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FCC Rules Could Be Boon For Technology Companies;
Loosening Telecom's Grip
60MHz Spectrum
A coming government auction of valuable radio spectrum could hand Google Inc. ~~
가능성이 낮으므로 could, would 를 사용, 확신이 있을 때는 will 사용, hand = give
telecom operator = carrier
- VOIP 비지니스를 진행하던 모 업체가 시장의 동향을 전혀 모르고 투자에 임했던 사례
> Wall Steet Journel 에서는 매일 화두가 되었던 사항이었음.
전문가의 조건 중의 하나 - "역사"를 잘 알아야 한다.
비지니스 스쿨에서 과거 사례에 대한 케이스 스터디를 많이 하는 이유가 있을 것 - 온고지신
con|straint /k·nstreInt/
constraint constraints
1 N-COUNT oft adj N, N on n
A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
Their decision to abandon the trip was made because of financial constraints...
2 N-UNCOUNT
Constraint is control over the way you behave which prevents you from doing what you want to do.
= restraint
impose = grip
im|pose /ImpoUz/
impose imposes imposing imposed
1 VERB V n on n, V n, V-ed
If you impose something on people, you use your authority to force them to accept it.
Britain imposed fines on airlines which bring in passengers without proper papers...
Many companies have imposed a pay freeze...
The conditions imposed on volunteers were stringent.
• im|po|si|tion N-UNCOUNT oft N of n
...the imposition of a ban on cycling in the city centre.
2 VERB V n on n
If you impose your opinions or beliefs on other people, you try and make people accept them as a rule or as a model to copy.
Parents of either sex should beware of imposing their own tastes on their children.
3 VERB V n on n
If something imposes strain, pressure, or suffering on someone, it causes them to experience it.
The filming imposed an additional strain on her.
= inflict
4 VERB V on/upon
If someone imposes on you, they unreasonably expect you to do something for them which you do not want to do.
I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you...
• im|po|si|tion impositions N-COUNT
I know this is an imposition. But please hear me out.
5 VERB V pron-refl on n
If someone imposes themselves on you, they force you to accept their company although you may not want to.
I didn't want to impose myself on my married friends.
The new open-access rules would apply to a slice that is big enough to create a nationwide network.
slice 는 여러 개로 나눠서 갖게 되는 대상을 지칭할 때 사용함.
EBay Inc.'s Skype has also weighed in with filings to back such rules.
관심을 가지다.
en|tice /IntaIs/
entice entices enticing enticed
VERB V n prep, V n to-inf, also V n
To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persuade them to go to that place or to do that thing.
Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors...
They'll entice doctors to move from the cities by paying them better salaries.
= lure
weigh /weI/
weigh weighs weighing weighed1 VERB no cont, V amount
If someone or something weighs a particular amount, this amount is how heavy they are.
It weighs nearly 27 kilos (about 65 pounds)...
2 VERB V n
If you weigh something or someone, you measure how heavy they are.
The scales can be used to weigh other items such as parcels.
3 VERB V n, V wh
If you weigh the facts about a situation, you consider them very carefully before you make a decision, especially by comparing the various facts involved.
He is weighing the possibility of filing criminal charges against the doctor...
She spoke very slowly, weighing what she would say.
= considerPHRASAL VERB V P n (not pron), V P wh, also V n P
Weigh up means the same as weigh. (mainly BRIT)
The company will be able to weigh up the environmental pros and cons of each site...
You have to weigh up whether a human life is more important than an animal's life.
sti|fle /staIf·l/
stifle stifles stifling stifled
1 VERB V n disapproval
If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.
Critics have accused the US of trying to stifle debate.
= repress
2 VERB V n
If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.
She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn...
= suppress
3 VERB V n
If you stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.
It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone...
= suppress
Another person familiar with the matter
익숙한 수준이 아니라 '정통한'
비슷한 의미로 많이 쓰이는 어구 " According to reliable resource ~~
because the Internet company views such a move as outside its core activities
동향, 움직임 outside는 adjective 로 쓰임.
locking = locked-in
자주 나와요~
difficulty ~ ing
trouble ~ ing
busy ~ ing
spend ~ ing
scare off 못하게 하다
ex|clu|sive /Iksklu:sIv/
exclusive exclusives
1 ADJ
If you describe something as exclusive, you mean that it is limited to people who have a lot of money or who belong to a high social class, and is therefore not available to everyone.
