ボキャブライダー（995）
2月24日(金)
【前触れ】sign, omen, foreshadow, to come
sign
[saɪn]
兆し しるし << 示すもの
Melting snow is a sign that spring is coming.
omen
[ˈoʊmən]
前兆 予感 結構強く重い響き << sign
People say that seeing a black cat is a bad omen.
good omen いいことの前兆にも使える
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foreshadow
[fɔrˈʃædoʊ]
何々の前兆となる
The clouds foreshadowed a storm.
My love for movies foreshadowed my acting career.
主語に前触れ + 後ろにその後起きたも
,
to[tu]come[kʌm]
これから起こる 来たるべき
The team’s slow start was a sign of things to come.
things to come
Years to come
Our Ace pitcher is back from his injury. And we’re showing signs of playing better. The team’s feeling great! I can’t wait to see what to come!
But this is bad timing. The season ends tomorrow!
ボキャブライダー（1192）
2月23日(木)
【無いことを表す単語】none, free, hardly, neither
none
[nʌn]
何も～ない・誰も～ない
None of the students knew the capital of Brazil.
none of （三人以上）
It’s none of your business.
free
[fri]
～がない・～なしの
Is this cookie really sugar-free?
tax free
free of ～ ～がない
free of nuclear weapons 核兵器がない
free of charge 無料の
= for free
hardly
[ˈhɑrdli]
ほとんど～ない
I’ve hardly made any progress on reorganizing my closet.
neither
[ˈniðər]
どちらも～ない <どちらも当てはまらない
Neither of my kids will eat broccoli.
Me neither.
Better get going, Captain. We hardly have any time left.
It turns out that Hiyori had neither luck nor a good partner.
ボキャブライダー（1191）
2月22日(水)
【勇気・臆病】brave, courage, wimp, timid
brave
[breɪv]
勇敢な < bravo と同じ語源
It was brave of you to tell your boss that he was being unfair.
be brave enough to do ... するほど勇敢な
courage
[ˈkɜrəʤ]
勇気 < cour => heart
I didn’t have the courage to jump off the diving board.
wimp
[wɪmp]
弱虫 意気地なし
I am a wimp when it comes to asking a girl out.
wimpy 弱虫の 根性なしの
timid
[ˈtɪmɪd]
気が小さい 臆病な
I’m always timid about asking questions in class.
be too timid to do
I’m too timid to ask for what I want.
timid 何かをすることに対して 臆病な
Shy 人前で 臆病な
ボキャブライダー（1190）
2月21日(火)
【北極・南極】pole, ice, freeze, sub-zero => 白熊 Polar bear
pole [poʊl] 極
Which is colder the North Pole or the South Pole?
The North Pole
The South Pole
ice [aɪs] 氷
The ice at the poles is gradually melting.
uncountable noun
A piece of ice / an ice cube
two pieces of ice /two ice cubes
Break the ice 緊張をほぐす
break the ice
To do something as a means of reducing or eliminating shyness, awkward tension, or unfamiliarity.
icebreaker
Something done or said to relax an unduly formal atmosphere or situation.
A beginning; a start.
freeze
[friz]
凍る 凍らせる 動きを止める 止まる
How long does it take for water to freeze into ice?
sub [sʌb] zero[ˈzɪroʊ]
零度を下回る
After a week of subzero temperatures, a 10-degree-day felt like Summer.
Hey, did you know that you can freeze a banana and hammer a nail with it at the North Pole?
ボキャブライダー（1189）
2月20日(月)
【要らないもの】waste, too good, needless, redundant
waste
[weɪst]
verb:無駄にする / noun: 無駄・浪費・廃棄物
It think people these days waste too much food.
> let ... go to waste
waste of time 時間の無駄
What a waste! 何て無駄な
waste << 罪を感じさせるという響き
too [tu] good[ɡʊd]
良過ぎる・もったいない
You’re too good for me
to good for ... 誰々にはもったいない
too good to be true
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needless
[ˈnidləs]
不必要な・無駄な
The company is taking seps to eliminate needles waste.
unnecessary 不必要な＜＞ needless 無駄な(否定感あり）
> There're some subtle difference between them.
needless to say, 言うまでもなく
redundant
[rɪˈdʌndənt]
余計な・重複する ＜＜ 代わりにあるものがあるから不必要である
The merger made several positions redundant.
und うねる
ボキャブライダー（994）
2月17日(金)
【応援】backup, pull for, endorse, die-hard
backup
[ˈbæˌkʌp]
支援・応援・ 控えの ＞back up verb 「支える」
The police officer called for backup when he got to the bank.
backup catcher 補欠のキャッチャー
backup singer バックコーラスの歌手
pull [pʊl] for [fɔr]
...を応援する
I’m pulling for Team Japan to win.
endorse
[ɛnˈdɔrs]
支持を表明する・是認する＜＜ 裏書きをする
The president endorsed the plan.
die-hard /die [daɪ] hard [hɑrd]
決して諦めない ・根っからの ・熱狂的な
I’m a die-hard Vocabrider fan. I listen to the show every day.
