用法学习: 1. sworn enemy 不共戴天的仇人 Sworn enemies are people who will always hate each other. jump/climb/leap down someone's throat 反应过激, 反应激烈 (idiomatic) Strongly criticize, reprimand or disagree with someone. To criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness. to react angrily to something that someone says or does: I made the mildest of criticisms and he jumped down my throat. Try to remember next time, but don't fret — I won't jump down your throat if you forget. Opposing counsel has a right to question you, and if you respond with smart talk or give evasive answers, opposing counsel may jump down your throat. Just because I admitted to being there, you needn't jump down my throat. jump all over someone( = land on someone) jump or land on someone. Scold, reprimand or criticize someone. Brian jumped all over his son for being late. The editor jumped on Dennis for getting the names wrong. He was always landing on me for something or other. A muffin-top 腰上的赘肉 (fat roll 游泳圈) is overhanging fat that spills over the waistline of pants or skirts like the top of a muffin spilling over its paper casing because of tight clothing in that particular area of the body or excess body fat. 2. Ayurveda or Ayurvedic medicine 身心放松的, 释放自我的, 解放自我的 ([ˌɑ:juə(r)veɪdɪk] a traditional system of medicine from India that gives people advice on food and the way they live.) is a system of Hindu traditional medicine native to the Indian subcontinent. Practices derived from Ayurvedic traditions are a type of alternative medicine. Ayurveda is a discipline of the upaveda or "auxiliary knowledge" in Vedic tradition. The origins of Ayurveda are also found in the Atharvaveda,which contains 114 hymns and incantations described as magical cures for disease. There are also various legendary accounts of the origin of Ayurveda, e.g., that it was received by Dhanvantari (or Divodasa) from Brahma. Ayurvedic practices include the use of herbal medicines, mineral or metal supplementation (rasa shastra), surgical techniques, opium, and application of oil by massages. Originated in prehistoric times, some of the concepts of Ayurveda have been discovered since the times of Indus Valley Civilization and earlier. Ayurveda significantly developed during the Vedic period and later some of the non-Vedic systems such as Buddhism and Jainism also incorporated in the system. Balance is emphasized, and suppressing natural urges 压抑自然需求 is considered unhealthy and claimed to lead to illness. Ayurveda names three elemental substances, the doshas (called Vata, Pitta and Kapha), and states that a balance of the doshas results in health, while imbalance results in disease. Ayurveda has eight canonical components, which are derived from classical Sanskrit literature. Some of the oldest known Ayurvedic texts include the Suśrutha Saṃhitā and Charaka Saṃhitā, which are written in Sanskrit. Ayurvedic practitioners had developed various medicinal preparations and surgical procedures by the medieval period. Charak: Although laboratory experiments suggest it is possible that some substances in Ayurveda might be developed into effective treatments, there is no evidence that any are effective in themselves. Modern ayurvedic medicine is considered pseudoscientific. Other researchers consider it a proto-science, an unscientific, or trans-science system instead. Concerns were raised when 20% of Ayurvedic U.S. and Indian-manufactured patent medicines sold through the Internet were found to contain toxic levels of heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and arsenic. 3. The Tenpenny Integrative Medical Centre claims to deliver "holistic medical care ( holistic [həuˈlɪstɪk] I.
全面的, 全身心的 based on the idea that you should take care of your whole body and
mind, rather than just treating a part of the body that is ill. a holistic approach to cancer. II. 从整体出发的. 着眼于全局的. 整体论的. thinking about the whole of something, and not just dealing with particular aspects. a holistic approach to the region's development. )" without the use of pharmaceutical drugs. "We're quite concerned about this, and we also need to look at how we're going to tackle this problem holistically," she said. snag I. 破洞, 破裂处. 破口. 裂口. 动词是勾破. If you snag part of your clothing on a sharp or rough object or if it snags, it gets caught on the object and tears. 钩破. Brambles snagged his suit. She snagged a heel on a root and tumbled to the ground. In textiles, a snag is created when a sharp or rough object pulls, plucks, scratches, or drags a group of fibres, yarn, or a yarn segment from its normal pattern. Snags can be classified into three types: Snags that have a protrusion and no distortion, Snags that have distortion and no protrusion, Snags that have both protrusion and distortion. Objects that often cause snags are rough fingernails or toenails, or hangnails. When a snag occurs in certain fine textiles like pantyhose长筒袜, it is called a run. This is because the snag breaks at least one fibre, causing the knit to come undone in a line which runs up the grain纹理纹路 of the fabric. In clothing, snags can also occur in coarse textiles like sweaters, or in certain types of sport jerseys such as for soccer (football). These are common in synthetic fabrics like polyester, which have extremely fine fibres even when they are used to make coarser fabrics. Other things can also snag on various objects. A fishing line can snag on a tree, for example. Similarly, a dead tree is also called a snag, as it can catch boaters (or hikers) off-guard. The term is also used colloquially to describe any unexpected circumstance which causes a delay in a project or any given situation. II. A snag is a small problem or disadvantage. 