Id | ESLPod_1001_WE_1676 |
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Episode Id | ESLPod 1001 |
Episode Title | Practicing Yoga |
Phrase | pose |
Text | The word "pose," in this podcast, means a way of positioning one's body and holding it in that position temporarily: "The painter asked the model to hold her pose for almost an hour so that he could capture the image." The verb "to pose" sometimes means to exist in a problematic or dangerous way: "Transporting oil on trains poses many environmental risks." The phrase "to pose as (someone)" means to pretend to be someone else in order to trick or fool other people: "For months, the police officers have been posing as gang members to try to get secret information from the gangs." Finally, the phrase "to pose a question" means to ask a question, especially a more complex question: "After the presentation, audience members will have an opportunity to pose questions for the speaker." |
Topics | Health + Medicine |
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