2015年7月24日 星期五

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Japan Takes The FT: This Will Not End Well - Forbes
For many years the FT has been at the forefront among Anglophone news organizations in painting Japan as an economic basket case. What an irony ...
《UPCYCLE 1》「麵篩燈(Noodle Strainer Lamp)-Red Line Ver.」
Asiana Airlines pilots say auto-throttle didn't maintain landing speed
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 The decision marks the first time regulators have publicly backed away from the strict rules imposed by the Basel Committee in 2010. The easing takes some pressure off banks, which have complained that the new guidelines would throttle lending and hurt economic growth.


It is more effective than tariff walls at throttling mass production and raising costs.

Global Gloom Buffets Factories
Factories around the world are throttling back, further darkening the outlook for a faltering global economy.

Inside the List

By GREGORY COWLES
The New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz - his memoir, "Out of the Blue," hits the nonfiction list at No. 13 - learned salsa by dancing with his Puerto Rican grandmother, to Tito Puente records.




Salsa (dance) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salsa is a syncretic dance form with origins from the Cuban Son (circa 1920s) and Afro-Cuban dance (specifically Afro-Cuban rumba).. It is generally associated ...


When a given situation has no solution.
It makes reference in the form of a parabola to someone who has lost his mental health and has no cure.
It is said that people without cure to a mental disease used to be sent to a mental health care facility for life where they would manufacture baskets for the rest of their lives.
The economoy of Nicaragua is such a basket case.
Peter smokes two packs a day, he is such a basket case


throttle
(thrŏt'l) pronunciation
n.
  1. A valve that regulates the flow of a fluid, such as the valve in an internal-combustion engine that controls the amount of vaporized fuel entering the cylinders.
  2. A lever or pedal controlling such a valve.
tr.v., -tled, -tling, -tles.
    1. To regulate the flow of (fuel) in an engine.
    2. To regulate the speed of (an engine) with a throttle.
  1. To suppress: tried to throttle the press.
  2. To strangle; choke.
[Short for throttle valve, from throttle, to strangle, choke, from Middle English throtelen, probably from throte, throat. See throat.]
throttler throt'tler n.

throttle


  
音節
throt • tle
発音
θrɑ'tl | θrɔ'tl
レベル
社会人必須
throttleの変化形
throttles (複数形) • throttled (過去形) • throttled (過去分詞) • throttling (現在分詞) • throttles (三人称単数現在)
[動](他)
1 …ののどを締めて窒息させる, を絞め殺す;(一般に)…を窒息させる.
2 …を巻きつけて圧迫する.
3 〈貿易・発言・通信などを〉抑圧する.
4 《機械》〈蒸気・燃料などの〉流れを止める[絞る];…を減圧する;〈エンジン・車などを〉(バルブを締めて)減速する, 止める((down, back));〈ロケットエンジンの〉推進力を変える.
━━[名]
1 スロットル, 絞り:内燃機関の絞り弁を操作するレバーなど
at full throttle
全速力で.
3 ((方言))(馬などの)のど(笛).
[中英語throtel. (throtenのどを切る+-el反復を示す語尾). △THROAT
-tler
[名]
Pronunciation: /ˈTHrätl/
Translate throttle | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of throttle
noun
  • 1a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine:the engines were at full throttle
  • 2 archaic a throat, gullet, or windpipe.

verb

[with object]
  • 1attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them:she was sorely tempted to throttle him figurativeinternational sanctions were then throttling the country’s economy
  • 2control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle.
  • [no object] (throttle back or down) reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle.

Derivatives
throttler

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (sense 2, dating from the mid 16th century) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear

Henri Matisse, Cut-outs. Drawing With Scissors, 2 Vol.

Drawing With Scissors: Matisse's Final Artistic Legacy

This two-book edition includes a perfect facsimile of the most important published artifact of Matisse's late cut-outs period: Jazz, the legendary album of twenty color prints with calligraphic text, recognized as a masterpiece among artist books of the 20th century.

Cut-outs 剪貼畫

Dialogue | 15.08.2008 | 05:30

Buddhist Temple Sparks Dispute in Southeast Asia

Buddhists the world over take their temples very seriously. But in Cambodia and Thailand, one temple is at the center of a potentially violent dispute.

Recently tensions have been running high again. The temple Preah Vihear which is situated on disputed territory on the border between the two countries has been the catalyst for further disputes with even military action threatened.

