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- 时间: 2014-7-18 16:32Mr. Heftar’s large-scale assault on Islamist militias in Benghazi last week stunned even Libyans who had become accustomed to the country’s ________ violence.
Source: New York Times
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- 时间: 2014-7-18 16:35If you have an episodic interest in professional sports, you pay attention to sports from time to time, but you're not a regular fan. The adjective episodic is often used to mean "occasional" or "every once in a while."
If you have a bad cough that comes and goes, you could call it an "episodic condition." When used in this way, episodic suggests that the cough appears at irregular, or random, intervals. Episodic can also describe the way certain stories are told. An "episodic narrative" is a story that is told through a series of episodes, or segments. A soap opera on television, for instance, is an episodic program.
DEFINITIONS OF: episodic
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adj of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes
“the book is episodic and the incidents don't always hang together”
Synonyms
divided
separated into parts or pieces
adj occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
“episodic in his affections”
Synonyms:
occasional
unpredictable
not capable of being foretold
adj limited in duration to a single episode
“an account concerned primarily with episodic events such as the succession of rulers”
Synonyms
impermanent, temporary
not permanent; not lasting
Like the new Wyatt Earp, this episodic ersatz epic feels more like a mini- series than a movie.
TimeJul 2, 2014
“Episodic work represents some of the best-paying, most consistent work for cast and crew.”
Seattle TimesJun 28, 2014
This episodic expansion of the zombie-filled universe retains the show’s grim and bloody atmosphere.
ForbesJun 28, 2014
The show has an episodic component — some cases will be concluded within the hour, as the twisting and turning of the main plot continues. -
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- 时间: 2014-7-18 16:38newfangled
Something newfangled is new, like a fancy new gadget or invention. This is a folksy way of describing a fashionable (and often too fashionable) thing.
If someone says — “What is that newfangled thing?” — they’re using a humorous, casual word for things that are new, current, or fashionable — especially too-fashionable things. Using this word implies that the person isn’t very impressed with the newfangled thing, implying that it’s new for the sake of being new. This word is a little insulting, as in “Why do you always have to have a newfangled phone?” Calling something newfangled isn’t very respectful to the new thing.
“It’s these modern, newfangled dances like the waltz that take so much out of me.”
The Dead and the Gone
Naturally, the people who tell us about intergalactic travel and robot romance have no fear of newfangled publishing formats.
Washington Post
Q: I have more questions not related to stores, about potency, newfangled devices for consuming, and health risks.
Seattle TimesJul 5, 2014
But at first, Park Service and city police were baffled about where to consign these newfangled pedestrians with wheels. -
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- 时间: 2014-7-21 10:33Consider that volume is a measure of size. That will help you understand that voluminous refers to something very large in size or extent.
Suppose instead of calling a book a book, you called it a volume. Suddenly, it seems to be part of a much bigger thing. And what if it were only Volume I, with 23 more volumes to go? Even bigger, right? In fact, it's more than big; it’s voluminous. Voluminous describes very large things. The flouncy skirt of a wedding dress? Voluminous. Media coverage of some movie star's divorce? Also voluminous. The word voluminous describes something ample, extensive, and just plain huge.
voluminous
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large in volume or bulkadj
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marked by repeated turns and bendsadj
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: voluminous
1
adj large in volume or bulk
“a voluminous skirt”
Synonyms
big, large
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
adj large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
“a subject of voluminous legislation”
Synonyms:
copious
abundant
present in great quantity
2
adj marked by repeated turns and bends
Synonyms:
tortuous, twisting, twisty, winding
crooked
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
Now instead of sweating to send voluminous checks to the government each month, he gets a check from the government each month to do nothing.
ForbesJul 20, 2014
There was, however, the voluminous record of the charges, including the nationally televised hearings of the special Senate Watergate Committee.
New York TimesJul 19, 2014
Because of the danger they can pose, chokeholds are forbidden by the Patrol Guide, a voluminous book that contains rules for officers.
New York TimesJul 17, 2014
“Agencies are pleading backlog and claiming our requests are too voluminous to handle.” -
- 时间: 2014-7-21 10:38copious
If you have a copious amount of something, you have a lot of it. If you take copious notes, you'll do well when it comes time for review sessions — unless you can't read your own handwriting.
Copious comes from the Latin copia, meaning "abundance." You can use copious for something quantitative, like your copious admirers, or for something qualitative, like the copious gratitude you feel for your admirers. You will often see the word amounts following copious since the adjective is often used to modify a measurement of something — like copious amounts of wine or copious amounts of hair gel.
DEFINITIONS OF: copious
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adj large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
“she took copious notes”
Synonyms:
voluminous
abundant
present in great quantity
adj affording an abundant supply
“copious provisions”
Synonyms:
ample, plenteous, plentiful, rich
abundant
present in great quantity
The film fared less well with critics, many of whom harped on it for copious violence and clumsy attempts at social commentary.
