2012年6月21日星期四

in the teeth of, stuck, wearable, to the teeth, lasso, feifer

The head-hunters were armed to the teeth.

Six Great Gifts For Photographers

By ROY FURCHGOTT

Stuck for a gift to give your household shutterbug? Here are some of my favorites from this year -- as well as some perennial favorites -- at a variety of prices.

Wearing Your Computer on Your Sleeve

By NICK BILTON

Millions of people stroll through life staring into a mobile device, absorbed by their screens. Technology will solve this problem by creating wearable computers.

lasso, feifer
Two cows have escaped from a trailer onto a busy Massachusetts highway, but a cowboy stuck in the traffic jam has come to the rescue.
兩頭乳牛從一輛拖車上脫逃，跑到麻州一條繁忙的高速公路上，但一名受困車陣中的牛仔前來解救眾人。
State police say a man wearing a Western hat and boots lassoed the 500-pound heifers Tuesday morning as they wandered on Interstate 91 South in Springfield, one of the state’s biggest cities.
州警表示，當乳牛週二一早在麻州最大城之一春田市的91號州際公路南向方向遊蕩時，一名頭戴西部牛仔帽、腳踏靴子的男子，以套索套住這兩頭500磅重的小母牛。

heif·er (hĕf'ər) pronunciation

n.
A young cow, especially one that has not yet given birth to a calf.

[Middle English, from Old English hēahfore.]

las·so (lăs'ō, lă-sū') pronunciation

n., pl., -sos, or -soes.
A long rope with a running noose at one end, used especially to catch horses and cattle. Also called lariat.

tr.v., -soed, -so·ing, -sos, or -soes.
To catch with or as if with such a long rope.

[Spanish lazo, from Vulgar Latin *laceum, noose. See lace.]

lassoer las'so·er n.

in the teeth of

1. Straight into, confronting, as in The ship was headed in the teeth of the gale. [Late 1200s]
2. In opposition to or defiance of, as in She stuck to her position in the teeth of criticism by the board members. [Late 1700s] Also see fly in the face of.
3. Facing danger or threats, as in The tribe was in the teeth of starvation. [Early 1800s]