Are the Olympics a Catalyst for China Reforms?

http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6007.html By hosting the Summer Games, China is putting itself at the center of the world's stage, a position some reformers would like to leverage to spark human rights improvements in the country. Can outsiders influence Chinese policy? Not without help, says HBS professor Tarun Khanna.



catalyst
noun [C]
1 SPECIALIZED something that makes a chemical reaction happen more quickly without itself being changed

2 an event or person that causes great change:
The high suicide rate acted as a catalyst for change in the prison system.
CASE was found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary at the entries listed below.



case
[keis]
n.
事, 病例, 案例, 情形, 場合, 訟案, 容器, (語法)格

Case
n.
〈計〉計算機輔助軟件工程

CASE
=Centre for Advanced Studies in Environment 環境高級研究中心([英]建筑協會)

Case
n.
〈計〉
計算機輔助軟件工程 (Computer-Aided Software Engineering)
計算機輔助系統工程 (computer-aided systems engineering)

case
[keis]
n.
情況, 狀況
真相, 事實
事例, 實例
案件, 判例
論據, 論辯, 立場
病例, 病癥, 患者
[美口]怪僻的人, 迷戀的對象
【語】格
[美俚]100元
箱, 盒; 殼; 套; 框, 框架
活字分格盤
數據組
a typical case
典型事例
a concrete case
具體的事例
a civil case
民事訴訟
a criminal case
刑事案件
an urgent case
急癥病例
the nominative case
【語】主格
a window case
窗框
the upper [lower] case
【刷】大寫[小寫]字盤
As the case stands, you must leave here at once.
照現在情況看, 你必須馬上離開這里。
He has a strong case.
他有充足的理由(可為自己辯護)。

case
[keis]
vt.
裝于箱[盒]中
[美俚]事前勘察(打算搶劫的地方)
糊裱(墻壁等)
包圍(over, up)
The bank was carefully cased before the robbery.
銀行在搶劫案發生之前被徹底勘察過。

casebook
[`keIsbJk]
n.
專題資料[案例]匯編; ?覆?
casebound
[`keIsbaJnd]
adj.
(書籍)精裝的
caseload
[`keIslEJd]
n.
處理案例量; 病例量
casework
[5keIsw\:k]
n.
社會福利機關的調研、指導工作, 對社會問題的研究與改善

a case in point
左證; 恰當的例子
a case of conscience
良心問題
a case of crabs
[常與 come off, turn out, turn up 連用][美俚]失敗
a case of dog eat dog
殘酷的競爭; 損人利已的角逐
a gone case
[美俚]無可救藥的事[人]
a hard case
無可救藥或頑固不化的人; 難對付的人
處境困難或可憐的人
難辦的事; 難治之癥
古里古怪冒冒失失的家伙
agreed case
【律】兩起(對于訴訟事實)都無異議的案件
as is often the case
這是常有的事
as the case may be
看情況, 根據具體情況而定
as the case might be
看情況, 根據具體情況而定
as the case stands
在目前的情況下, 就現有的情況而論
basket case
截去手腳的人
手腳癱瘓的人
be the case with
...的情況是
get down to cases
[美、口]開始談正經事
Hard cases make bad law.
[諺]難以處理的案件造成法律上的例外。
have a case on
[俚]迷上[愛上]某人
in any case
無論如何, 總之
in case
假使, 如果, 萬一
in case of
萬一..., 如果發生...
in evil case
身體不好, 境況不佳
in good case
健康, 生活富裕
in nine cases out of ten
十之八九
in no case
決不
in that case
如果是那樣的話
in the case of
就...來說, 關于
in this case
假如這樣的話
It is not the case.
情況不是這樣; 并非事實。
This is not the case.
情況不是這樣; 并非事實。
That is not the case.
情況不是這樣; 并非事實。
just in case
以防(萬一)
leading case
【律】經常被援引的案件
make out a case for
為...進行辯護
make out one's case
證明自已有理
meet the case
恰當, 符合要求, 解決問題
mentalcase
[口]精神病患者
open and shutcase
一目了然的案件, 顯而易見
out of case
不健康; 境況不好
put the case for
為...辯護
put the case (that)
假定, 推測
stretcher case
重傷員
such being the case
在這種情況下, 既然如此
test case
【律】判例
[美]試訴
vanity case
女人盛化妝品的小手提包[小脂粉盒]
walking case
【醫】門診病人; 輕傷員

absolute case
獨立格
accessory case
附件箱
accumulator case
蓄電池箱, 電池箱
acid blow case
吹氣揚酸箱
adjusting spring case
調準簧盒
agentive case
施事格
air-compressor crank case
空氣壓縮機曲柄箱
air-tight case
密封殼
alarm signal case
報警信號盒
ambiguous case
二義情況
antennal case
觸角盒
attache case
手提箱
baking case
焙烤(面包的)模子
ballistic case
【軍】彈道殼
banjo case
不可分箱體
booster case
助推器殼體
border-line cases
接近低能者
bow case
弓袋
brain case

