单词 | rogue |
释义 | rogue (roʊg ) Word forms: rogues 1. countable noun A rogue is someone who behaves in a dishonest or criminal way. Mr Ward wasn't a rogue at all. Synonyms: scoundrel [old-fashioned], crook [informal], villain, fraudster 2. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN] If someone behaves in a way that you do not approve of but you still like them, you can refer to them as a rogue. [feelings] ...Falstaff, the loveable rogue. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A rogue element is someone or something that behaves differently from others of its kind, often causing damage. Computer systems were affected by a series of rogue viruses. The rogue male is not a twentieth-century phenomenon. Collocations: rogue cells It burns the rogue cells but also burns healthy ones. The Sun They are a type of white blood cell, which are all involved in protecting the body from invaders and from rogue cells. Christianity Today We stop producing it before birth but rogue cells occasionally become cancerous, switching the genes for making telomerase back on. The Sun One had a cancerous tumour and 15 were found to have rogue cells that could trigger bladder cancer. The Sun Although evolutionarily distinct from humans, sharks share a similar immune system based on antibodies to attack invaders and rogue cells. Times,Sunday Times It takes only one rogue employee to shatter that trust. Times, Sunday Times A rogue employee, who was jailed for eight years, posted names, addresses and bank details of 100,000 employees on the internet and sent them to newspapers in 2014. The Sun Also in 1998, an investigation began after an anonymous letter raised questions about the propriety of certain transactions at the company by a rogue employee. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The card companies should not blame rogue employees. Times, Sunday Times Several other rogue employees were implicated, charged, tried and convicted. Times, Sunday Times Their report said that one in six of us carries the rogue gene. The Sun In some cases, the method will be used to switch off rogue genes that promote conditions such as heart failure or cancer. Times, Sunday Times Experts believe they may have rogue genes protecting them from illnesses like cystic fibrosis. The Sun It was originally licensed only for rogue genes that invariably cause an incurable and life-threatening disease, such as cystic fibrosis. Times, Sunday Times It can take more than a year to prosecute a rogue operator and in many cases paltry fines are handed out to criminal landlords. Times,Sunday Times In a new phase to the crackdown on rogue operators, ministers are proposing to amend legislation to give the power to impose fines on wrongdoers. Times, Sunday Times There has been growing concern about the practice, which has drawn many complaints about rogue operators. Times, Sunday Times The regulator will also cap the cost of calling an 09 number to prevent rogue operators from stinging consumers for extremely high charges. Times, Sunday Times Dignity says that it welcomes regulation, which should drive out rogue operators, but it has had to put some of its developments on hold pending the outcome. Times,Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 流氓, 脱序的 Japanese: ごろつき, ごろつきの |
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