ボキャブライダー(1302) 9月26日(火) | amnn1のブログ

amnn1のブログ

やり直し英語^^
簡単なことすっかり忘れていたりするのでメモしてます。

ボキャブライダー(1302)9月26日(火)
You made me jump. 驚いた

paw[pɔ]手・足(動物の)

claw[klɔ]爪でひっかく・つめ

 

【ネコあるある】jump, groom, claw, paw

 

jump
[ʤʌmp]

飛ぶ・ジャンプ・ドキッとする
Our cat likes to jump onto the back of my chair when I 'm in a remote meeting.


jump + at をめがけて飛びつく

jump + for をとろうとして飛びつく

 

The sound made me jump.


groom
[ɡrum]
身繕い・毛繕いする

Careful. Don't interupt Maron when she's grooming.


claw
[klɔ]
爪でひっかく・つめ <> nail

Bella, I told you to stop clawing the sofa. 

 

claw game / claw machine

 
paw
[pɔ]

手・足(動物の)

Why do cats like to push their paws into soft thisgs?]

 

You made me jump. I'm trying to concentrate here.
I've been trying to get a stuffed cat out of this claw machine for hours.

 

 

---ボキャブライダー(1301) 9月25日(月)

has imposed sanctions on

I don't want to impose. + but...

Do you think you could squeeze a meeting with me into you schedule?

 

force
[fɔrs]
力・暴力・強制的に~させる

The police entered the man's hous by force and arrested him.

force A to B 強制的にAに~させる

forcibly => by force
[ˈfɔrsəbli]
無理矢理に・力尽くで < forcible 

Refusing to leave, the protesters were forcibly removed.

impose
[ɪmˈpoʊz]
負わせる・押しつける

The United States has imposed sanctions on many countries. 

 

impose + tax / penalty

 

I don't want to impose. + but...


squeeze
[skwiz]

押し込む・割り込ませる

Do you think you could squeeze a meeting with me into you schedule?

I squeezed myself into a seat on the subway.

 

 

---ボキャブライダー(1093)9月22日(金)

exaggerate[ɪɡˈzæʤəˌreɪt]

aggerate 積み重ねる

mislead =>misled

I'm a little suspicious of the guy in sunglasses.

tell a white lie

 

【信用できない】suspicious, exaggerate, mislead, white lie

 

suspicious
[səˈspɪʃəs]
疑わしい・怪しい
<= suspition < suspect 

I'm a little suspicious of the guy in sunglasses.
be suspious of ...

 

suspicious person

suspicious object


exaggerate
[ɪɡˈzæʤəˌreɪt]
誇張する・大げさに言う < ex 強調 + aggerate

Don't exaggerate. Tell me what really happened.

mislead =>misled
[mɪsˈlid]
判断を誤らせる・誤解させる

I'm sorry I misled you. I'm not really a millionaire.


white lie
[waɪt][laɪ]

罪のない嘘・儀礼的なお世辞

I didn't think a littel while lie would turn into such a big problem. 

 

tell a white lie


Hollywood? Really? No, no no no no.. you can't be serious. That sound suspicious. You are exaggerating. I'll do it!

 

 

---ボキャブライダー(1300)9月21日(木)

You clean up nicely. 今日はイケてるね。

 

【upが付く句動詞】catch up, clean up, line up, show up

up 近づいて・しっかり


catch up
[kæʧ]
追いつく・最新情報を取り入れる

Here are the handouts for the classes you missed. They'll help you catch up.

 

catch up + on について最新情報を取り入れる

catch up on  gossip

 

catch up + to に追いつく

clean up
[kliːn]
 きれいに片付ける・一掃する

Peter, get in here and clean up this mess right now.


You clean up nicely. 今日はイケてるね。

line up
[laɪn]
 一列に並ぶ・並べる

There are so many people linining up to take pictures with thhe mascot.

lineup 打線・顔ぶれ・品揃え(商品の)

show up
[ʃəʊ]
 約束や・集まりに現れる

Marsha showed up to class late again today.


 

---ボキャブライダー(1299)9月20日(水)

peek [piːk]ちらっとのぞく・ちらっと見ること

sneek peak プレビュー

nibble[ˈnɪbᵊl] 少しずつかじる・人かじり

 

【ちょっとだけ】slightly, peek, just, nibble


slightly
[ˈslaɪtli]
少し・わずかに

Mary, could you turn your head slightly to the left?
 
peek
[piːk]
ちらっとのぞく・ちらっと見ること

I'm going to hide now. Close your eys and don't peek, okay?

take a peek

sneek peak プレビュー

just
[ʤʌst]
たった~だけ

You have just 90 minutes to finish the exam.

nibble
[ˈnɪbᵊl]

少しずつかじる・人かじり

Mice are so cute when they are nibbling on cheese.

