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<2007.04.26> #1 article

2007.04.26


Vonage won a court ruling Tuesday allowing it to continue to sign up new customers while it appeals to previous court decision that it violated patents held by Verizon. ( sign up 은 회사에서 신청 받는 것, 사용자가 신청하는 것 모두 포함 )


News of the stay sent Vonage shares soaring to $3.78 up 31% from the closing price the previous day.


(soaring = skyrocketing)

soar  /sO:r

   


1VERB  V, V prep/adv




If the amount, value, level, or volume of something soars, it quickly increases by a great deal. (JOURNALISM)

Insurance claims are expected to soar...

...figures showed customer complaints had soared to record levels and profits were falling.



2   VERB  V prep/adv, V n




If something such as a bird soars into the air, it goes quickly up into the air. (LITERARY)

If you're lucky, a splendid golden eagle may soar into view...

The two sheets of flame clashed, soaring hundreds of feet high.



3   VERB  V




If your spirits soar, you suddenly start to feel very happy. (LITERARY)

For the first time in months, my spirits soared.



(c) HarperCollins Publishers 2006


finds 보고, 느끼고 라는 뜻이 담겨 있음.


clear 과 clean 의 차이


strategy 발음


 strat|egy  /strt@dZi/ 


1N-VAR




A strategy is a general plan or set of plans intended to achieve something, especially over a long period.

Next week, health ministers gather in Amsterdam to agree a strategy for controlling malaria...

What should our marketing strategy have achieved?...

= policy 


2   N-UNCOUNT




Strategy is the art of planning the best way to gain an advantage or achieve success, especially in war.

I've just been explaining the basic principles of strategy to my generals.



(c) HarperCollins Publishers 2006