2018年12月21日 星期五

plunger, Château, gooey, emasculating, spot welding. Imagine thinking you just need a plunger and ending up needing a crane instead.


A Florida plumber found a clog in a toilet. It wasn't the kind of clog you might expect! "Move over Murder Hornets, we got Plumbing Pythons." Imagine thinking you just need a plunger and ending up needing a crane instead. 
佛羅裡達州一位水管工發現馬桶堵塞了。這可不是你想的那種堵塞! 「別再說那些殺人蜂了,我們遇到的是管道蟒蛇!」想想看,你以為只需要個柱塞,結果卻需要用起重機。

Refill-friction-stir spot welding requires stirring gooey, heated metal to create a strong bond. A plunger makes the join smooth


Hugh Marriner’s anxieties continue to resonate. His inability to impress his partner, his failure to find a sustainable career and the emasculating retreat to his mother’s spare bedroom will be uncomfortably familiar to a modern young audience
First performed in 1952, Rodney Ackland’s play initially caused unease
ECONOMIST.COM

Anchovy-laden bread crumbs are part of the topping for this leek and spring onion gratin.
Video VIDEO: Leek and Spring Onion Gratin
This comforting side dish combines sweet caramelized spring onions and leeks, gooey cheese and a crisp crust.
This truck, carrying 12 tons of liquid milk chocolate, crashed on a highway in Poland. The gooey mess blocked multiple lanes of traffic for hours. https://cnn.it/2KPPdVO

Château de Nohant

House of George Sand - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_George_Sand






emasculate
ɪˈmaskjʊleɪt/
verb
gerund or present participle: emasculating
  1. 1.
    deprive (a man) of his male role or identity.

    "he feels emasculated, because he cannot control his sons' behaviour"
  2. 2.
    make (someone or something) weaker or less effective.

    "the refusal to allow them to testify effectively emasculated the committee"


gooey



ADJECTIVE

informal 
  • 1Soft and sticky.
    1. 1.1 Mawkishly sentimental.
      ‘you can love somebody without going all gooey’

Château

NOUN

A large French country house or castle, often giving its name to wine made in its neighbourhood.


in names ‘Château Margaux’

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