小问题; 小挫折. A police clampdown on car thieves hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars. 4. prospector [prəˈspɛktə] a person who searches for the natural occurrence of gold, petroleum, etc 探矿者. What date you can make你哪天可以, 哪天有空? Watch and learn, boy学着点. (get) caught up in/with something to become completely involved in something. deeply involved with something; participating actively or closely in something. deeply involved with something; participating actively or closely in something. Wallace is caught up in his work and has little time for his son, Buxton. You get caught up in the excitement of the moment and don't think a lot about what happens next. 电影the Jerk Theory: "I left you because I got caught up with the popularity thing一时沉迷于受欢迎, he is too popular to say no, I am sorry, I forgot how nice you have been to me". "I think I won't be able to put myself out there 付出那么多, 豁出去 again.". To be caught up in something ( be stuck in sth.) 脱不开身, 摆脱不开纠缠, 忙于, 专注于 also means to be involved in an activity that you did not intend to be involved in: He got caught up in the demonstrations and got arrested. be stuck on sb/sth 迷上, 迷恋 (be stuck in a groove 生活陷入程式化 be stuck in sth: be stuck in a dead-end job. stuck in traffic/mud. ) old-fashioned informal to like a person or an idea very much: Nick's really stuck on Maria - he doesn't talk about anything else. be stuck with something甩不脱, 丢不开(be caught up in/with sth): it would generally be in a negative way. Ex: "I am stuck with this old car." Husband who nursed his wife to help her beat cancer has now died himself from the same disease: But after she got the all-clear, the family was hit by the devastating news that Mr O'Brien had cancer - and it had already spread round 扩散到全身 his body. He was told he had only weeks left to live. Speaking before his death Mrs O'Brien said her doting husband of 30 years was so caught up helping her, he failed to realise he too had cancer. 'I couldn't get out of bed sometimes because I was so poorly( poorly adv badly a poorly paid job. The hospital is poorly equipped. adj. ill. be poorly off to not have much money. ). 'He was feeding me, making sure I had my medication, doing everything in the house. He was definitely putting it to the back of his mind抛到脑后, 忘到一边去了, because he was so concerned about me, making me feeling comfortable and helping me getting better.' On a fundraising website set up to help the joiner(joiner 木匠. someone whose job is to make the wooden parts of buildings, for example doors and windows. ) achieve his 'bucket list' - including watching Liverpool Football Club and proposing again to his wife of 30 years - his daughters Emma, 28, and Lauren, 26, left a heartfelt tribute on Sunday. t said: 'Hi everyone, it is with a heavy heart that we must tell you all, that our dad lost his battle with cancer this morning & died in the arms of his wife & daughters. 'We appreciate every single message of support. Our dad was a great man & knowing he was so loved, carries us through. The family also wanted to raise funds to raise awareness of the importance of getting an early and quick diagnosis, and said they were angry their father's diagnosis was not spotted没早一天发现, 没早诊断出来 sooner. Molly Taylor: Yeah, your delivery was fine 你说的是不差啦, but it's the sincerity that was lacking. See ya later. Danny Bonaduce: I'm here for a couple of reasons. One, I'm here to make up for a few hours of community service that I ACCIDENTALLY overlooked不小心忘记的, but also I'm here 'cause I'm sure a few of you have heard that I've had problems in my past relationships due to alcohol, drugs, anger management issues, steroids, infidelity, and my inability to tell a transvestite from an actual woman. Adam Dynes: [in the confessional] Father, do you ever wonder what it would be like to have a normal life? Father Bailey: If by "normal life" you mean finding my soulmate, falling in love, and she's kind and nurturing and she loves me just as much as I love her, in spite of my flaws缺点, 不完美, and we get married and have children, and... and I coach my son's baseball team and one day walk my daughter down the aisle - they have kids and so we're grandparents - and then we retire early and I buy one of those huge RV's, like at least a sixty-footer, with satellite TV, and we travel around the whole country together... no, I... I've never thought of that. Besides, I have you kids to take care of. So, what's up? Honest Girl: Nobody will be, like, honest with me like you will. Are we really over我们真的玩了吗, 没戏了吗? Adam Dynes: Honestly... you're kind of slutty and annoying - but I'll call you if I ever get lonely. Honest Girl: You're irresistible. Darcy: Why don't you love me differently? Is it because I like to look in your window and watch you sleep? Because I thought we had moved past that翻篇了, 过去了. 5. go ballistic 大爆发, 大发雷霆, 大怒 informal to become extremely angry. Elopement： In 2000, a 