Notes on key words in the original English work biography of jobs (II) [chapter one]

Abandoned and Chosen And The adoption

1. exterior             n. external , appearance , Appearance
…, Paul ended up with a gentle and calm disposition under his leathery.

2. be primed to do sth.         Be ready to do sth
…, she was primed to start a new life.

3. prominent          adj. Eminent
Jandali was the youngest of nine children in a prominent Syrian family.

4. premium             n. Extra cost , Bonus , insurance premium , premium
Like the Schieble family, the Jandalis put a premium on education.

5. standoff                n. deadlock
The standoff lasted weeks, …

6. stipulation            n. Regulations
Eventually Joanne relented( Become gentle , Relaxed requirements ), with the stipulation …

7. acclaimed             adj. excellent
… who grew up to become the acclaimed novelist Mona Simpson …
【ps: acclaim v. Praise , Praise , by … cheer ;n. Praise , praise , Highly appraised 】

8. dismiss                  v. Deny , rejected 【 Common sense ： fire 】
Jobs dismissed it.

9. curt                       adj. Hasty ; brief , Short and impolite ; Abrupt and rude
When speaking about his biological parents, on the other hand, he was cult.

10. sprout                 v. Emergence , All of a sudden
Other defense contractors sprouted nearby during the 1950s…

11. stretch back to     Go back to
Its roots streched back to 1938, …

12. outgrow                     v. Too large to fit
Fortunately there was a place nearby for entrepreneurs who had outgrown their garages.

13. blue-chip             adj. First class , Reliable , Distinctive , Blue chip
By the time Jobs … was the blue-chip company where every engineer seeking financial stability wanted to work.

14. notably                adj. The famous

15. abbreviate           v. abbreviation
…they called Integrated Electronics Corporation, which they soon smartly abbreviated to Intel.

16. exponential          adj. Explosive development of
The exponential growth of this industry was correlated with the phenomenon famously discovered by Moore, …

17. dub                       v. hold …… be called , to …… Nickname ;
…, the Intel 4004, which was dubbed a “microprocessor”.

18. amplify                 v. Zoom in
amplifier amplifier .

19. willful                    adj. wayward
…, they were willing to adapt their lives to suit a son who was very smart — and also willflul…

20. defer to                  cater to
They were willing to defer to my needs…