You can’t call for backup. This is all you. Don’t give up. I’m pulling for you. You did it! You opened it!
ボキャブライダー（1188）
2月16日(木)
【前向き】optimistic, progress, ahead, proceed
optimistic
[ˌɑptəˈmɪstɪk]
楽観的な > potim 最善
I’m optimistic about the stock market at the moment.
optimism 楽観主義＜＞pessimistic
progress
[ˈprɑˌɡrɛs] noun 進展・進歩
[prəˈɡrɛs] verb 進展・進歩する
You’re making excellent progress with your English.
ahead
[əˈhɛd]
前方に・これから先に
On the road ahead, we need to make steady progress.
ahead of time 前もって
proceed
[prəˈsid]
進む・継続する
Are we ready to proceed to the next step?
Oh, Grasshopper! You’re always so optimistic!
That’s right. There are tough times ahead though.
When winter comes you’re going to regret all that fun you’re having now.
Ah! Wait! What?
ボキャブライダー（1187）
2月15日(水)
【standの句動詞】stand for, stand by, stand up, stand in
stand[stænd]
stand for [fɔr]
何々を表わす
AI stands for artificial intelligence.
What does ～ stand for? < for ～の代わりに
stand by [baɪ]
誰々の傍にする/力になる/約束などを守る
I’ll stand by you no matter what.
Hiyori always stands by her promises. 守る
stand up [ʌp]
立ち上がる 起立
We need to stand up for our freedom of speech.
stand up for ...
～のために立ち上がる
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stand in [ɪn]
代役を務める
Could you stand in for me at the meeting tomorrow?
Stand in for ... の代役を務める
Stand-in (noun) 代役
The director had stand-ins for the actors do a rehearsal.
ボキャブライダー（1186）
2月14日(火)
【怖い】scary, afraid, freak out, dare
scary
[ˈskɛri]
怖い 恐ろしい
Roller coasters are too scary for me.
be scary for me
I’m scared. > be scared
afraid
[əˈfreɪd]
怖がって 恐れて
When I was a kid, I was afraid of the dark.
be afraid of...
freak out
ビビる > freak 気まぐれな 風変わりな>> 動揺させる / out=完全に(強調)
freak [frik]
out [aʊt]
Tom freaked out when he saw a bat flying overhead.
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dare
[dɛr]
敢えて～する dare > 恐怖を超えて 思い切って何かをする
How dare you talk to me like that?
How dare you + verb どうして敢えて...するの？>よくも >> 怒り
Are you afraid of anything, Hiyori?
Oyaji? Is that something scary?
All right. I remember now. It’s that stuff you eat when you have a cold.
ボキャブライダー（1185）
2月13日(月)
nostalgic
[nɔˈstælʤɪk]
郷愁に満ちた 懐かしい
I get nostalgic whenever I hear this song.
In English, nostalgic is 感傷的になる感じ
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remind
[riˈmaɪnd]
思い出させる
Watching the soccer tournament reminded me of my playing days.
something reminds somebody of ...
the good old days
古き良き時代・懐かしい日々
good[ɡʊd]
old[oʊld]
days[deɪz]
Ah! High school. Those were the good old days.
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miss
[mɪs]
恋しく思う・～がなくて寂しく思う＜ 捉え損ねる
I miss my mom’s home cooking.
ボキャブライダー（993）
2月10日(金)
【ごみ】garbage, sort, burnable, recycle】
garbage
[ˈɡɑrbɪʤ]
ゴミ・何となく生ゴミ
Could you take out the garbage?
Trashもゴミ（生ゴミ以外）
garbage 生ゴミ
sort
[sɔrt]
分類する・ 分ける ＞noun 種類・verb 分類する=>ゴミについだと 分別する
Sort your garbage before you throw it away.
Sort containers into bottles and cans.