 

OK. I'm going to go into the next room now. No peeking. But not even for just a second. 

 

 

---ボキャブライダー(1298)9月19日(火)

lid[lɪd]

glory[ˈɡri]
dessert[dɪˈzɜrt] <> desert ˈdɛzɜrt]
 

【食欲】appetite, crave, room, control


appetite
[ˈæpəˌtaɪt]
食欲・欲求

My son has a big appetite. He eats threee bowls of rice at dinner.


Appetite for... + knowledge/power/ glory


crave
[kreɪv]
切望する・しきりにほしがる

When it's late and I'm hungry, I always crave ramen.

She craves love.

 

crave + attention/approval 

room
[rum]
余裕・空間

Do you have room for dessert?

There is alway room for dessert.

 

a room/ the room 部屋
room 余裕・空間 => uncountable

control
[kənˈtroʊl]

押さえる・制御する

I can't control my appetite, so dieting is impossible for me.

 

Enough... enough! I have a big appetite when I started but after 10 bawls, I don't  have room for any more soba. My lid... where is my lid?

 

 

---ボキャブライダー(1086)9月15日(金)

【流行病】pandemic, flu, infectious, vaccine


pandemic
[pænˈdɛmɪk]
世界的規模の流行病

We've learned a lot about humanity through pandemics.

 

covid-19 pandemic
 
flu
[flu]

インフルエンザ

I've been sick with the flu for a couple of days.

 

stomach flu

infectious
[ɪnˈfɛkʃəs]
伝染性の・移りやすい < infect verb 病気をうつす, 感染させる, うつす

Highly infectious diseses can easily become pandemics.

 

vaccine

[ˌvækˈsin]

ワクチン < vac 牛

Vacccines are helpful in fighting pandemics.

 

ーーーボキャブライダー(1296)9月14日(木)

【得と損】benefit, gain, loss, unprofitable

 

benefit
[ˈbɛnəfɪt]
の利益になる・ためになる・利益を得る

I really think our invention will benifit society. 

 

benefit from ...


gain
[ɡeɪn]

いいもの・望ましいものを得る

You have so much to gain by going abroad.

 
loss
[lɔs]
損・喪失・敗北・死去 <= lose

Vocab incorporated reported significant losses last year.

 

I miss my pet.

unprofitable
[ənˈprɑfɪtəbəl]
利益*

We need to do something about these unprofitable businesses.

 

Hey, Hiyori. Getting mad doesn't benefit you at all. 
No pain, no gain. It's not easy. What I do is relax and pull the piece slowly and gently..
This is so frustrating.

 

---ボキャブライダー(1295)9月13日(水)

semicircular 半円の <> circle

semi-weekly <> = biweekly 隔週の

 

【semi-が付く単語】semicircle, semiweekly, semiconductor, semi-retired


semi circle
[ˈsɛmi][ˈsɜrkəl]
半円・半円形 < half circle

Okay, class. Sit in a semicircle, please.

 

semicircular 半円の

semi weekly
[ˈsɛmi] [ˈwikli]
週二回の・週二回
<= weekly

Does the badminton club meet weekly or semi-weekly?


* >> biweekly 隔週の・週二回


semiconductor
[ˌsɛmikənˈdʌktər]
半導体
=> chip

A shortage of semiconductors is creating problems in many industries.

semi-retired
[ˈsɛmi] [rɪˈtaɪrd]

半ば退職した・セミリタイアの be semi-retired

I don't work everyday anymore. I'm semi-retired now.

<> fully-retired

 

---ボキャブライダー(1294)9月12日(火)

emphasize[ˈɛmˌsaɪz]強調する・重視する

empathize[ˈɛmˌθaɪz]共感する・他人の気持ちを理解する

 

abundant[əˈbʌndənt]豊富な => be abundant in ... adj

abandon[əˈbændən]を諦める・ 見捨てる verb


weird [wɪrd]
villain [ˈvɪlən]
resources[ˈrisɔrsɪz]

 

【区別がつきにくい単語2】emphasize, empathize, abundant, abandon
emphasize
[ˈɛmˌsaɪz]
強調する・重視する
< en まわり + pha 光

The prime minister emphasized that she would not raise taxes.

emphasize + importance / need / value

empathize
[ˈɛmˌθaɪz]

共感する・他人の気持ちを理解する < empathy
Is it weird that I empathized with villain from the beauty and the beast?

