Issue a laugh
If you issue a statement or a warning, you make it known formally or publicly.
Last night he issued a statement denying the allegations...
Be blanketed with
to cover something with a thick layer
The rooftops were blanketed in snow.
If you say that someon epockets something such as a prize or sum of money, you mean that they win or obtain it, often without needing to make much effort or in a way that seems unfair. (JOURNALISM)
He pocketed more money from this tournament than in his entire three years as a professional.
Anathema to
If something is anathema to you, you strongly dislike it.
Violence was anathema to them.
Incumbent
If it is incumbent upon you to do something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it. (FORMAL)
It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort.
Pour into
If you pour money or supplies into an activity or organization, or if it pours in, a lot of money or supplies are given in order to do the activity or help the organization.
The Government continues to pour billions of pounds into its massive road-building programme...
Insulate
If a person or groupis insulated from the rest of society or from outside influences, they are protected from them.
They wonder if their community is no longer insulated from big city problems...
Cannibalize
If you cannibalize something, you take it to pieces and use it to make something else.
They cannibalized damaged planes for the parts.
Peg to
If a price or amount of somethingis peggedata particular level, it is fixed at that level.
UK trading profits were pegged at £40 million...
Eat into
If somethingeats intoyour time or your resources, it uses them, when they should be used for other things.
Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time...
Incipient
An incipient situation or quality is one that is starting to happen or develop. (FORMAL)
...an incipient economic recovery...
Take account of
If you take something into account, or take account ofsomething, you consider it when you are thinking about a situation or deciding what to do.
The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account...
Unabated
If something continues unabated, it continues without any reduction in intensity or amount.
The fighting has continued unabated for over 24 hours.
Perennial
You use perennial to describe situations or states that keep occurring or which seem to exist all the time; used especially to describe problems or difficulties.
...the perennial urban problems of drugs and homelessness...=constant
Economy-wide
involving the whole of a country's economy:
Employment in services fell by 50,000 last month, contributing to the slight rise in the economy-wide unemployment rate.
reading notes:
This article is quite interesting. When we are chanting "renewable energy", the article drowns our enthusiasm. It is the typical economist. When things go viral, it keeps cool.when someting goes wrong, it will firstly stands out and criticizes, being the bad guy. And because of its unique perspectives it enjoys popularity among intellectuals. Its uniqueness is on display in this article. At the very beginning, it shows the present situation of RE. Based on our commonsense, we tend to think that RE is great. It is environmen-friendly; it saves energy and creats benefits; it will be a promising industry in the future. So why it is threatening itself and the energy industry? Curiosity is being stirring. Then we follow the story and get to know RE. It is not that perfect as we thought. It has disrupted the energy industry by eating its tail. Depended on govrnment subsidies and investment, it struggles for survival. But as time goes on, it finally muds the water. The disruption of RE comes not only from itself but also the market. RE producers, the govrnment and customers all have their responsibilities. So if we want to get out of the muddling situation, we need to start from these aspects.