buffer case
緩沖筒, 減震器
cam case
凸輪盒
camshaft case
凸輪軸箱
carrying case
攜帶式儀器箱; 彈藥箱
cartridge case
彈殼
catalog case
卡片柜, 卡片箱
catalyst case
催化劑室, 反應室, 反應器
cell case
電瓶殼
centering spring case
復原彈簧盒
centre-board case
擋水板套
check-valve case
止回閥箱
clutch driving case
離合器主動蓋
common case
共同格
commuting case
交換箱
comparative case
比較格
composition battery case
膠質電池殼
core lifter case
巖芯提取器
cracking case
裂化反應器
crank case
曲軸箱; 曲拐箱; 拐肘箱; 握柄架
crankshaft case
曲(柄)軸箱
cut-out case
熔線盒(保險盒)
deep-drawing motor case
深壓延發動機殼體
Dennison early waterproof case
丹尼森防水表殼(1871年丹尼森將手表裝入"防水"表殼內, 為世界第一只防水表)
diaphragm case
隔膜套
differential case
差動齒輪箱, 差速器箱, 分速器箱
differential pinion case
差速器小齒輪箱
differential side case
差速器側箱
distributor case
分配箱; 配電箱
dollar case
金庫; 財源; 能賺錢的設施和商店
drawn-shell case
壓制外殼
dust-free case
防塵箱
egg case
卵鞘
emergency case
急癥病例; 緊急病例
engine timing case
發動機定時齒輪殼
equative case
等同格
exceptional case
例外情況
favorable case
順利場合
first-aid case
急救箱
float case
沉箱
frozen food display case
冷凍食品展示柜
glass filament case
玻璃纖維殼體
gristcase
(釀造用的)麥芽粉貯倉;谷物粗粉貯倉
gyrocase
陀螺組合件的外殼
hardenedcase
表面滲炭硬化
high-frequency group and low frequency group equalizer case
高低群均衡器盒
inactive case
非主動格
indeterminate case
不定情況
index case
索引患者, 指示病例
individual cases
個案
ingot case
錠型
instruction case
儀器柜
lantern case
燈框, 燈室
leather case
球殼
location case
信號機的設備箱
low temperature frozen food case
冷藏貨柜
magnet case
線圈盒(電磁閥上)
marquise shape case
蛋形表殼
massive case
厚重表殼
mechanism case
機構箱
meter case
儀表外殼, 電表外殼
microphone case
傳聲器外殼
moisture-proof case
防潮外殼
mo(u)lded bakelife case
塑料(電木)盒
monolithic case
整體外殼
mummy case
古代裝木乃伊的箱(外面雕刻并繪有死者形象)
nitration case
氮化層
non-Archimedean case
非阿基米德情形
objective case
賓格
oblique case
間接格(非原格)
open-type display case
(無人售貨的)敞開式陳列柜
outstanding case
懸案
oval shape case
卵形殼, 蛋形表殼
particular case
特別情況, 特例
patient case
被動格
pending case
懸案
plunger case
柱塞缸
pocket watch case
懷表殼
portfolio watch case
皮盒式表殼
possessive case
屬(有)格, 所有格, 領屬格
racket case
球拍套
radiator case
散熱器箱
rear case
表殼后蓋, 獵表內蓋; 后蓋
receiver case
接收機箱; 電話室
reduction case
減速器箱體
refrigerated multishelf open case
敞開臺架式冷藏櫥窗
reinforced plastic case
加固塑料殼體
relay case
繼電器柜, 繼電器箱
rudder case
舵桿管
sealed case
密封盒
shaped waterproof watch case
定型防水表殼
sheathing case
包裝箱, 包裝套
shielding case
隔離罩
shipping case
裝運箱
show case
陳列柜, 櫥窗
shower case
簇射事例
slide valve case
滑閥箱
slip case
紙條盒(郵政車)
solid case
(滾動軸承的)實心護圈
spiral wound plastic-reinforced case
螺旋纏繞式塑料加固殼體
sporadic case
散發病例
steering gear case
轉向裝置箱
step transmission case
有級傳動器
strainer case
濾塵器盒
swab case
油盒
syncretic case
輯合格
take-off case
(功率)輸出器
take-up case
卷帶盒, 卷帶箱
tank-valve stuffing-box case
柜閥填料函蓋
thin-wall case
簿壁殼體
throttle valve case
總汽門箱
timing-gear case
定時齒輪箱
top case
上型箱
transfer case
分動箱; 變速箱
transformer case
變壓器外殼
transmission case
傳動箱; 齒輪箱
transport case
運輸箱, 裝運箱
type case
活字箱, 鉛字盤
unsplit crank case
整式曲柄箱
valve case
閥心座, 活門體
variable speed case
變速箱, 傳動箱; 無級變速器
ventilated case
通風柜, 排汽柜
vibrating case
振動箱
watch case
表殼
water-tight case
不透水外殼, 耐水外殼
weight case
液壓箱
winch brake case
絞車閘箱
Ywing case
鞘翅(鞘翅目昆蟲)
worm-gear case
蝸輪箱

CASE
=Centre for Advanced Studies in Environment 環境高級研究中心([英]建筑協會);
Committee on Academic Science and Engineering 科學與工程學術委員會([美]FCST);
Common Access Switching Equipment 普通入口轉換裝置;
Computer Aided System evaluation 計算機輔助系統評價;
Computer and Systems Engineering計算機與系統工程;



Equalizer
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1: electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
Synonym: equaliser
Meaning #2: an equivalent counterbalancing weight
Synonyms: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance, equaliser
Meaning #3: a score that makes the match even





strainer

Line breaks: strain¦er
Pronunciation: /ˈstreɪnə/

Definition of strainer in English:

NOUN

device having holes punched in it or made of crossed wires for separating solid matter from a liquid:tea strainer

syncretism[syn・cre・tism]

  • 発音記号[síŋkrətìzm]
[名][U]
1 (哲学・宗教上の)混合主義.
2 《文法》(語形)融合.
syn・crét・ic
[形]

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