 

empathize with  + someone/something

abundant
[əˈbʌndənt]
豊富な => be abundant in ... 

This lake is abundant in fish.

 

be abundant in
+ resources /supplies / evidence


abandon
[əˈbændən]
を諦める・ 見捨てる

Don't ever abandon hope.

 

---ボキャブライダー(1293)9月11日(月)

 

【相撲】heavyweight, wrestle, champion, undefeated
heavyweight
[ˈhɛviˌweɪt]
重量級の・重量級の人 影響力のある人・大物

I'm amazed at how quickly heavywight smo wrestlers can move. 

wrestle
[ˈrɛsəl]
レスリングなどで戦う・格闘する・取っ組み合う

John is big and strong. So I think he could wrestle anyone and win.

champion
[ˈʧæmpiən]

優勝者・擁護者/擁護する・優勝した人

The champion of the last tournament was Hiyori no umi.

undefeated
[ˌʌndɪˈfitɪd]
 負け無しの・全勝の

Asasyo Max is undefeated. But I know you can beat him.

 

Totally. He's so quick for a heavywight and he finished the last tournament undefeated. What? Hiyorinoumi is your dad? 

 

---ボキャブライダー(1100)9月8日(金)
immediately [ɪˈmidiətli]

preparedness [priˈpɛds] <> prepared[priˈpɛrd]

 

【防災】evacuate, shelter, nonperishable, preparedness

evacuate
[ɪˈvækjəˌeɪt]
避難する・避難させる

The announcement said that everyone should evacuate the area immediately.

shelter
[ˈʃɛltər]
避難・避難所

We took shelter overnight in a local school.

 

take shelter 避難する

give shelter かくまう・宿を提供する

 

food, clothing and shelter => 衣食住

non-perishable
[nɑn] [ˈpɛrɪʃəbəl]
腐りにくい・保存の利く

Stock up on non-perishable food items like canned tuna.

non-perishable food


preparedness
[priˈpɛds]
<> prepared[priˈpɛrd]
準備 prepared 

Good disaster prepardness saves lives.

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1292)9月7日(木)

【ob-で始まる単語】obvious, obstruct, observation, obscene

何かの前に?

obvious
ɑbviəs]
明らかな・見え透いた

It's obvious that you need some time off work.



obstruct
[əbˈstrʌkt]
妨害する・塞ぐ

Nothing will obstruct my path to success.

 

justice / view / law 

observation
ɑbzərˈveɪʃən]
観察・見解 
<観察する observe
That's an interesting observation. I've never though ot that.


make an observation

make observations


obscene
[ɑbˈsin]

淫らな・下品な・節度を欠いた => 行き過ぎた

Is this movie really okay for kids? I've heard there's a lot of obscene language in it.

 

---ボキャブライダー(1291)9月6日(水)

plug[plʌɡ]プラグ・コンセント・盛んに宣伝する

cub 子, 幼獣,
diabetes [ˌdaɪəˈbitiz]

"video feed" ビデオカメラやウェブカメラなどからのビデオ映像
 

【パソコン周辺機器の意外な意味】monitor, speaker, screen, plug
monitor
[ˈmɑnətər]
観察・監視する/モニター
< 気にかける

People with diabetes have to monitor their blood closely.

speaker
[ˈspikər]
演説者・話し手 ・スピーカー

Before begining her presentation, the speaker thanked the event organizers.

screen
[skrin]
選考する・選抜する・スクリーン・画面
< 障壁・守る障壁が敵を遠ざけ味方を通す

How does the university screen applicants?

plug
[plʌɡ]
プラグ・コンセント・盛んに宣伝する

At the end of the show, Power-ko plugged her new album.

 

Yes. He's still a cub so we put him in an enclosure for monitoring. If we put the video feed online and plug it in the media, he's going to be a star. I know it!

 

ボキャブライダー(1290)9月5日(火)

It's still hasn't set in that we're grandparents.

set in 

確立されたり深く根付いたりする
-To become established in one's mind; for something to be understood or accepted.

"Once the routine is set in, it's hard to break out of it."

 

【お年寄り】elderly, retired, grandparent, great
elderly
[ˈɛldərli]
年配の・高齢の
< old

Japan's elderly population continues to grow.

retired
[rɪˈtaɪrd]
引退した・退職した

How long have you been retired?


grandparent
[ˈɡrændˌpɛrənt]
祖父 祖母

It's still hasn't set in that we're grandparents.
set-set-set


great
[ɡreɪt]
ひ、ひい

I wish I could have met my great-grand mother before she died.

