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ボキャブライダー(1145)2月23日(金)

【動詞で使える体の部位】shoulder, stomach, eye, mouth

 

shoulder
[ˈʃoʊldər]
背負う・担う

Moms shouldn't have to shoulder all the responsibility for raing kids.

 

shoulder +
responsibility / burden / blame / load


stomach
[ˈsmək]
胃・不快なものに耐える・我慢する

For some teachers bad grammer is impossible to stomach.

 

impossible / can't + stomach 耐えられない・我慢できない

 

 
eye
[aɪ]
見る(じろじろ)・注視する
・目論む・視野に入れている

My ex-girlfriend kept eyeing me from across the room.

I’ve been eyieng a career change.


mouth

[maʊð] verb
[maʊθ] noun

口の動きで伝える・声に出さずに言う

My teacher caught me mouthing answers to my frined during the test.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1380)2月22日(木)

snug 居心地のよい, 気持ちのよい

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【冬のおしゃれ】layer, knit, wool, snug

 

layer
[ˈleɪər]
重ね着の層・重ね着する・階層

If you want to look good this winter, you have to know how to layer well

 

layer a sweater over/under  a t-shirt


knit
[nɪt]
ニット・編み物・編む・結合させる

I found this cashmere knit at a second hand shop.

 

Tightly knit community

 


wool
[wʊl]
羊毛・ウール
(不可算名詞?)

Is this sweater made of wool or cotton?

 


snug
[snʌɡ]

体にぴったりの・暖かくて心地よい
These wool socks have a nice snug fit.

 

as snug as a bug in a rug

安全で居心地が良い、ぬくぬくと居心地がいい

 

snug 居心地のよい, 気持ちのよい
-Comfortably sheltered and warm; cozy

 

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ボキャブライダー(1379)2月21日(水)

【明るい】bright, cheerful, come to light, glaringly


bright
[braɪt]
明るい・輝かしい・頭がよい

My dad likes to wear bright colorful ties to work.


cheerful
[ˈʧɪrfəl]
陽気な・明るい

Rooms with bright colors put me in a cheerful mood.


come to light
[kʌm][tu][laɪt]
明るみに出る

If this secret comes to light, I'll be so embarrassed.

 


glaringly
[ˈɡlɛrɪŋli]

ギラギラ光って・紛れもなく

That mystery was easy to figure out. The clues were glaringly obvious.


glare ぎらぎらする光, 目立つこと

 

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How wonderful to see you. Here are your manju. 

Well... manju as a souvenir? It isn't bribe, is it? You are awfully cheerful. It's fishy.

Oh, how could you say that! I'm always cherrful and glaringly obvious that they're just plain manju.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1378)2月20日(火)

itty-bitty[ˌɪtiˈbɪti]ちっちゃな・ちっぽけな

【発音が楽しい表現】crystal-clear, smooth sailing, chit-chat, itty-bitty


crystal clear
[ˈkstəl] [klɪr]

透明な・非常に明瞭な

The crystal clear water at Vocab beach was stunning.


smooth sailing
[smuð][ˈseɪlɪŋ]

順風満帆
The match wasn't all smooth sailing but Max came out on top.

chit chat
[ʧɪt] [ʧæt]

おしゃべり・おしゃべりする

I had a little chit chat with Chihiro on the way back from the store.

ding dong

king kong

ping pong 

hip hop 

tic tac



itty-bitty
[ˌɪtiˈbɪti]

ちっちゃな・ちっぽけな -Very small.

It took me forever to find the itty-bitty button.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1377)2月19日(月)

【受験】examination, cram, big, pass


examination
[ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən]

I know you'll do great on your examination.

 

=> exam

 

test <> examination 大規模でフォーマル

 

 
cram
[kræm]
詰め込む・詰め込みの勉強をする

I stayed up all night crmming for today's examination.

 

cram school

big
[bɪɡ]
大きな・重大な・大事な

Today's the day, your big examination. Good luck!

big day


pass
[pæs]

合格する

Where's my number. Where's my number... There it is! I passed!

 

pass the examination

pass the test

pass the inspection

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Morning Mom, see you later. Come one mon, my big examination. I'm going to pass it this year and make it into vocab university. 
Wait, are you serious? 

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ボキャブライダー(1140)2月16日(金)

a personnel transfer

 

【人の移動】move, transfer, immigrant, trade


move
[muv]
引っ越す・移転する
 / 感動させる・立場を変える
I moved to Vancouver two years ago.

transfer
[ˈtrænsfər]
乗り換え・乗り換える・順次移動・移動させる

I got transfered to the general affairs department.

 

gemeral affairs 庶務

 


immigrant
[ˈɪməɡrənt]
移民・外国からの移住者

The United states is a nation of immigrants.



trade
[treɪd]

トレードする・トレード・貿易

The vocab rider's traded their star shortstop for three rookie pitchers.

