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ボキャブライダー(1245)6月12日(月)

【throughの句動詞】see through, work through, read through, follow through

 

*through [θru]


see through
[si]
見抜く・透かして見る
> See-through adj 透けて見える
Stop pretending you’re rich. I can see through you.


work through
[wɜrk]
つらい状況などを乗り越える・ 解決する
<< work 努力する
We still have plenty of problems to work through.

read through
[rid]
始めから終わりまで読む・目を通す

I’ll read through the proposal and get back to you.
 

follow through
[ˈfɑloʊ]
最後までやり通す・バットやラケットを振り切る

Goals are pointless if you don’t follow through on them.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1043)6月9日(金)

【エネルギー】electricity, power plant, nuclear, renewable

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electricity
[ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti]

電気・電力 <<  electric [ɪˈktrɪk] 電気の

I was shocked to see how much electricity I use every month.

 

light 灯り電灯


power plant
[ˈpər] [plænt]

発電所 
How much electricity does this power plant generate? 

coal power plant 石炭火力発電所
hydroelectric power plant 水力発電所
wind power plant 風力発電所 


nuclear
[ˈnukliər]

原子力の 核の < nucleus << nuc 中核 << nut 木の実・中心核

Japan gets some of its power from nuclear power plants.



renewable
[riˈnuəbəl]
再生可能な
 << 最近はrenewable だけで再生可能エネルギーを表す
The professor suggested using less electricity and switching to renewable energy.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1244)6月8日(木)

【逆】opposite, reverse, backfire, actually


opposite
ɑpəzət]

 逆のもの・正反対・逆の < op に対して+ pos 置く

My new boyfriend is the exact opposite of my ex.

 

in the opposite direction 反対方向に

reverse
[rɪˈvɜrs]

逆・反対・逆にする <re 戻って・後ろへ + verse 回る・向く>後ろを向いた状態

Can you say the alphabet in reverse?


backfire
[ˈbækˌfaɪr]
裏目に出る

Maiko tried to sneak out of the house. But her plan backfired. 

actually
[ˈækʧuəli]
 実は 逆に 意外と

I tried counting sheep to fall asleep but it actually made me more awake.

 

awake adj

wake up/awaken verb

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The bookstore? Ah! It’s on the opposite side of the station. No, no. You have to look at the map in reverse

Not the opposite side of the map!

 

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ボキャブライダー(1243)6月7日(水)

【canじゃない「できる」】able, possible, manage, form

 

able
[ˈeɪbəl]
することができて・有能な
 => be able to 

Sorry, but I won't to be able to attend the meeting tomorrow.
You are an able vocab rider. 有能な

 

*can してもよい・あり得る の意味もある

possible
[ˈpɑsəbəl]
可能性がある・あり得る
< 定かでないことに対して可能な

Anything is possible if you put your mind to it.

 

able => 主語に人も可能
possible => 主語は人以外のものなど


manage
[ˈmænəʤ]
なんとかして成し遂げる・かろうじて~できる

> 馬を手名付ける=>対処・コントロールする

I managed to carry my new chair upstairs by myself.

 

=>manager =manageする人


form
[fɔrm]
形をなす・できる / 
form 形=>形作る・形をなす=>できる

By 9 am a long line had already formed in front of the ramen shop.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1242)6月6日(火)

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【-drivenが付く単語】

market-driven, gas-driven, technology-driven, profit-driven

 

driven [ˈdrɪvən] 勢いよく動かされて

 

market-driven
[ˈmɑrkət][ˈdrɪvən]
市場重視の・市場主導の

Entertainment is a market-driven industry.


gas-driven
[ɡæs][ˈdrɪvən]
ガソリン駆動の・ガスで動く

Gas-driven cars might eventually be a thing of the past.

gas=> gasoline



technology-driven
[tɛkˈnɑləʤi][ˈdrɪvən]
テクノロジー手動の・技術主導の

Computer literacy is essential in today's technology-driven economy.

 

technology-driven company

technology-driven culture

profit-driven
[ˈprɑfət][ˈdrɪvən]
利益重視の・利益第一の

Can a company survive even if it isn't profit-driven?