 

great-great-grandmother

 

Well, there's no such thing as a retired AI robot. I heard that you are great-grandmother now? That's the vocab rider signal, Hiyori. Off we go!

 

---ボキャブライダー(1289)9月4日(月)
【大きな会議】take part, withdraw, plenary, unanimously

 

take part
[teɪk][pɑrt]
参加する・出場する:
積極的< join  perticipate; formal

The representative from 15 countries will take part in the conference.

withdraw
[wɪðˈdrɔ]
withdraw from 退く・withdraw ... 取りやめる

After long discussions we deciced to withdrow form the conference.

plenary
[ˈp
nəri]
全員出席の

Did everyone taking part of actually come to the plenary session?

Plenary session
Plenary meeting

Plenary powers 全権

unanimously
[juˈnænəməsli]
 満場一致の
< un + anim 意思

The judges voted unanimously to award frist prize to Sakurada Hiyori.

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1088)9月1日(金)

【備える】prepare, stock up, spare, in case

 

prepare
[priˈpɛr]
準備する・備える

There's a big storm coming. We should prepare for the worst.

 

prepare for... 備える・準備する

prepare ... を作る・用意する < prepare a meal

stock up
[stɑk] [ʌp]

蓄える・ため込む  stock=仕入れる

This is a good idea to stock up on bottled water.

 

stock up on ... をため込む・を買いだめする 
 

< prepare よりも具体的にものをためておく

spare
[spɛr]
予備の・予備

Do we have any spare batteries?

 

spare key

spare time

spare change

 

spare ~時間などを割く

Can you spare a few minutes?

 
in case
[ɪn][keɪs]
の場合は・に備えて

Stock up on canned foods in case of an emergency.

 

in case + sentence

in case of + noun

Just in case,
 

 

ボキャブライダー(1288)8月31日(木)

 

小麦粉: Flour[flər[flr]
花: Flower [ˈflaʊər]

 

icing on the cake さらなる喜び

「milk a situation for all it's worth」ある状況から最大の利益を得ようとすること

milk ~から搾取する

 


milk
[mɪlk]
乳を搾る・牛乳 ・お金や情報などのために搾り取る

Milking a cow is harder than it seems.

milk
~から搾取する:特に経済的または利益を得るために、何かから最大限の価値を引き出すこと。他人や資源から利益を得ようとする行為

milk a situation for all it's worth
ある状況から最大の利益を得ようとすること


take
[teɪk]
個人的な見解・味方

Let me give you my hot take on the future of kabuki.

 

"Hot take" 思い切った・挑発的な意見

特に新しい情報や視点を持つ意見や評価、主観的な意見を指すスラング表現


opinionated
[əˈpɪnjəˌneɪtɪd]

強情な・自己主張の強い < opinion
Mike is too opinionated to listen to anyone else's take.

 

***************************************************************
【rupt】 壊れる・破れる


disruption [dɪsˈrʌpʃən]無秩序を起こす行為・混乱 ・崩壊 

I heard you caused a disruption in class today, Kevin.

a disruption in...


abrupt [əˈbrʌpt]突然の・無愛想な

 

go bankrupt => bankrupt

 

change [ʧeɪnʤ]

intelligence [ɪnˈtɛləʤəns] 機密情報・情報機関 < 知能 

Spies work to obtain intelligence on other governments.

secure [sɪˈkjʊr]
守られている・安全な
/ verb 確保する・守る< security


hydrate [ˈhaɪˌdreɪt]水分を供給する・水分を与える => H 水素 Hydrogen
metropolis [məˈtpələs]主要都市・大都会
 

urban <> rural [ˈrʊrəl]
 

urban + area, environment, population

bustling [ˈbʌlɪŋ] 騒がしい・活気あふれる < sustle せわしなく動く

T
congestion
[kəʤɛsʧən]
過密・密集

If there is one thing I don't like about living in a metropolise, it's the traffic congestion. => traffice congestion = congestion

 

chest congestion

nasal congestion 


nasal[ˈnzəl]

fond of [fɑnd][ʌv] ~が好きで・を好んで < I like ...

*be fond of > be fond of cooking 習慣的に好きでやっているnuance

celery [ˈsɛləri]
 

I'm so glad I discovered the fun of catching insects. Last night I caught a beetle. Sure. It turns out the beetles are fond of apples and bannanas. Look.

