1.2 percent—and increase the divide between rich and poor.

This is an unsystematic glossary, intended to be no more than a first port of call for reader puzzled by unfamiliar words.

2 x sashimi: fatty tuna, white fish
這應翻譯成"兩份生魚片：各含肥金槍魚和低脂白魚類"

white・fish（銀）白色の淡水食用魚 ((マスの類)); 白身の魚.

這說得不夠清楚 參考
white fish

Non-oily fish, i.e. 1-2% fat, e.g. cod, dogfish, haddock, halibut, plaice, saithe, skate, sole, and whiting. All are similar in nutrient composition; a 150-g portion, steamed (200 g with skin and bones) is an exceptionally rich source of iodine; a rich source of protein, niacin, and selenium; supplies 120 kcal (500 kJ).

port of call
n., pl. ports of call.停靠港

A port where ships dock in the course of voyages to load or unload cargo, obtain supplies, or undergo repairs.


dock

VERB

[WITH OBJECT]

• 1Deduct (something, especially an amount of money or a point in a game)

  ‘the agency enforce payments by docking money from the father's salary’

  with two objects ‘he was docked a penalty point’
• 2Cut short (an animal's tail)

  ‘their tails were docked’

dock (FOR SHIPS)
noun [C]
1 a specially enclosed area of water in a port that is used for loading and unloading or repairing ships
Compare harbour (WATER).

2 US a long platform built over water where passengers can get on or off a boat or where goods can be loaded and unloaded

docks
plural noun
The strike has led to the cancellation of some ferry services and left hundreds of passengers stranded at the docks.

dock
verb [I or T]
If a ship docks, it arrives at a dock and if someone docks a ship, they bring it into a dock:
Hundreds of people turned up to see the ship dock at Southampton.
The Russians and Americans docked (= joined together in space) (their spacecraft) just after one o'clock this morning.Robot Ship Successfully Docks With Space Station

docker
noun [C] (ALSO dockworker)
a person who works at a port, loading and unloading ships

Definition of dock

verb

[with object] (usually be docked)

• deduct (something, especially an amount of money):their wages are docked for public displays of affection [with two objects]:he will be docked an hour’s pay
• cut short (an animal’s tail):fifteen of the dogs had had their tails docked

noun

• the solid bony or fleshy part of an animal’s tail, excluding the hair.
• the stump left after a tail has been docked.

Origin:

late Middle English: perhaps related to Frisian dok 'bunch, ball (of string, etc.)' and German Docke 'doll'. The original noun sense was 'the solid part of an animal's tail', whence the verb sense 'cut short (an animal's tail)', later generalized to 'reduce, deduct'

abreast
adv.

1. Side by side: ships docked two abreast.
2. Up to date: keeping abreast of the latest developments.