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1241)6月5日(月)

【夜更かし】midnight, late, stay up, night owl

 

midnight
[ˈmɪdˌnaɪt] 夜の12時
  
My mom almost always goes to bed after midnight.

 

adj. midnight 真夜中の

n. midnight 夜の12時 => at midnight 夜の12時丁度

late
[leɪt] 

遅く/ 遅い  
Why are you up so late night? 

adv. lately = 最近・近頃 

adv. late 遅くに

stay up
[steɪ] [ʌp] 

寝ずに起きている < 起きたままでいる
Did you stay up to watch the soccer game?

night owl
[naɪt] [l] 

夜更かしの人 夜型の人 
The midnight hours are when night owls like me work best.
I’m a night owl. 

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What the… You said you’d show up at midnight. 

Ah, it’s 9 o’clock. Oh, so you are one of those people who don’t stay up late. Ugh. But…  We’re not ready.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1041)6月2日(金)

【一致】consensus, consistent, unite, coincidence

 

consensus
[kənˈsɛnsəs]
意見の一致 ・コンセンサス

We shouldn’t launch the project until we reach a consensus on the budget.

consistent
[kənˈsɪstənt]
一致している・一貫性のある
 < sensus 感覚

Your actions need to be consistent with your words.

unite
[juˈnaɪt]
団結する・団結させる

We have to unite against discrimination.

coincidence
[kˈɪnsɪdəns]
偶然の一致
< incidence 降りかかってくるもの

In a strange coincidence, my friend and I wore the same shirt to school.

 

What a coincidence! 

 

wear wore worn

 

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ボキャブライダー(1240)6月1日(木)

【アメリカとイギリスで意味が違う単語】football, holiday, flat, queue

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football
[ˈfʊtˌbɔl]
英 サッカー / 米 アメリカンフットボール

I think Messi might be the best football player ever.

 

football=> rugby = rugby football & soccer = association football

holiday
[ˈhɑləˌdeɪ]
 英 休暇 休み/ 米 祝日 
<< holy 聖なる + day 日
I met my husband while I was on holiday in Sweden.

 

米:休暇=vacation [vˈkeɪʃən]


flat
[flæt]
英 一世帯分のアパートの部屋 /米 平らな・ 空気の抜けた

I’m looking for a flat to rent in Liverpool.

 

flat => 建物の床が平ら=>1階2階などの

 

米 :アパートの一部屋 = apartment

 


queue
[kju]

英 行列・行列に並ぶ / 米 再生待ちの・曲や動画のリスト

Is this the queue for the bus?

 

仏 queue[koo] 尻尾・1本の長いもの=> 行列

 

米 行列 = line

 

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ボキャブライダー(1239)5月31日(水)

【市民運動】town, campaign, signature, stage

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town
[tn]
町・町民
  / 市=>city
Tomorrow, the town will vote on whether to buid a new school.

campaign
[kæmˈpn]
[組織的な)運動・キャンペーン << 軍事行動・作戦 
>> camp 野原

We are starting a campaine to save the town pool.


signature
[ˈsɪɡnəʧər]
署名・特徴的な / sign 看板・標識

We've already collected one thousand signatures in support of the campaine.


stage
[steɪʤ]
計画的に実施する・企画する
<< 舞台・演劇を上映する

A group of parents staged a protest against the town's decision to close the park.

 

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I'm gathering signatures for something really important.

No. It's nothing like that. It's a campaign to give AI time off

364 days a year. 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1238)5月30日(火)

【sectが付く単語】section, intersect, sect, insect


*sect=> 切る・切られたもの


section
[ˈsɛkʃən]

部分・区分・部門 => 切り取られた部分

You can skip this section of the apprication form.

 

sport section

accounting section

smoking section

section みかんのひとふさ


intersect
[ˌɪntərˈsɛkt]

交差する・交わる << inter 中間 を横切る

This street intersects with the rail road tracks about five hundread meters ahead.

 

The lives Hiyori and Max intersected three years ago.

sect
[sɛkt]

宗派・学派 

How many sects of Buddhism are there?

insect
[ˈɪnˌsɛkt]

昆虫 << in +sect 切り込む 昆虫の体は切り込みがたくさんあることから

Nothing will cure my fear of insect.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1237)5月29日(月)

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【たくらみ】scheme, devise, elaborate, carefully

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scheme
[skim]

計画 仕組み 企み < 悪い意味 不正な・違法の ごまかしの

Your money-making scheme will never work.