 

satellite shop

satellite office

 

take a right



climax [ˈklaɪˌmæks] 山場・クライマックスに達する

The movie slowly built toward its dramatic climax.

build toward a peak
ピークに達する、頂点に達する


heaping [ˈhipɪŋ]山盛りの < heap = pile

 

horoscope [ˈhɔrəˌskoʊp]星占い・ホロスコープ
palm [pɑm]手のひら/手相 read one's palm

palm reading

read someone's palm
 

=> have someone in the palm of one's hand

in store 
[ɪn] [stɔr] 

待ち構えて・待ち受けて/ 用意して・蓄えて> 将来待ち受けて


needed[ˈnidəd]必要とされる

necessary 必要な, なくてはならない,

 

 

sarcastic[sɑrˈkæstɪk]嫌みな・皮肉な < sarcasm 


wisecrack[ˈwaɪzˌkræk]辛辣で・人が笑うような一言

celebrity
[səˈlɛbrɪti]

scissors


pick up on
[pɪk][ʌp][ɑn]
気づく・はっきり示されていないことを理解する

Did you pick up on all the ironic things that happened in the story?

 

pick up on.. +

sarcasm

irony

joke

 

 

syrup
rəp] [ˈsɜrəp]

 

rallied around ~のために協力する 心を一つにする
The whole class rallied around him. 


puberty
[ˈpjubərti]
思春期
 

顔の毛 > beard / moustache /sideburnsほおひげ, もみあげ


No way! An alien? A visitor from cosmos. Awesome!


minority[maɪˈnɔrəti]少数派 少数の人やもの

ethnic minority 少数民族 
political minority 少数政党
majority 多数派

I’m in the minority.

utterly[ˈʌtərli]まったく・完全に <= completely 

 

When I looked up the sky last night, I saw a huge flying saucer.

It was emitting numerous beams of light. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. 

*saucer


chilling[ˈʧɪlɪŋ]身の凍るような・ぞっとするような < chill 冷やす


goose bump[ɡus] [bʌmps] 鳥肌
have goose bumps 鳥肌が立っている

get goose bumps 鳥肌が立つ


It's a privilege to meet you.


qualify[ˈkwɑləˌfaɪ]資格を得る・資格を与える 

I can't believe it. My cousin qualified for the vocab contest.


member[ˈmɛmbər]会員・一員 > 体の一部=>全体の一部・一員

Vocab rider club members qualifies for special privileges.
の一員・構成員=member
a member of ... / ... member


impromptu[ɪmˈpmptu] 事前準備無しの・即興の

Vocab incorporated held an impromptu press conference this afternoon.

 

have something up one's sleeve 何かたくらんでいる

roll up[roʊl][ʌp]

roll up one's sleeves 本気で取り組む
We have to roll up our sleeves and get started on these reforms.


button down[ˈbʌtən][daʊn] ボタンダウンの・保守的な
I always wear a button down shirt when I teach.
-Conservative, unimaginatively conventional, or old-fashioned, as of a person's clothing, attitude, behavior, or beliefs.

 

crisp[krɪsp]しわのない・ぱりぱりの

crisp air

crisp apple


explosion[ɪkˈsplʒən]爆発的な急増 < explode


you-know-what [ju] [noʊ] [wɑt]例のあれ

Honey, I hid the kids, you-know-what in the closet.

 

you-know-who

you-know-where

 

* hide hid hid (hidden)

 

ject 投げる----- projection[prəˈʤɛkʃən] 予測・投影


boomer[ˈbumər] ベビーブーム世代の人 1946-1964 / 団塊の世代 = baby boom

Boomers = Member of the Boomer generation

millennial[mɪˈlɛniəl] ミレニアル世代の人 1980-1990 /1000年の


chemical[ˈkɛməkəl] 化学物質・科学の << chem => Alchemy 錬金術
react [riˈækt] 反応する<作用する What happens when marcury reacts with aluminum?


oxidation [ˌɑksəˈdeɪʃən] 酸化 > oxidize 酸化する

抗酸化物質 antioxidant


rusty[ˈrʌsti]さびた・へたになった

 

***************************************************************
burp[bɜrp]ゲップをさせる・ゲップをする・ゲップ
How often should I burp my baby?
burp a baby ゲップをさせる


lullaby [ˈlʌləˌbaɪ] 子守歌  < lull = あやす・寝かしつける

 

beetle


fee[fi] 料金 専門的なサービスに対して支払う料金 

500yen per English lesson? Your fee is way too low, Michelle!

 

一般的なサービス= > charge

label

 To identify or designate with a descriptive term; describe or classify

 

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::


see through
[si]
見抜く・透かして見る
> See-through adj 透けて見える
 

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

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


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 


backfire
[ˈbækˌfaɪr]
裏目に出る


gas=> gasoline

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


night owl
[naɪt] [l] 

夜更かしの人 夜型の人

 

What a coincidence! 

 

wear wore worn

 

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