scoff / derogatory / cease-fire / tweak / doxxing / concertina wire / shove / de-escalate

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scoff
derogatory
cease-fire
tweak
doxxing
concertina wire
shove
de-escalate

scoff

意味　(かたく) ＜人 (の考え) などを＞あざ笑う, ばかにする＜at＞

‘I respect that you don’t want to wear a mask – but why scoff at me for still wearing one?’
https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/17/i-still-need-to-wear-a-face-mask-why-are-people-so-rude-to-me-19678530/

'I respect your right not to wear a mask - but why scoff at me for wearing one?'

In today's MetroTalk readers share their views on public transport – the safety concerns, the lack of buses, and the con...

これなー。日本は元々マスク慣れてるからまだマシだけど。

derogatory

意味　〈発言などが〉軽蔑的な; 名誉 [名声] を傷つける, 価値を下げる

Yayoi Kusama apologizes for past derogatory comments about Black people ahead of new show
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/yayoi-kusama-apologizes-racist-comments-black-people-ahead-new-art-sho-rcna121272

Yayoi Kusama apologizes for past derogatory comments about Black people ahead of new show

In an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle, columnist Soleil Ho criticized Kusama’s autobiography for derogatory descri...

cease-fire

意味　[C] [軍] （一時的）停戦 (truce)

U.N. calls for cease-fire to break bottleneck at Rafah Crossing and get aid into Gaza
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/cease-fire-gaza-aid-un-palestinians-trapped-rcna121222

U.N. calls for cease-fire to break bottleneck at Rafah Crossing and get aid into Gaza

The crossing, controlled by Egypt, was shut down after Israel bombed the Palestinian side of the border.

tweak

意味　〈システムなど〉を微調整する.

Delta makes more tweaks to frequent flyer program after backlash
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/delta-frequent-flyer-program-changes-reversed-details-rcna121237

Delta makes more tweaks to frequent flyer program after backlash

A month after it announced new rules that will make it harder to earn Medallion status, Delta is making those rewards a ...

doxxing

意味　informal: to publicly identify or publish private information about (someone) especially as a form of punishment or revenge

Death threats and doxxing: War with Hamas fuels free speech debate on Israeli college campuses
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hamas-war-free-speech-crackdown-palestinians-students-rcna120985

Death threats, doxxing and suspensions from school: Concerns grow over free speech in Israel

“Honestly, it’s terrifying what’s happening,” a lawyer with Adalah — The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israe...

concertina wire

意味　蛇腹形鉄条網.

Texas installing concertina wire along New Mexico border
https://abcnews.go.com/US/texas-installing-concertina-wire-new-mexico-border/story?id=104056805

Texas installing concertina wire along New Mexico border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s National Guard to install a barrier in some parts along the Texas/New Mex...

この形のワイヤーって殺しに来てるフォルムよね。こわこわ。野生動物が怪我したりしないんだろうか。

shove

意味　(くだけて) （乱暴に）〈人· 物〉を押す; 押しのける (away, aside)

Woman in critical condition after shoved into moving subway train: Police
https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-critical-condition-after-shoved-moving-nyc-subway/story?id=104114516