 

pyramid-scheme/ Multi-Level Marketing

- involves the promise of making money by recruiting new people.


devise
[dɪˈvaɪz]
考え出す
  計画などを立てる <よく考えて比較的複雑なものを考え出す

Two boys devised a scheme to steal the answer to the math test.

* device[dɪˈvaɪs]装置・機器

elaborate
[ɪˈlæbrət]
複雑な <
e labor ate

Professor Nash always looks like he’s devising some elaborate plan.

carefully
[ˈkɛrfəli]
注意深く

Over 6 months, the prisoners carefully devised an escape scheme.

 

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Shhh! Keep it down. If someone hears us, our escape scheme is ruined.
Of course, it is. Now here we go. We’re gonna do this carefully. All right?
What! No! Left! Get back here!

 

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ボキャブライダー(1038)5月26日(金)

【宇宙探査】spacecraft, land, asteroid, sample

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spacecraft
[ˈspeɪˌskræft]

宇宙船 宇宙探査機 << space 宇宙 + craft 船や飛行機

Regular people like us might soon be able to ride spacecraft.


land
[lænd]
着陸する 地面に落ちる
 (させる)<<  陸・地面 

How many spacecraft have landed on the moon?

asteroid
æstəˌrɔɪd]
小惑星
<< aster 星+ oidのような

How long will it take for the spacecraft to reach the asteroid?

 

android << andro人間+oid のような

sample
[ˈsæmpəl]

サンプル 標本

After landing, the spacecraft began collecting samples.

 

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Mission accomplished! Our spacecraft has finally landed on the Vocab Rider Asteroid

And now, I will take the first step ever on the asteroid. What a historic moment! 

Hey, what do you think you’re doing? 

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ボキャブライダー(1236)5月25日(木)

【それはさておき】except for, regardless of, ignore, aside

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except for
[ɪkˈsɛpt] [fɔr]
何々を除いて 以外は

Everyone was on time for the meeting except for Linda.


regardless of 
[rəˈɡɑrdləs]
何々に関わらず 
< regard 注意・関心
Regardless of what you say, I’m getting married to Yoko.

ignore
[ɪɡˈnɔr]
無視する

If you haven’t asked to reset your password, ignore this email.


aside
[əˈsaɪd]

脇へ 別にして とっておいて 

Joking aside, we can learn a lot from dogs’ behavior.

 

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Max. Is that so? Well, joking aside, there’s something I need to talk to you about... 

Okay, okay. Regardless of what big dreams you have, the report I asked you to do was ah…

 

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ボキャブライダー(1235)5月24日(水)

*off [ɔf] 【offの句動詞】give off, back off, seal off, finish off

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give off
[ɡɪf]
発する・放つ

The rotten cheese gave off a terrible smell.

 

give off +
smell /light /impression /sense 

back off
[bæk]
後ろへ下がる

=> back off + noun => 撤回する・断念する
The workers won't back off their demands for higher wages.

Back off! 失せろ

seal off
[sil]
封鎖する

After the accident police quickly sealed off the road.

 

seal off +
road, root, border, city

finish off
[ˈfɪnɪʃ]

仕上げる・仕事などを片付ける

A long relaxing bath is a great way to finish off the day.

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ボキャブライダー(1234)5月23日(火)

【思い出話】remember, story, time, remain

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remember
[rɪˈmɛmbər]
思い出す・覚えている 
>気おくから必要なときに取り出す

I can't remember my third grade's teater's name.


story
[ˈstɔri]
エピソード/物語・話

Sam and I could go on for hours telling stories from high school.

 

story => 始まりと終わりがあるちゃんとした話

<> episode 1話/一回分

time
[taɪm]
時 / が起きたとき => the time ~したとき・するとき

Let me tell you the story of the time I saw a UFO. 

remain
[rɪˈmeɪn]

残る・のままである

Most of the campus has been rebuilt, but the old cafeteria still remais.