Los Angeles TimesJul 16, 2014
As the match got underway, they were empty and there were no lines, despite the copious amounts of Quilmes, the Argentine beer, being consumed.
New York TimesJul 12, 2014
Finding that perfect name often requires help from friends, a brainstorm session and copious amounts of weed.
Los Angeles TimesJul 10, 2014
The boy's copious weeping quickly went viral in Vine videos, GIFs and tweets, on a record breaking day for social media. -
- 时间: 2014-7-21 10:46tenacious
Use tenacious to mean "not easily letting go or giving up," like a clingy child who has a tenacious grip on his mother's hand.
A strong grip or an unyielding advocate might both be described as tenacious, a word whose synonyms include resolute, firm, and persistent. The word comes from the Latin root tenax, which means "holding fast." The basketball commentator Marv Albert, impressed by a defender's skill, once uttered the sound bite, "That's some tenacious D!" ("D" is short for "defense.") The musicians Jack Black and Kyle Gass borrowed the phrase for the name of their comedy-rock band, Tenacious D.
DEFINITIONS OF: tenacious
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adj stubbornly unyielding
“"a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it"- T.S.Eliot”
“men tenacious of opinion”
Synonyms:
dogged, dour, persistent, pertinacious, unyielding
obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
adj sticking together
“tenacious burrs”
Synonyms:
coherent
adhesive
tending to adhere
adj good at remembering
“tenacious memory”
Synonyms:
long, recollective, retentive
aware, mindful
bearing in mind; attentive to
Antonyms:
forgetful, short, unretentive
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
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Being a tenacious good guy doesn't always work, and that's just life.
The GuardianJul 20, 2014
“We miss your uncle here every day,” she said, referring to Sen. Edward Kennedy, a tenacious public health advocate during his long Senate career.
Washington Post
Appeals Court judge, described his longtime friend as a tenacious fighter, especially with his work on the King holiday.
Washington TimesJul 17, 2014
The hedge fund manager said many arbitrageurs are remaining long in shares of Time Warner, given Murdoch's reputation as a tenacious dealmaker. -
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- 时间: 2014-7-22 11:54lenient
If you're not overly strict, and you show tolerance and mercy when someone does something wrong, you're being lenient.
Lenient means tolerant or relaxed, and is usually used when we’re talking about someone’s attitude toward discipline. In 19th-century child-rearing books, we often read about strict teachers who punish children just for squirming in their seats. These days teachers are more likely to be lenient, more understanding. If you're a big fan of discipline and punishment, however, lenient might mean "soft" or "indulgent."
DEFINITIONS OF: lenient
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adj tolerant or lenient
Synonyms:
indulgent, soft
permissive
granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
adj characterized by tolerance and mercy
Synonyms
clement
(used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy
adj not strict
“lenient rules”
One reason for the geographic discrepancy appears to be a philosophical divide that has led inspectors to take a more lenient approach in the north.
Washington TimesJul 18, 2014
Weitzer studies European countries, which have been adopting lenient legal regimes that would be politically unthinkable in the United States.
Washington Post
They consider that the “fait maison” label is too lenient and confusing and lacks clarity about what constitutes “raw” materials.
ForbesJul 14, 2014
The ICO in the past has been criticised for both being too lenient, and not thorough enough, when investigating companies. -
- 时间: 2014-7-22 12:34pinnacle
Going as far into the sky as you can go on foot, you'll reach the highest point, or pinnacle, of the Himalayas. A successful climb like that might also become the pinnacle, or peak, of your success.
Two synonyms for pinnacle also start with the letter "p," "peak" and "point." A pinnacle can be a physical thing, like the top of a high mountain or the antenna on the very top of a building, or it can be a high point that can’t be measured with a ruler, like an achievement or a goal. Whatever the pinnacle is, reaching it is almost always a completion of something where you have gone the highest you can go. "Acme" is a great synonym for pinnacle.
DEFINITIONS OF: pinnacle
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n (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
Type of:
spire, steeple
a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
n a lofty peak
Type of:
crest, crown, peak, summit, tip, top
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
n the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
“...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame”
Synonyms:
acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, summit, superlative, tiptop, top
Type of:
degree, level, point, stage
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
v surmount with a pinnacle
“pinnacle a pediment”
Type of:
surmount
be on top of
v raise on or as if on a pinnacle
“He did not want to be pinnacled”
Type of:
bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise
raise from a lower to a higher position
It’s one of these buildings where the designers seem completely obsessed with taking a motif from sidewalk to pinnacle.
Architectural DigestApr 17, 2014
It also announced its intention to temporarily idle its Pinnacle coal mine, as a result of the poor market conditions for metallurgical coal.
ForbesJul 20, 2014
With squash still locked out of the Olympics, until 2024 at least, the Commonwealth Games remain the pinnacle for the sport.
BBCJul 19, 2014
“When you have hit the pinnacle,” Alice Lee said, “how would you feel about writing more?”
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