19-year-old Kardashian eloped ( elope [ɪˈloup] 私奔 if two people elope, they go away secretly to get married. To elope, most literally, merely means to run away and to not come back to the point of origination. More specifically, elopement is often used to refer to a marriage conducted in sudden and secretive fashion, usually involving hurried flight away from one's place of residence together with one's beloved with the intention of getting married. Today the term "elopement" is colloquially used for any marriage performed in haste, with a limited public engagement period or without a public engagement period. Some couples elope because they dislike or cannot afford an expensive wedding ceremony, or wish to avoid objections from parents, or religious obligations.) with music producer Damon Thomas. Thomas filed for divorce in 2003, though Kardashian later credited their separation to physical and emotional abuse on his part. During this time, Kardashian was also close friends with socialite Paris Hilton, through whom she first garnered media attention. Prior to the finalization of her divorce, Kardashian began dating singer Ray J. In February 2007, a sex tape made by Kardashian and Ray J in 2003 was leaked. Kardashian filed a lawsuit against Vivid Entertainment, who distributed the film as Kim K Superstar. She later dropped the suit and settled for $5 million. buck the trend 特立独行, 违背传统 To go against the norm or the current stand of the main population; have a differing opinion from the majority. go against the grain 打破传统 (idiomatic) To defy convention; to do something in a manner that is unusual or out of the ordinary. His method certainly goes against the grain, but it is unquestionably effective. run counter 背道而驰 (idiomatic) To defy or oppose something, especially an expectation, custom, or social standard. 6. Racketeering 黑道行为, 黑社会行为 refers to criminal activity that is performed to benefit an organization such as a crime syndicate. Examples of racketeering activity include extortion, money laundering, loan sharking, obstruction of justice and bribery. A racket is a service that is fraudulently offered to solve a problem, such as for a problem that does not actually exist, that will not be put into effect, or that would not otherwise exist if the racket did not exist. Conducting a racket is racketeering. Particularly, the potential problem may be caused by the same party that offers to solve it, although that fact may be concealed, with the specific intent to engender continual patronage for this party. An archetype is the protection racket 收保护费, wherein a person or group indicates that they could protect a store from potential damage, damage that the same person or group would otherwise inflict, while the correlation of threat and protection may be more or less deniably veiled, distinguishing it from the more direct act of extortion. I'll give you 1000 as spending money零花钱. Happy spending购物快乐. deadbeat I. If you refer to someone as a deadbeat, you are criticizing them because they try to avoid paying their debts. 赖账不还者. ...deadbeat dads who don't pay child support. II. If you describe someone as a deadbeat, you are criticizing them because you think they are lazy. 游手好闲者. A security hole安全漏洞, also generally referred to as a computer vulnerability, is a flaw or susceptibility in a system that can be exploited. If discovered, security holes are gateways for hackers to install malicious software and possibly initiate a zero day attack if not discovered and patched by the vendor. You got it! I. Inf. I agree to what you asked!; You will get what you want! You want a green one? You got it! This one? You got it! II. Inf. You are right! That's exactly right! You got it! That's the answer. You got it! bluff 虚张声势. 唬人. to deliberately give a false idea to someone about what you intend to do, or about the facts of a situation, especially in order to gain an advantage. They said they'd had another offer, but we knew they were just bluffing. She said she would leave her job, but it was just a bluff. The offer was pure bluff. bluff your way past/into/out of etc: She managed to bluff her way past the guards, by saying she was a journalist. blind man's bluff 捉迷藏 a children's game in which one player has their eyes covered with a blindfold and tries to catch the others. double bluff a situation in which you tell someone the truth but hope that they will not believe you because they will think that you are lying. come over someone 中了邪了, 发什么疯了, 犯什么病了 if a feeling comes over you, it suddenly affects you in a strong way. A wave of anger came over him. Sorry, I don't know what came over me today. I wasn't normal. not know what has come over someone to be unable to explain why someone is behaving in such a strange way. He's not normally so rude – I don't know what's come over him. come over British informal to react in a particular way. I came over all emotional when I saw him. double-dip n. I. (informal) An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream. We each got double-dips with chocolate on top and strawberry on the bottom. II. (roller coasters) A hill that levels off for a while about halfway down. v. I. (informal) To dip a piece of food (e.g. a chip) into a communal sauce container after already having taken a bite of the food. I don't mind double-dipping when eating with my family, but I'd be embarrassed to do it when out with friends. II. (informal) 重复报账, 报销两次. 