 

remain + adj etc. ...の状態のまま

ーーーー

Um I'm having trouble remembering something.
It's a long story. What's your name again? ... Oi... That's a nice name.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1233)5月22日(月)

【天気に関する言葉】weather, advisory, Celsius, extreme

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weather
[ˈwɛðər]
天気 気象
=> the weather お天気 / nice weather / bad weather

What’s the weather going to be like tomorrow?

advisory
[ædˈvaɪzəri]
注意報 勧告 / 
助言的な << advise 
I wouldn’t drive right now if were you. There’s a fog advisory.

 

fog advisory

dry air advisory 乾燥注意報 
heat advisory 高温注意報 
tsunami advisory


Celsius
[ˈsɛlsiəs]

摂氏 摂氏 

How do you convert Celsius into Fahrenheit? 

25 degrees Celsius
 

Celsius <> Fahrenheit [ˈfɛrənˌhaɪt]

extreme
[ɛkˈstrim]
異状な 極端な
 < 一番外側の
Experts say that climate change is causing more cases of extreme weather.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1035)5月19日(金)

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【誘いを断る】temperature, headache, plans, excuse


temperature
[ˈtɛmprəʧər]
体温 温度 熱

I have a temperature of 38 degrees. So I can’t come to the movie.

headache
[ˈhɛˌdeɪk]
頭痛
> have a headache

I’ve had a headache all day. I should probably stay home.

 

head/stomach/tooth + ache 

plans
[plænz]
予定 用事 => 複数形plans => 曖昧=>はっきり理由を言えないとき

I wish I could go. But I have plans. 


excuse
[ɪkˈskjus]
言い訳 口実

Stop making excuses. Just do your homeone on time.

 

make an excuse
think of an excuse


Excuse me. 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1232)5月18日(木)

【スマホ】pinch, text, locked, low


pinch
[pɪnʧ]
つまむ つねる
> pinch 困難な状況
Pinch in to zoom out


pinch in つまむように2本の指を近づける動き

pinch in <> pinch out
zoom in <> zoom out

text
[tɛkst]
携帯で文字のメッセージを送る
> Text messages  テキストメッセージ

I’ll text you the address of the restaurant where we are.

locked
[lɑkt]
鍵がかかった ロックされた

My phone was locked so I had to enter my password. 


be locked out of  (ロックされて)アクセスできない
I’ve been locked out of my phone for days.


low
[l]
なくなりそうな/不十分な/低い

I can’t download any videos because my phone is low on free space.

 

on free space 空き容量

 

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Hello! Sorry my battery is running low. Make it quick.
Huh? But I texted you that I can’t make it today. Good luck!

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ボキャブライダー(1231)5月17日(水)

【順番】arrange, sequence, alphabetical, chronological

 

arrange
[əˈrnʤ]
並べる 整える 準備する
 / arrangement 
Mr. Iida had the students arrange their desks in a circle.


arrange > 物事を綺麗に並べると>> 段取りをつける 手配をする

arrange accommodations 
arrange a meeting 


sequence
[ˈsikwəns]
ひと続きのもの 一連 

You have to follow the instructions and do the steps in the correct sequence.

order 順番・順序そのもの
sequence 順番に並んだもの


a sequence of events 一連の出来事


alphabetical
[ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl]

アルファベット順の

Could you arrange these name tags in alphabetical order?

 

alphabetical list 
in an alphabetical order = alphabetically

 


chronological
[ˌkrɑnəˈlɑʤɪkəl]

時系列の・年代順の 

Arrange the following events in chronological order.

 

chronic 慢性的な
chronicle  年代記 
synchronize 同期させる

 

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ボキャブライダー(1230)5月16日(火)

【太陽】sunlight, solar, sunburn, revolve

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sunlight
[ˈsʌnˌlaɪt]

太陽の光 日光 

You need to store these skin care products out of direct sunlight.


sunshine 太陽に照らされている状態/いいお天気 

solar
[ˈslər]

太陽の

Have you ever thought about installing solar panels on your roof?
 

solar system 太陽系 
solar eclipse 日食


sunburn
[ˈsʌnˌbɜrn]
炎症を伴う日焼け

I got an awful sunburn at the beach yesterday.
 

suntan 健康的な日焼け(炎症を伴わない) <tan 小麦色

I want to go to the beach and get a suntan.


revolve
[riˈvɑlv]

何かの周りを回る 回転する

How does it take for Jupiter to revolve around the sun?