He is already a member of Britain's most exclusive club...
The City was criticised for being too exclusive and uncompetitive.
• ex|clu|sive|ness N-UNCOUNT
...a rising middle class, which objected to the exclusiveness of the traditional elite.
• ex|clu|sivi|ty N-UNCOUNT oft the N of n
...a company with a reputation for exclusivity.
2 ADJ oft ADJ to n
Something that is exclusive is used or owned by only one person or group, and not shared with anyone else.
Our group will have exclusive use of a 60-foot boat...
Many of their cheeses are exclusive to our stores in Britain.
3 ADJ usu ADJ n
If a newspaper, magazine, or broadcasting organization describes one of its reports as exclusive, they mean that it is a special report which does not appear in any other publication or on any other channel.
He told the magazine in an exclusive interview: `All my problems stem from drink'.
N-COUNT
An exclusive is an exclusive article or report.
Some papers thought they had an exclusive.
4 ADJ usu v-link ADJ of n
If a company states that its prices, goods, or services are exclusive of something, that thing is not included in the stated price, although it usually still has to be paid for.
Skiing weekends cost £58 (exclusive of travel and accommodation).
≠ inclusive
5 PHRASE v-link PHR
If two things are mutually exclusive, they are separate and very different from each other, so that it is impossible for them to exist or happen together.
They both have learnt that ambition and successful fatherhood can be mutually exclusive.
car|riage /k{rIdZ/
carriage carriages1 N-COUNT also by N
A carriage is an old-fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses.
The President-elect followed in an open carriage drawn by six beautiful gray horses.
2 N-COUNT
A carriage is one of the separate, long sections of a train that carries passengers. (BRIT; in AM, usually use car)
= coach
3 N-COUNT
A carriage is the same as a baby carriage. (AM)
4 N-UNCOUNT
Carriage is the cost or action of transporting or delivering goods. (BRIT FORMAL; in AM, usually use delivery charge)
It costs £10.86 for one litre including carriage...
5 N-UNCOUNT usu with poss
Your carriage is the way you hold your body and head when you are walking, standing, or sitting. (LITERARY)
Her legs were long and fine, her hips slender, her carriage erect.
= bearingthe draft rules would spur innovation by handset makers and other technology companies bringing out mobile phone products and services. 더 부추기다
spur /sp3:r/
spur spurs spurring spurred
1 VERB V n to-inf, V n to/into n/-ing
If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.
It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats...
His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
= urgePHRASAL VERB V n P, V n P to n
Spur on means the same as spur.
Their attitude, rather than reining him back, only seemed to spur Philip on...
Criticism can be of great use; we may not like it at the time, but it can spur us on to greater things.
2 VERB V n
If something spurs a change or event, it makes it happen faster or sooner. (JOURNALISM)
The administration may put more emphasis on spurring economic growth...
3 N-COUNT usu sing, oft N to n
Something that acts as a spur to something else encourages a person or organization to do that thing or makes it happen more quickly.
...a belief in competition as a spur to efficiency...
4 N-COUNT usu pl
Spurs are small metal wheels with sharp points that are attached to the heels of a rider's boots. The rider uses them to make their horse go faster.
5 N-COUNT
The spur of a hill or mountain is a piece of ground which sticks out from its side.
6 PHRASE PHR after v, PHR n
If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.
They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment...
handset = hand-held 들고 다니는 휴대 기기를 총칭
Wi-Fi capable cellphones that have been slow to roll out in the U.S.
slow 느리다는 의미일까? 잘 안된다는 것
ex ) Our business is very slow.
the draft rules didn't go far enough to ensure ~~
충분히 전개 되지 않았다.
난 그렇게까진 생각 안해.
I wouldn't go that far.