重复报销. To be illegitimately compensated a second time for the same activity. He got caught double-dipping by billing the government directly as well as the primary contractor. They worried about the possibility that some forced laborers, in particular Jewish survivors, might be double-dipping, that is, that they might be collecting compensation for their work as forced laborers while continuing to receive payments as Holocaust survivors and thus absorbing funds that should be directed toward other groups of victims... III. (informal) To draw a government pension or benefit for one job while also working in the government at another job or to draw two pensions at the same time as a result of reaching the retirement criteria twice for the same entity. IV. (entertainment industry) To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features. 7. commend I. to praise someone or something formally or publicly. His photograph was highly commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. II. to tell someone that a person or thing is good, useful, or suitable. I commend the book to anyone who wants to know what is really happening in that part of the world. commend itself to someone 为……所喜爱，受……欢迎. 投…的所好，受…的欢迎；给…好印象；使感兴趣. if something commends itself to you, you think it is good, useful, or suitable. One particular solution commends itself to me. commend sb./sth. to sb.'s care 把…交给某人照顾. Commend me to 请带我向……致意. man-sized I. Informal Very large: a man-sized piece of pie. II. Calling for the strength traditionally attributed to a man: a man-sized job. stash [stæʃ] I. If you stash something valuable in a secret place, you store it there to keep it safe. 藏 (某物). We went for the bottle of whisky that we had stashed behind the bookcase. X-ray scan at Spanish border finds child stashed inside suitcase 藏身于. A stash of something valuable is a secret store of it. A large stash of drugs had been found aboard the yacht. A line in the sand is a metaphor with two similar meanings: I. The first meaning is of a point (physical, decisional, etc.) beyond which one will proceed no further. An example would be a person who might agree to visit a bar with his friends, but will go no further (i.e., not partake in drinking alcohol). II The second meaning is that of a point beyond which, once the decision to go beyond it is made, the decision and its resulting consequences are permanently decided and irreversible. An example would be to commit funds to completing a project (as opposed to deferral or cancellation); once committed, the funds cannot be spent on another activity, and the project will either succeed or fail. draw a line in the sand I. Fig. to create or declare an artificial boundary and imply that crossing it will cause trouble. Todd drew a line in the sand by giving his roommate an ultimatum about his sloppiness—he had to start cleaning up after himself or move out. II. to say that a particular idea or activity will not be supported or accepted The president has drawn a line in the sand, which means that if the foreign troops are not removed, they will be attacked. 8. If a man has unresolved feelings 恋恋不忘, 恋恋不舍的感情, 舍不下的, 丢不下的, 割舍不下的, 心结未解开 over an ex, can he move on to love someone new? They are feelings that you either ignore and repress or have not had a chance to express. Many people have unresolved feelings about their childhoods, especially if they grew up in broken homes. Rather than confronting their problems, they push them back and pretend to move on. As others have mentioned, unresolved feelings may also refer to a past crush, fling or significant other. If you never got a chance to tell someone how you really felt, you may have unresolved feelings for them. without so much as doing something without even doing something, such as a simple courtesy. Jane borrowed Bob's car without so much as asking his permission. Mary's husband walked out without so much as saying goodbye. fresh meat I. (idiomatic) A person or group of people who arouse one's interest, either as a new target for deception, humiliation or ridicule, or as a potential love interest or one night stand. II. (informal) Any newcomer. Previously untouched member of the opposite sex, wanted for only one reason. Fresh meat is known to be notoriously easy to get, if you are out on the prowl([praul] looking for someone or something. teenage gangs on the prowl.). The meat bit of the name is derived from the non abilty to enter a realationship with said 'fresh meat'. Really need to get some fresh meat tonight. I think I have a fear of fresh meat. Ohhhh...he's totally fresh meat! v. I. 寻找猎物. to move around an area in a quiet way, especially because you intend to do something bad. a lion prowling through the jungle. The police caught him prowling around the neighbourhood. II. to walk around in a very nervous or angry way. He stood up and began to prowl around the room. hot prowl burglary a burglary that takes place while the occupants are in the building. A string of hot prowl burglaries are occurring in San Diego Country Estates, and Detective Tom Seiver with the sheriff’s Ramona station advises residents to lock their doors.