Sort students into groups
burnable
[ˈbɜrnəbəl]
燃える 可燃の
The collection days for burnable garbage are Monday and Thursday.
burn 燃やす + able > 燃やすことができる/可燃の
不燃ゴミの
Non-burnable
Unburnable
recycle
[riˈsaɪkəl]
再利用する・リサイクルする ＜＜ re + cycle循環させる> リサイクルする
Recycling is a great way to help protect the environment.
ボキャブライダー（1184）
2月9日(木)
【遊び道具】bubble, slide, play house, seesaw
bubble
[ˈbʌbəl]
シャボン玉/泡
Let’s see who can blow the biggest bubble.
blow bubbles
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slide
[slaɪd]
滑り台 /verb 滑る
My son is still afraid to go down the slide.
go down the slide
play on the slide
slide 何かの表面を長く滑る 感じ
slip 誤って滑る 感じ
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play house
[pleɪ]
[haʊs]ままごとあそびをする < 家でやるようなことを真似して遊ぶ
As a kid, I preferred playing house to going to the park.
play 遊ぶ 演じる
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seesaw
[ˈsiˌsɔ]
シーソー ＞＞ teeter, teeterboard, teeter-totter,
Be careful when you get off the seesaw.
saw のこぎり
一進一退の >
seesaw match
seesawgame
teeter
シーソーに乗る, 動揺する, ぐらつく
To move or sway unsteadily or unsurely; totter.
ボキャブライダー（1183）
2月8日(水)
【食の好み】picky, foodie, avoid, nutritious
picky
[ˈpɪki]
選り好みをする・好き嫌いが激しい・細かく選びがちな
Sometimes it’s hard to go out to eat with a picky eater.
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foodie
[ˈfudi]
食通・グルメ
That little ramen shop got really popular when foodies started blogging about it.
blog verb ブログに書く
foodie = gourmet [ˈɡʊrˌmeɪ]
avoid
[əˈvɔɪd]
避ける・よける
Yuji avoids eating fried foods to keep his cholesterol down.
keep one's cholesterol down
a 外へ + void 空っぽ
nutritious
[nuˈtrɪʃəs]
栄養のある
I’m picky about what I eat. If it’s not nutritious, I avoid it.
nutrition noun
nourish 養育する・健康的に育てる
nurse 看護師
Hi! How can I help you?
What! Pickles are so nutritious. Why would you ever avoid eating them?
But… they help you lose weight too.
ボキャブライダー（1182）
2月7日(火)
【wardが付く単語】toward, backward, afterward, inward
toward
[təˈwɔrd]
のほうへ・に向かって・遅れて・進歩しない
I got scared when the big dog started comming toward me.
to あるものに直線的に向かう（めがけて）
toward 漠然とそちらの方向に
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backward
[ˈbækwərd]
後ろに・逆へ・遅れて・進歩しようとしない
I walk slowly, but I never walk backward.
backward
<> forward 進歩して・進んで
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afterward
[ˈæftərwərd]
その後に・あとで
Let's catch a movie and get dinner afterward.
later
afterward 何かの出来事の後にのニュアンス
I'll call you later. いつかかってくるかわからない
I'm going to go to class and I'll call you afterward. その後に電話する
inward
[ˈɪnwərd]
内側に向けて・内側に
Don's stand too close to that door. It opens inward.
ボキャブライダー（1181）
2月6日(月)
【ビル】building, occupy, brick, cornerstone
building
[ˈbɪldɪŋ]
建物・ビル
What's the tallest building in Japan?
office building
occupy
[ˈɑkjəˌpaɪ]
占有する・居住する/使用中
Vocab ink occupies the third and fourth floors of this building.
cup=> つかむ/にぎる
catcher
capacity
brick
[brɪk]
レンガ・レンガの
I love waling around Brooklyn and looking at old brick houses.
It took me like a ton on brick. 愕然とした
like a ton of bricks
With a sudden and significant impact.
cornerstone
[ˈkɔrnərˌstoʊn]
礎石・礎 いしずえ・よりどころ
Trust is the ornerstone of our business philosophy.
corner 角
Excuse me？ What's the name of that building?
How about the brick building next to it?
ボキャブライダー（1179）
2月1日(水)
【安定・不安定】stabilize, uncertainty, poise, shaky
stabilize
[ˈsteɪbəˌlaɪz]
安定させる 安定する
I hope the government can do something to stabilize the economy.
stable 安定した adj
stabilize 安定させる verb
> stabilize + 状況 etc.