 

The story revolves around... 何かを中心に展開する

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ボキャブライダー(1229)5月15日(月)

【掃除】spring cleaning, dirty, dust, throw out

 

spring cleaning
[sprɪŋ] [ˈklinɪŋ]

Spring cleaning 春の大掃除
As I was doing my spring cleaning, I found an old photo album.
  
dirty
[ˈdɜrti]

汚い 汚れた < dirt  土 汚れ > + y=>その性質を持ったという意味になる
Why do you keep leaving your dirty socks on the floor?

dirty room

dirty words

dust
[dʌst]

埃 塵  /埃を払う

The bookshelves were covered with a thick layer of dust.

Could you dust the furniture? 

throw out
[θroʊ][aʊt]

処分する・廃棄する
It’s so hard for some people to throw things out.

 

throw away 捨てる

ーーーーー

Doesn’t it feel great to do some spring cleaning and throw out the things you don’t need.
ー You know, it wouldn’t be such hard work if you’d stop keeping so much useless stuff around. Stop! Stop! Don’t throw me out!

 

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ボキャブライダー(1031)5月12日(金)

【備品】equipment, supply, inventory, run out


equipment
[ɪˈkwɪpmənt]

備品 設備  PCやcopierなど特定の目的で使うもの 設置するもの

=> 備品や設備全体を表す=複数形にはならない

Where do you order your office equipment from?

 
supply =>supplies
[səˈplaɪ]

消耗する備品 文房具やコピー用紙 > 消耗品のイメージ 

=> 消耗品は種類もいろいろ/ 数も多い=基本的には複数形

I keep supplies like paper and pens in my bottom drawer.

inventory
[ˌɪnvənˈtɔri]

在庫全体 目録 

材料なども含めた在庫全体を指す=単数形が主

I need to check the inventory for a video camera.

 

take inventory 在庫を調べる 棚卸しをする

=> stock 完成品や商品の在庫


run out
[rʌn] [aʊt]
備品などを使い果たす 切れる

I just run out of staples. Can I borrow some?

 

*run ある目的地に向かって素早く動くimage

 

The toilet paper ran out. トイレットペーパーが無くなった
I ran out of toilet paper. トイレットペーパーを使い切った

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ボキャブライダー(1228)5月11日(木)

【離島】island, remote, isolation, sail

 

island
[ˈaɪlənd]

How many islands are there in Japan. 

 

島のようなものを指すこともある
Kitchen island 中央に置かれた調理台
Road >>  island  安全地帯


remote
[rɪˈmoʊt]

遠く離れた / よそよそしい

Minamitorishima is one of the most remote islands in Tokyo.
My boyfriend seems so remote lately.  よそよそしい 

isolation
[ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən]

孤立 隔絶 <<島 / isolate 孤立させる  
in isolation 孤立して

I love the isolation of living on a remote island.


sail
[seɪl]

航行する/航海する>  noun 帆 帆船
We sailed aimlessly for weeks until we finally reached a remote island.


Sail through 楽々とこなす 楽々と進む

 

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Captain! It’s an island. Finally, we can stop sailing!
Wait a second. The island’s moving. 

Oops! My bad!

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ボキャブライダー(1227)
5月10日(水)

【トリックアート】illusion, emerge, hidden, perceive

 


illusion
[ɪˈluʒən]

錯覚・幻想 / 目で見る錯覚・思い込み・幻
This image creates an optical illusion.

 

Reality is merely illusion.

* mere => merely



emerge
ˈmɜrʤ]
現れる・浮かび上がる > emergency 緊急事態
(突然浮上)

Put your eyes out of focus and you should be able to see a 3D image emerge.

* an emerge


hidden
[ˈhɪdən]
隠された。隠れた
> hide >> hidden

Can you spot the hidden cat in this picture ?

hidden message

hiddern talent

hidden danger


perceive
[pərˈsiv]
気づく・認識する・捉える

Some people perceive the dress as being while and gold but to others it's black and blue.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1226)5月9日(火)


personality
[ˌpɜrsəˈnælɪti]

For me personality is so much more important than looks.