What Is Cystoscopy? Cystoscopy, also called a cystourethroscopy or, more simply, a bladder scope, is a test to measure the health of the urethra and bladder. The procedure involves inserting a tube into the urethra through the opening at the end of the penis. It allows the doctor to visually examine the complete length of the urethra and the bladder for polyps, strictures (narrowing), abnormal growths, and other problems. The test is performed: To diagnose and evaluate diseases of the urinary tract; To identify cancers of the bladder or urethra; To determine the cause of pain in the urinary tract. How Does the Test Work? Cystoscopes are tubular instruments equipped with lights and viewing devices used to examine the interior of the urinary tract. There are two types of cystoscopes: a standard rigid cystoscope and a flexible cystoscope. The choice of which scope to use depends on the purpose of the exam. In both methods, the test is carried out very similarly, with the exception of positioning. With the standard rigid cystoscope, you lie on your back with your knees up and apart. The urethra is cleaned and a local anesthetic to numb the area is applied. The scope is then inserted through the urethra into the bladder. If your doctor uses a flexible cystoscope, this position is not required. Your doctor will help you find a comfortable position. During the procedure, water is inserted through the cystoscope and into your bladder. Your doctor will ask you a series of questions regarding how you feel when your bladder is filled. When the bladder is full of water, it stretches. This allows your doctor to view the entire bladder wall. If any tissue appears abnormal, a biopsy 切片检查 (tissue sample) can be taken through the cystoscope to be analyzed. The entire procedure generally takes about 15 to 20 minutes. Does the Test Hurt? You may feel discomfort as the cystoscope is placed into the urethra and bladder. You will probably feel a strong need to urinate when the water fills the bladder. If a biopsy is taken you may feel a slight pinch. After the procedure, the urethra may be sore and you will feel a burning sensation during urination for a day or two.
Woolworth的hardware店不成功反思: "The disastrous rollout of Masters has been the greatest own goal 乌龙球, 不战自败 in recent Australian business history," according to retail analyst Rob Lake. Woolworths and its US joint venture partner, Lowe's, have invested nearly $3 billion in the hardware chain since 2009, with no returns so far. In fact, accumulated losses now top $500 million. Of the $43 billion home improvement market, Bunnings has captured around 18 per cent, compared to Masters' 2 per cent. The date it expects to break even 收支平衡 has been pushed back推后, 延后 — it is likely to be 2019 until Masters is in the black. "One thing Woolworths failed to understand was that Wesfarmers allows each business to operate as a silo独立的个体, 各自为战(silo 愿意为谷仓, 粮仓),(A silo 粮仓, 谷仓
( I. a tall round tower on a farm used for storing things such as
grain, crops, and food for animals. II. a large underground structure
for storing or protecting something. a nuclear missile silo. ) is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store grain (see grain elevators) or fermented feed known as silage.
Silos are more commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement,
carbon black, woodchips, food products and sawdust. Three types of silos
are in widespread use today: tower silos, bunker silos, and bag silos. silo mentality 各自为战, 各自为政的思想
an attitude within an organisation when the different sections or
departments do not share information properly because they do not want
to share success with others, with the result that the organisation is
not efficient. Members of a corporation's financial staffs are in a unique position to battle silo mentality, tunnel vision or tribalism (other synonyms for the same affliction), wherever it appears. tribalism [ˈtraɪb(ə)lˌɪzəm] 小集团思想, 小集团主义
a way of thinking or behaving in which people are more loyal to their
tribe than to their friends, their country, or any other social group.
a. very strong loyalty that someone feels for the group they belong to,
usually combined with the feeling of disliking all other groups or being
different from them.)" Mr Lake said. "About the only time all the businesses come together is to annually negotiate their huge media spend." "The expansion into home improvement has clearly pulled down the profitability拉低盈利能力 of the broader group and has distracted your (and other senior executives') attention from Woolworths' core supermarkets business, which has probably contributed to the marked slowdown in sales growth from that segment in the past year," he said. Wesfarmers has had the jump on ( get/have the jump on someone 占先机, 占先发优势, 抢先机, 领先一步 = have ahead start North American informal Get (or have) an advantage over someone as a result of one's prompt action. to start doing something before other people start, or before something happens, in order to get an advantage for yourself If I leave work early on Fridays I can get a jump on the traffic. Use this discovery to your advantage before your competitors get the jump on you! So the sooner you figure out the real story, the sooner you'll have the jump on them. You've got me confused with my brother Sandro - he's got the jump on me age-wise, by ten years. Maybe I should get a lawyer. I should go to the police and get ahead of this thing占先机, 先发制人. One Sydney retailer was leading the charge(lead the charge 引领群雄, 领先大众 first in line, at the forefront, the leaders of the pack, heading the field (at the head of the field)
To "lead the charge" means to be the first or be the majority. "Lead
