2022年1月23日 星期日

stock, take stock, at once, Place/put stock in, self-assured and ambitious

 

The Day New Queer Cinema Said: Let’s Do This

Thirty years after a panel at Sundance that helped ignite an L.G.B.T.Q. film movement, some of the artists and journalists who were there take stock.



Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and DeSantis.

A spat over Covid has exposed friction between former President Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose stock is rising fast in the Republican Party.

Florida might be too small for Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and former President Donald Trump, two self-assured and ambitious Republican politicians.


Florida might be too small for Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and former President Donald Trump, two self-assured and ambitious Republican politicians.
Samuel Corum for The New York Times


stock

a: confidence or faith placed in someone or somethingput little stock in his testimony

b(1)an estimate or evaluation of somethingtake stock of the situation
(2)the estimation in which someone or something is heldhis stock with the electorate remains high— Newsweek


Place/put stock in 

What Has Omicron Changed?

Although the initial findings on the new COVID variant are encouraging, it’s important not to place too much stock in them prematurely.
By Dhruv Khullar





Place/put stock in

 to have confidence or faith in someone or something 
He placed/put a lot of stock in her ability to get the job done. 



take stock
phrase of stock
  1. make an overall assessment of a particular situation, typically before making a decision.
    "he needed a period of peace and quiet in order to take stock of his life"


at once
phrase of once
  1. 1.
    immediately.
    "I fell asleep at once"
    Similar:
    immediately
    right away
    right now
    now
    straight away
    instantly
    instantaneously
    directly
    suddenly
    abruptly
    summarily
    forthwith
    promptly
    without delay/hesitation
    without further ado
    quickly
    as fast as possible
    as soon as possible
    fast
    speedily
    with all speed
    like a shot
    in/like a flash
    Opposite:
    later
    in due course
  2. 2.
    at the same time; simultaneously.
    "computers that can do many things at once"

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