He has a nice personality.


person[ˈpɜrsən]
personality[ˌpɜrsəˈnælɪti]
 
magnetic
[mæɡˈnɛtɪk]
魅力的な、人を引きつける
> magnet

There are something magnetic about Nick.

 

attractive 見た目 
>> magnetic 引きつける力が強く、中身


looker
[ˈlʊkər]
見た目がとても魅力的な人
> look + er のかちがあるもの

Grampa says granma was a looker in highschool.

 

Max is a looker.

fall for
[fɔl] [fɔr]

好きになる
My mon fell for my dad the moment she heard he sing.
 

fall 落ちる=>コントロールできず落下するイメージ

 

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ボキャブライダー(1225)5月8日(月)

【写真】photo, pose, blurry, frame

 

 

photo
[ˈfoʊˌtoʊ]
写真
 >photograph 

Can I see the photos from your trip to Egypt?

pose
[poʊz]
写真のためにポーズをとる

Okay, everybody. Let’s pause for a group photo.

 

pause for + a photo/picture/ painting 

blurry
[ˈblɜri]
ぼやけて/ぶれて
> blurかすんで見えるもの

The photo turned out blurry. Let’s take another shot just to be safe.



frame
[freɪm]
 構成する 構図を決める

Hold on while I frame this shot. I want to get Tokyo Tower in the background.

 

I framed a photo of Hiyori yesterday. 額縁に入れる

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Hey, Hiyori. Could you take a photo of me with the lights in the background?
To the right? Gotcha. Frame it perfectly, okay? Hey! You moved me out of the shot!

 

夜景

the lights > the city lights/ the town lights

 

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ボキャブライダー(1029)4月28日(金)

【頻度】weekly, annual, every other, often


weekly
[ˈwikli]
毎週, 毎週の
> week 週 
New issues of Vocab Plus come out weekly.

 

monthly

daily

annual
[ˈænjuəl]

毎年の, 年1回の(formal) > yearly

I make annual trips to visit my family in Aomori.


every other...
[ˈɛvəri] [ˈʌðər]
1つおきの

I vacuum the living room every other day.

 

every ... ~ごとに

every other ... 一つおきの


often
[ˈɔfən]

よく ,頻繁に

How often do you go back to the United States?

 

ーーーーー

 

I don’t think you should work out every day, Hiyori. It’s better to do it every other day. I’d recommend a weekly run. Every Sunday, for example. 

No! You have to study English every day.

 

ーーーーー

ボキャブライダー(1224)4月27日(木)

【買い物】get, affordable, consumer, store


get
[ɡɛt]
買う 
> buy お金を使って買うイメージ
Could you get some milk on the way home?

affordable
[əˈfɔrdəbəl]
手頃な・求めやすい
<> chap=> 安っぽいというイメージもある

Unlimited streaming for one thousand yen a month? I'd say that's affordable.

consumer
[kənˈsumər]
消費者

Some companies have large depertments for trucking  cousumer habits.

 

consumer spending

consumer trend

store
[stɔr]

店  < 英shop/ coffee shop / butcher shop 

・store 貯蔵 蓄える

I prefer going to an actual store to get in things 

ーーーーー

Hi!Can I help you?

Oh, what an excellent choice! This neckless uses some of the rarest diamonds in the world. But it's very very affordable at the moment. If you are going to get one, the time is now.

Uh.. add one more 0... one million yen ...

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sit by
[sɪt] [baɪ]
傍観する・黙って見ている

We can't just sit by while climate change destroy the planet. 

黙って~する
sit by while

sit by and ... verb


run by
[rʌn] [baɪ]

意見を聞くために説明する
I'd like to run an unusual idea by you.

 

run .... by someone

 

run by / run (something) by (one)

To explain or describe something to one; to inform one about something.


> The yen(通貨としての円にはThe)

The yen dropped to more than 140 to the dollar.

 

drop to... to the dollar


depreciate
[dɪˈpriʃiˌeɪt]
価値などが下がる <> appreciate



Let's ....., shall we


readily
[ˈrɛdəli]
快く/たやすく
adv. << ready adj. 用意ができて/準備が整って

The client readily accepted our first offer.

rapport
[ræˈpɔr]
信頼し合う関係・心が通うこと

Dr. Riviera has an excellent rapport with the patients.