the charge" is a military concept: one person leads the rest of the
soldiers into the particular battle. The Beatles - These British invaders led the charge in the war for the rock'n'roll throne. lead the way (somewhere) 带路 I. to go first to show how to get somewhere. You lead the way, and we'll follow. I feel better when you're leading the way. I get lost easily. Joseph led the way to the nearest corner, away from the crowd of people. II. to be the best That research group leads the way in developing new software. III. 领先潮流. 引领时尚. to be the most popular For women, a natural look in hairstyles led the way this spring. stay/keep one step ahead of someone or something 抢先一步, 领先一步 Fig. to be or stay slightly in advance of someone or something. Al kept one step ahead of Detective Rogers. Try to keep one step ahead of the investigators. So, sorry to one-up you抢先一步, 抢了你先, dude. have a head start to have an advantage that makes you more likely to be successful (often + on ) Bigger companies have a head start on us.), dropping the price of Unleaded E10 to 99.9 cents per litre yesterday - a price Sydney has not seen since December 2009. ) Woolworths for the best big-box locations(A big-box store (also supercenter, superstore, or megastore) is a physically large retail establishment, usually part of a chain. The term sometimes also refers, by extension, to the company that operates the store. The store may sell general dry goods in which case it is a department store, or may be limited to a particular specialty (such establishments are often called "category killers") or may also sell groceries, in which case some countries use the term hypermarket.), and Bunnings managing director John Gillam even goes so far as to call the company a property developer. "The quick pace of rollout 快速开新店, 快速扩张 gives Masters a presence 存在感 in markets across Australia — we benefited from that — particularly in Victoria we opened lots of stores but there's no doubt we've cannibalised ( A cannibal is an organism which eats others of its own species. cannibalise [ˈkænɪbəlaɪz] I. 自相残杀. 同根相煎. 同室操戈.(transitive) To eat (parts of) another of one's own species. II. 零件再利用. to take parts of something, for example parts from a machine, in order to make something else. To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines. wiki: Cannibalization of machine parts, the reuse of salvageable ( salvageable 可以修理的, 值得修理的, 可以修补修补继续使用的 Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired. Worth rescuing and keeping rather discarding or replacing. The car wasn't salvageable after the engine fire. The insurance company totalled it and I bought a new one. ) parts in manufacturing or maintenance. Cannibalization of machine parts, in maintenance of mechanical or electronic systems with interchangeable parts, refers to the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair from another similar device, rather than from inventory, usually when resources become limited. The source system is usually crippled as a result, if only temporarily, in order to allow the recipient device to function properly again. Cannibalization is usually due to unavailability of spare parts, due to an emergency situation, long resupply times, physical distance, or insufficient planning or budget. Cannibalization can also be due to surplus inventory. At the end of World War II a large quantity of high quality, but unusable war surplus equipment such as radar devices made a ready source of parts to build radio equipment. II. 顾此失彼, 自相残杀, 自己和自己对打. rob paul to pay peter 拆东墙补西墙. business to take assets (=money or property) from one business in order to improve another one. To reduce sales or market share (for one of your own products) by introducing another. Cannibalization (marketing), the loss of a product's market share to another product from the same company. iPad mini to cannibalize 1M full-size iPad sales. wiki: In marketing strategy, cannibalization refers to a reduction in sales volume, sales revenue, or market share of one product as a result of the introduction of a new product by the same producer. While this may seem inherently 天生的, 固有的, 与生俱来的 negative, in the context of a carefully planned strategy, it can be effective, by ultimately growing the market, or better meeting consumer demands. Cannibalization is a key consideration in product portfolio analysis. For example, when Apple introduced the iPad, it took sales away from the original Macintosh, but ultimately led to an expanded market for consumer computing hardware. In e-commerce, some companies intentionally cannibalize their retail sales through lower prices on their online product offerings. More consumers than usual may buy the discounted products, especially if they'd previously been anchored 有成见 to the retail prices ( Anchoring or focalism 偏向性, 先入为主. (focal length 焦距. focal point焦点) is a cognitive bias that describes the common human tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered (the "anchor") when making decisions. During decision making, anchoring occurs when individuals use an initial piece of information to make subsequent judgments. Once an anchor is set, other judgments are made by adjusting away from that anchor, and there is a bias toward interpreting 解读 other information around the anchor. For example, the initial price offered for a used car sets the standard for the rest of the negotiations, so that prices lower than the initial price seem more reasonable even if they are still higher than what the car is really worth. The focusing effect 一叶障目效应, 以偏概全 (or focusing illusion) is a cognitive bias that occurs when people place too much importance on one aspect of an event, causing an error in accurately predicting the utility of a future outcome. People