Telecom companies have a sizable lobbying army in Washington and have gained clout through a recent round of mergers.
sizable 크기를 잴 수 없을 정도로 엄청난
lobbying army 과 clout 는 항상 함께 나옴.
clout /klaUt/
clout clouts clouting clouted
1 VERB V n, V n on n
If you clout someone, you hit them. (INFORMAL)
Rachel clouted him...
The officer clouted her on the head.
N-COUNT
Clout is also a noun.
I was half tempted to give one of them a clout myself.
2 N-UNCOUNT
A person or institution that has clout has influence and power. (INFORMAL)
Mr Sutherland may have the clout needed to push the two trading giants into a deal...
= influence
quash /kwQS/
quash quashes quashing quashed
1 VERB V n
If a court or someone in authority quashes a decision or judgment, they officially reject it.
The Appeal Court has quashed the convictions of all eleven people.
2 VERB V n
If someone quashes rumours, they say or do something to demonstrate that the rumours are not true.
Graham attempted to quash rumours of growing discontent.
3 VERB V n
To quash a rebellion or protest means to stop it, often in a violent way.
Troops were displaying an obvious reluctance to get involved in quashing demonstrations.
at stake 첨예하게 대립하는 사안
chunk 상하기 전 과일을 조각내서 포장한 것, 사람에게 쓰면 '뚱보'
the strings attached to it ~
앞에 나온 것을 하면 당연히 감수할 수 밖에 없는 '조건
아무 조건 없어요.
No strings attached.
There's no free lunch. 공짜란 없는 거죠~.
Any catch?
>No catch.
leg|is|la|tive /ledZIsl·tIv% AM -leI-/
legislative
ADJ ADJ n
Legislative means involving or relating to the process of making and passing laws. (FORMAL)
Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.
...the country's highest legislative body.
dic|tate
dictate dictates dictating dictated
1 VERB V n
If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
Sheldon writes every day of the week, dictating his novels in the morning...
2 VERB V n, V wh, V to n wh, V n to n
If someone dictates to someone else, they tell them what they should do or can do.
What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another?...
He cannot be allowed to dictate what can and cannot be inspected...
What gives them the right to dictate to us what we should eat?...
The officers were more or less able to dictate terms to successive governments...
3 VERB V n, V wh, V that
If one thing dictates another, the first thing causes or influences the second thing.
The film's budget dictated a tough schedule...
Of course, a number of factors will dictate how long an apple tree can survive...
Circumstances dictated that they played a defensive rather than attacking game.
4 VERB V that
You say that reason or common sense dictates that a particular thing is the case when you believe strongly that it is the case and that reason or common sense will cause other people to agree.
Commonsense now dictates that it would be wise to sell a few shares.
5 N-COUNT usu with supp, oft N of n
A dictate is an order which you have to obey.
Their job is to ensure that the dictates of the Party are followed.
6 N-COUNT usu pl, with supp, usu N of n
Dictates are principles or rules which you consider to be extremely important.
We have followed the dictates of our consciences and have done our duty.
no|tion /noUS·n/
notion notions
N-COUNT oft N of n/-ing/wh, N that
A notion is an idea or belief about something.
We each have a notion of just what kind of person we'd like to be...
I reject absolutely the notion that privatisation of our industry is now inevitable...
= ideaex|ert /Igz3:rt/
exert exerts exerting exerted
1 VERB V n
If someone or something exerts influence, authority, or pressure, they use it in a strong or determined way, especially in order to produce a particular effect. (FORMAL)
He exerted considerable influence on the thinking of the scientific community on these issues...
2 VERB V pron-refl
If you exert yourself, you make a great physical or mental effort, or work hard to do something.
Do not exert yourself unnecessarily.
• ex|er|tion exertions N-UNCOUNT also N in pl
He clearly found the physical exertion exhilarating...
pal|at|able /p{l·t·b·l/
palatable1 ADJ
If you describe food or drink as palatable, you mean that it tastes pleasant. (FORMAL)
...flavourings and preservatives, designed to make the food look more palatable.
≠ unpalatable2 ADJ
If you describe something such as an idea or method as palatable, you mean that people are willing to accept it.
...a palatable way of sacking staff...
= acceptable ≠ unpalatable
