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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Parkinson's meltdown
Hi
His body trembling as though he was in the throes of a Parkinson's meltdown.
I understand he was trembling as though he was fighting with .... (what does "meltdown" mean here?)
His body trembling as though he was in the throes of a Parkinson's meltdown.
I understand he was trembling as though he was fighting with .... (what does "meltdown" mean here?)
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Meltdown comes from the nuclear power industry, and refers to the situation when the reactor goes out of control, and the core heats up to the melting temperature, destroying the plant and releasing radiation into the environment. It is, by analogy, any destructive, cataclysmic, and catastrophic event.
- Meltdown comes from the nuclear power industry, and refers to the situation when the reactor goes out of control, and the core heats up to the melting temperature, destroying the plant and releasing radiation into the environment.
- It is, by analogy, any destructive, cataclysmic, and catastrophic event.
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Meltdown comes from the nuclear power industry, and refers to the situation when the reactor goes out of control, and the core heats up to the melting temperature, destroying the plant and releasing radiation into the environment.
It is, by analogy, any destructive, cataclysmic, and catastrophic event.
It is, by analogy, any destructive, cataclysmic, and catastrophic event.
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Newguestas though he was in the throes ofYou may be right, but I've always thought of "being in the throes of" as a very one-sided fight.
as though he was fighting with
I'll have to check it, but I see the man's position in the "fight" as completely passive, rather than "fighting with . . . ."
Regards, - A.
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