focus on notable differences, excluding those that are less conspicuous, when making predictions about happiness or convenience. For example, when people were asked how much happier they believe Californians are compared to Midwesterners, Californians and Midwesterners both said Californians must be considerably happier, when, in fact, there was no difference between the actual happiness rating of 幸福指数, 幸福度 Californians and Midwesterners. The bias lies in that most people asked focused on and overweighed 过于强调 the sunny weather and ostensibly easy-going lifestyle of California and devalued and underrated other aspects of life and determinants of happiness, such as low crime rates and safety from natural disasters like earthquakes (both of which large parts of California lack). A rise in income has only a small and transient 短时间的, 短暂的 effect on happiness and well-being, but people consistently overestimate this effect. Kahneman et al. proposed that this is a result of a focusing illusion, with people focusing on conventional measures of achievement rather than on everyday routine. ). Even though their in-store sales might decline, the company may see overall gains整体增长. In project evaluation, the estimated profit generated from the new product must be reduced by the earnings on the lost sales. Another common case of cannibalization is when companies, particularly retail companies, open sites too close to each other, in effect, competing for the same customers. The potential for cannibalization is often discussed when considering companies with many outlets in an area, such as Starbucks or McDonald's. III. 食人. 吃同类. 同类相残. to eat another human, or another animal of the same type. salvage I. 抢救 to save property or possessions from a building that has been damaged or destroyed in a fire, flood etc. Terrified residents tried desperately to salvage belongings from their devastated homes. a. to save a ship or the things that it is carrying when it has been damaged or sunk. II. 挽救. to succeed in achieving something in a situation or action that has been a failure. He had put a lot of effort into trying to salvage their relationship. salvage your pride 挽回些颜面 (=remain proud by achieving something despite many failures): France salvaged some pride with a victory over Ireland in Paris. salvageable Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired. Worth rescuing and keeping rather discarding or replacing. The car wasn't salvageable after the engine fire. The insurance company totalled it and I bought a new one. ) ourselves," said Matt Tyson, the British hardware veteran charged with turning around Masters' loss as managing director of Woolworths' Home Improvement division. Mr Lake said: "A retailer can choose quality sites, good value sites, or do it fast — but no one can do all three at once." "In pursuit of their rapid rollout, Masters has chosen inferior locations, including some already rejected by Bunnings and is rumoured in the property sector to be paying big prices." In the first few years it had failed to grasp the seasonality 季节性 of hardware — its ties with Lowes USA meant stock was out of season in Australia. It has also entered the highly competitive whitegoods sector while ignoring high-margin basic hardware. "We didn't have a deep enough range in some of our core categories — hardware, garden care and power tools," Mr Tyson said. He said Masters was now switching focus and extending its product range by 2,500. Bunnings head of human resources Willem Pruys championed a workplace where challenging the boss was expected and feedback and ideas welcomed. "Team members by and large love working at Bunnings. The staff churn 员工离职率 is incredibly low. "Customers who know nothing of the culture notice eye contact, smiles, willingness and enthusiasm not often experienced in Australian retail. "It also results in rapid feedback of market information to those making ranging decisions. For a huge retailer, Bunnings is amazingly nimble(I. 反应迅速的, 应对及时的. 动作快速的. able to move quickly and easily. Her nimble fingers moved effortlessly over the keyboard. II. someone who has a nimble mind is intelligent and learns things quickly.). "Woolworths is a very top-down 由上及下的, 传达式的, 上传下达的 company. "Masters has a written policy of insisting staff park their cars tail-in to the kerb, which is symptomatic of their rigid workplace culture严格的." Financial analyst Sam Ferraro has written an open letter to Woolworths chief executive Grant O'Brien, encouraging him to exit home improvement. "Perhaps your greatest legacy to the company you have worked at since a teenager will be to have the courage to admit to past failures and exit home improvement, while re-assessing the synergies that exist between general merchandise and supermarkets," he wrote.
百事通, 无所不知, 无所不晓, 百晓生：A know-it-all or know-all 百事通, 无所不知, 无所不晓, 百晓生 is a person who obnoxiously purports an expansive comprehension of a topic and/or situation when in reality, his/her comprehension is inaccurate or limited. This display may or may not be directly expressed. The German word Besserwisser is also used in some languages, literally meaning "better knower". He thinks he's the be all and end all ( be-all and end-all
全部, 最重要的东西. 精英中的精英, 精华中的精华. (idiomatic) Something considered to be of
the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate. The
quintessential or all-important element. He thought that cars were the be-all and end-all of life. Profit is the be-all and end-all of business. ) and knowing all of everything无所不知, 无所不晓, 百事通. 2. font An abundant source; a fount: She was a font of wisdom and good sense. a font/fount of all knowledge 百事通, 无所不知, 无所不晓. 活字典. 百科全书 meaning one who is extremely wise and knowledgeable.