>> stabilize condition/ price / helth
uncertainty
[ənˈsɜrtənti]
不確実性 不確かな状態
There’s uncertainty surrounding the company’s future.
certain adj 確実な 確かな
=> certainty 確実なこと
=> un + certainty = uncertainty 不確かな状態
poise
[pɔɪz]
落ち着き 感情的なバランス
The witness showed amazing poise during the questioning.
poise => 重さ、重量を意味する>平衡状態 精神的な状態を保つ>落ち着き
lose one’s poise 落ち着きを失う
maintain one’s poise 平成さを保つ
with poise 落ち着いて
shaky
[ˈʃeɪki]
ぐらぐらする 不安定な
The ladder’s a little shaky. We should try to stabilize it.
shake 揺れる・揺らす verb
> shaky adj
unstable
stabilize
shaky ぐらぐらしてもう駄目になりそう
unstable 安定していなくて変わりやすい
ボキャブライダー（1178）
1月31日(火)
【材質】material, durable, feel, rubber
material
[məˈtɪriəl]
材質 原料
What material is this shirt made of?
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durable
[ˈdʊrəbəl]
耐久性のある 丈夫な 長持ちする
This case is made of a durable material. So it’ll last a long time.
storong 一般的な 強い 丈夫な
durable (強くて）長持ちする
dur 硬い
feel
[fil]
感触 肌触り
verb ～な感じがする
I like the feel of this dress. The material is so light and smooth.
have a smooth feel ...は肌触りが滑らか
feeling => 気持ち・触ること
rubber
[ˈrʌbər]
ゴム製の ゴム
rub verb こする => rubber 擦るもの
Make sure to wear rubber gloves when you work with chemicals.
gum => chewing gum
ボキャブライダー（1177）
1月30日(月)
【人生】life, ups and downs, devote, prime
life
[laɪf]
人生 生命 生活
Life is what you make it.
概念な意味=> Uncountable Noun
人の命やその人の暮らし のような意味=> Countable Noun
ups and downs
ups[ʌps] and [ænd] downs [daʊnz]
浮き沈み 波乱
I’ve had lots of ups and downs since I was a teenager.
up 上がること 上り坂
down 下ること 下り坂
何度も上がり下がり>>浮き沈み
上がったり下がったりが何回も繰り返されるので複数形
devote
[dɪˈvoʊt]
捧げる
Mother Teresa devoted her life to helping the poor.
devote one’s life 人生を捧げる
devote time to 何々/何々のために時間を費やす
prime
[praɪm]
全盛期 最盛期 基本的な意味は 第一の
Work hard while you’re in the prime of life.
the prime of life
the prime of one’s career
I’ve been in love with you since the day I first heard your voice.
And I would devote my entire AI life to you.
I love you, Miss Navigation System!
ボキャブライダー（998）
1月27日(金)
【代表】represent, delegate, masterpiece, on behalf of
represent
[ˌrɛprəˈzɛnt]
代表する・表す
My favorit band represented Itay in the Vocab world music contest.
re- 強調
present 見せる・示す
delegate
[ˈdɛləɡət]
代表・代表者
Each deligate from each country will vote on the issue.
delegate
[ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt]
Verb 委ねる・委任する
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masterpiece
[ˈmæstərˌpis]
傑作・代表作
They are showing some of Picasso's early masterpieces at the museum.
museum
on behalf of
を代表して
on
[ɑn]
behalf
[bɪˈhæf]
of
[ʌv]
On behalf of the whole country, thank you for your service.
And now it's time for speach on behal of all the current students.
Let's give a warm welcome to....
Hurry up. You have to represent everyone...
come one... it's time... wake up...
You are sleeping in a studio.
corrent students
在校生
ボキャブライダー（1176）
1月26日(木)
【鼻】blow, snort, nasal, nostril
blow
[bloʊ]
鼻を噛む
<< 風が吹く 少しの間吹き続ける
Could you hand me a tissue? I need to blow my nose.
snort
[snɔrt]
鼻を鳴らす 鼻で笑う << 勢いよく鼻を鳴らす動作 snore?
不満や軽蔑
My boss just snorted at my suggestion.
nasal
[ˈneɪzəl]
鼻の, 鼻声の 鼻にかかった
花に関する
Are you feeling okay? You sound kind of nasal.
nasal spray 鼻のスプレ
nostril
[ˈnɑstrɪl]
鼻の穴
I watched my cat’s nostrils move while she smelled the can of tuna.
nos 鼻
tril 穴
Good morning, Hiyori.
Really? Do I sound nasal?
It figures. I just bumped into the wall and hit my nostril hard.
How do I sound now? Hm!