DISCLOSE 公開

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disclose / disclosure

vulnerability

in the wild

workaround

mitigate

automate

文句

Microsoft today disclosed a vulnerability in the graphics code in certain versions of Windows, Office and Lync. They say they have received reports of targeted attacks in the wild using the vulnerability, specifically against Microsoft Office.

The disclosure includes instructions for various workarounds that users may employ to mitigate against attacks. The workarounds include a "Fix It" link to automate the workarounds.

解釋

disclose （動詞）/ disclosure （名詞）  透漏；公開。名詞以 -sure 結尾的不多，比較常用的有：erasure (erase), enclosure (enclose), pressure (press), pleasure (please)。

vulnerability （易遭攻擊的）弱點

in the wild  指的是 "in the real world" 在實際的世界中

workaround  指 "solution" 解決之道

mitigate  減緩；減少；緩和

automate  自動操作。"auto-" 源自拉丁文，有 "自己；自行" (self) 

Lync   是微軟(Microsoft)企業型整合式通訊平台

LAUNCH A CAMPAIGN 發起活動

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launch a campaign

position as a leader

take a shot at

tale of the tape

文句

IBM has launched a marketing campaign to position itself as a cloud leader and take a few shots at Amazon Web Services. Much of your take on the tale of the tape will depend on your definition of cloud computing.


解釋

launch a campaign  發起一系列活動。 "campaign" 本是指軍事活動；現在大部分用在針對某一社會、商業、政治目的進行的一系列計畫活動。

position as a leader  以領導者自居；定位為領導者

take a shot at  試著去奪取

tale of the tape  相互比較。來自拳擊用語，指兩個對手的背景比較。所以最後一句可以理解成：你對 IBM 和 Amazon 比較的結果主要取決於你對雲端運算的定義。

REPORTEDLY 據說

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reportedly

narrow

CEO

short list

far from perfect

navigate


文句

Microsoft has reportedly narrowed its CEO short list to about five people and all of them are far from perfect and it's unclear how they'll navigate the company.

解釋

reportedly  據說。

narrow  縮小。這裡當動詞用。有趣的是，當 large, wide, short, long, flat 這些形容詞變成動詞時，字的前或後，都會加上 "en"。也就是說，會加上前綴 "en-" 或後綴 "-en": large - enlarge; wide - widen; short - shorten; long - lengthen; flat - flatten。而 narrow 卻什麼都不用加，就可以直接當動詞使用。

CEO  總裁，企業中最高的行政負責人。Chief Executive Officer 的縮寫。

short list  候選人名單。

far from perfect  遠遠不及完美，也就是很不怎樣或是蠻糟糕的。

navigate  本是駕駛船隻或飛機，在此指帶領/領導公司。

ON THE HUNT 尋找

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ever since
folks
on the hunt 
elusive
give a leg up
cut to zero the price of
mind you
a less feature-rich version


文句

Two years ago this month, a report on The Daily claimed Microsoft had built a version of Office for the iPad and was demonstrating it privately. Ever since, folks have been on the hunt for the elusive Office for iPad...

Along with other Microsoft watchers, I've been wondering whether Microsoft was simply sitting on Office for iPad, delaying it to give its own Surface tablets a leg up. A year ago, Microsoft's ARM-based Surface RT shipped with Office RT bundled for free, and this October, the ARM-based Surface 2 shipped with Office RT plus Outlook RT, bundled for free.

But now that Apple's cut to zero the price of iWork (not the original, mind you, but a less feature-rich version), what's Microsoft waiting for?

解釋

ever since  從那時起

folks  人們（為集合名詞，當複數用）。

on the hunt  尋找，源自"獵捕"的意思。

elusive  捉摸不定

give ~ a leg up  幫助某人某事，讓他/它更加成功。

cut to zero the price of iWork  蘋果系統上的 iWork (如同 Windows 的 Office) 已經免費提供使用者。如上文所說：免費版是指新版，不包括舊版！

mind you  提醒你

a less feature-rich version  功能沒這麼多的版本

GOODIES 好東西

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noteworthy features

at long last
native screen recording

revolutionary update

goodies

文句

Android 4.4 has many other noteworthy features — better printer support, smart caller ID, support for multiple local and cloud storage services, and, at long last, native screen recording — but you get the idea. While Android 4.4 isn't a revolutionary update, it's certainly one that's filled with goodies. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to compile the source code and flash my Nexus 7 with it.


解釋

noteworthy features  出色的功能/特性

at long last  最終（強調期盼許久）

native screen recording  原生（本機）螢幕錄影功能。指的是提供錄製螢幕操作過程的功能，便於製作教學、展示操作本機的短片。

revolutionary update  革命性的升級；重大的更新

goodies  (口語用詞）好東西