You may use "Font of knowledge" and "Fount of knowledge"
interchangeably, and you can so describe anyone to whom you think it
applies. You can get many hits if you search Google with either
spelling; if you search Google under "font of knowledge" you'll get a large number of puns about typographic fonts. I would have said "font of knowldge" means someone is very wise and knowlegeable about something (e.g. a priest or a master bricklayer), whereas "font of all knowledge" means is wise about everything (an internet search engine or a god). But if I said "he thinks he is the font of all knowledge" I'm saying he's a smart alec know-it-all(smart alec adj. smart arse (Informal) smarty boots (informal), know-all (informal), wise guy (informal), clever-clogs (informal), clever Dick (informal), smarty pants (informal). Don't be such a smart alec. All right then, if you're such a smart arse, have you got any better ideas? adj. swollen-headed, full of yourself. cocky, arrogant, conceited, brash, swaggering, egotistical, cocksure, overconfident. a fortyish smart-alec TV reporter. I can do without your smart-arse comments, thank you. A "smart alec" or "smart aleck"
is a person regarded as obnoxiously self-assertive and impudent. The
term "smart arse" is more commonly used in the United Kingdom, and smart
ass and wise ass are also used in the United States and carry a similar
meaning to smart alec, but are less subtle and more vulgar. ). At the risk of muddying things up添乱, 搅混水, I'm going to try to clarify them a bit. Font and fount are equivalent in two cases. A
complete set of printers' type is font in N.A., fount in Britain. In
the meaning spring, fountain or source, fount is currently the word of
choice. But in poetical and antient use, they are interchangeable. Font may also mean a special sort of receptacle ( 接收容器. A container that holds items or matter.), that is, a baptismal font, sometimes also a receptacle for holy water or for the oil in an oil lamp.
I would not agree that a font/fount of knowledge was the same as a
font/fount of wisdom. Perhaps you can't be wise if you know nothing, but
it's easy to know a lot without being wise. A font also refers to a 'baptismal font' or the font of an oil lamp which holds the oil.
In referring to a 'font of knowledge' I envision a large pool (of
knowledge) from which one can draw greater understanding from, like the
act of baptism or lighting a lamp.
"talk to" and "speak to": 1. "I will talk to him" often sounds harsher or implies the impending monologue will be harsh. "I will speak to him" is a bit gentler, though still conveying a sense of impending correction in the coming monologue. If you replace "to him" by "with him" in the sentences above, the message seems gentler still because "with" implies a dialogue. 2. To me, it's not a matter of gentleness or political correctness. I find that speak connotes more care or intelligibility. That is, there are meaningful words and the words are clear. It could also be more formal. Since talk happens to have more uses (for example, "talk someone into" doing something, "have a talk", "give a talk", etc.), it also feels like a muddier term to me. There is the phrase "talking without saying anything", which implies idle chatter and not a lot of meaning. So for me, speak is more formal and more precise than talk. (That applies both to the thing being described by speak or talk as well as the person using the term speak or talk.) 3. Whether you use speak or talk depends on what kind of communication you have in mind. Originally, speak meant one person informing another. Talk (from tell) originally meant the same thing as speak, but evolved to connote a conversation or dialogue. So speak tends to be used for one-sided communications (e.g. she spoke to her employees), whereas talk implies a conversation or discussion between two or more people (e.g. everyone was talking when he walked into the room). Speak is a little more formal than talk, and is often used in polite requests. 4. The verbs speak and talk both generally mean 'say words', but there are some small differences in how they are used. Speak is more formal than talk. I need to speak to you. Formal. It is possible that: – the speaker does not know you very well. – this is in a formal setting, such as work. – what the person has to say is important/serious. I need to talk to you. Informal. It is possible that: – the speaker is your friend. – the speaker is someone you don't know very well, but what they have to say is informal. We usually use speak for more formal presentations and lectures, and talk for more informal ones: Dr Graham Foster will speak about the history of the region. Kyle is going to talk us through the benefits of the software and then Liz will talk about the marketing plan. Speak usually only focuses on the person who is producing the words: He spoke about the importance of taking exercise and having a good diet. Talk focuses on a speaker and at least one listener, and can mean 'have a conversation': I hope I can meet you to talk about my plans for the company. Not: I hope I can meet you to speak about my plans. He always looks down when he is speaking. Thee focus is on his use of his voice to produce words. Speak focuses only on the person who is producing the words. I was talking to Maria yesterday. The focus is on the use of words as part of a conversation with someone else. We use speak on the telephone: A: Is Rita there? B: Who's speaking? A: My name's Anna. I work with her. Not: Who's talking? Hello, can I speak to Laura, please? Speak and talk with prepositions: We usually use to after speak and talk. In more formal situations, people sometimes use with: I need to speak to you about this conference next week. I was talking to Richard Moss the other day about the golf club. May I speak with you for a moment? (rather formal). We don't use speak to focus on conversation: They can talk and get to know each other over dinner. Not: They can speak and get to know each other.
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