 

You're moving? Waite. Didn't you just move because of a personnel transfer last month?

 

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ボキャブライダー(1376)2月15日(木)

【脅威】threat, pose, imminent, neutralize


threat
[θrɛt]
脅威・脅し

Sometimes I think humans are the biggest threat to the planet.

theat

threaten

 


pose
[poʊz]
問題などをもたらす・引き起こす

What kind of threats do alien fish species pose?

 

alien

species

 

 
imminent
[ˈɪmənənt]
今にも怒ろうとしている・迫り来る

A major  transformation in education imminent.

 

imminent +

attack

threat

danger

 


neutralize
[ˈnutrəˌlaɪz]

無力化する・脅威などをなくす

As a guard, it's my job to neutralize that might pose an imminent threat.

 

neutral + lize

 

neutralize a danger

neutralize an opponent

 


 

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ボキャブライダー(1375)2月14日(水)

【恋心】crush, adore, affection, thing

 


crush
[krʌʃ]
恋心

I had a crush on you since we were in kindergarten,


be crushing on someone :verb crush


kindergarten

adore
[əˈdɔr]
大好きである・敬愛する

My sister adores John. She says he's the man of her dreams.

the man of one's dreams

affection
[əˈfɛkʃən]
愛情・愛着

There are many ways to show affection.

 

PDA => public display of affection 愛情表現


thing
[θɪŋ]

好きなこと・好きな気持ち・恋愛関係

Did you hear that June and Nozomi are a thing?

 

ーーー

Well, well well.. If it ain't Hiyori, how's your Valentine's Day going?

And I'm here to receive that tasty little symbol of your love and affection.

Don't, right? Hey, we're a thing, ain't we? Don't be shy now. Let's see that chocolate!

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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

「問題はないのに余計なことをしないで」

 

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? ボキャブライダー(1373)2月12日(月)

【惑星の名前】Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

 

Mercury
[ˈmɜrkjəri]

水星 => mercury 水銀  
Mercury is the closet planet to the sun.


Venus
[ˈvinəs]
金星

Most people say Venus is the easiest planet to see with the naked eye.


Earth
[ɜrθ]
地球
 / earth 土・地面 
Who said that the Earth was blue? 

Mars
[mɑrz]
 火星 

Do you think humans might start moving to Mars someday?


Martial 戦争の
Martian 火星人

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1374)2月13日(火)

【調べる】look up, inspect, investigate, thoroughly


look up
[lʊk][ʌp]
調べる

If you come across a worl you don't know, look it up in the dictionary.

 

 
inspect
[ɪnˈspɛkt]
詳しく調べる・調査する

Something wrong with the sink, I have to inspect the pipes.



investigate
[ɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪt]
調査・捜査する

The police are investigating the case as a hate crime.



thoroughly
[ˈθɜroʊli]

徹底的に・全く

The mayor promise to investigate the situation thoroughly.

 

thorough 完全な

 

 

Sorry, I'm busy. Can you look it up yourself?

I'm really tied up at the moment.

No. I don't like people inspecting my work... stop don't look...

 

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1139)2月9日(金)

【定期的】routine, steady, recurring, subscription


routine
[ruˈtin]
いつも通りの手順・日課

Listening to vocab rider is a part of my daily routine.

 

 


steady
[ˈstɛdi]
安定した・一定の

The progress is slow but steady.

 

steady grow

steady job


Slow ans steady wins the race.

 


recurring
[rɪˈkɜrɪŋ]
再発する・繰り返し発生する

I have a recurring dream about clowns and pancakes.

 

clown

 

recur 再発する

 

recurring dream

recurring nightmare

 

 

 
subscription
[səbˈskrɪpʃən]

購読・登録・サブスクリプション

If you get a subsctiption to this service, you have to pay a recurring fee.

 

newspaper subscription

subscripion to vocab magazine

 

subscribe

 

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1372)2月8日(木)

【肉】meat, lean, smoke, butcher


meat
[mit]

What's you favorit kind of meate? I'm a pork fan.

lean
[lin]
脂肪分の少ない・体が引き締まった・無駄がなく効率的な

Does eating lean meat help you lose weight?

lean meat 赤身の肉

fatty meat 脂ののった肉


smoke
[smoʊk]
燻製にする

How long does it take to smoke ribs?


smoked salmon

smoked meat



butcher
[ˈbʊʧər]

肉屋さん・食肉加工をする

The butcher at the supermarket sliced the meat for me.

 

 

That's right. And that's why yakiniku is on me tonight. Order all the meat you want. I'll have some lean meat for starters.
No, no no. Just meat, nothing else! That's my personal Yakiniku policy.

 

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1371)2月7日(水)

【andが入っている表現】trial and error, cut and paste, so-and-so, bread and butter

 


trial and error
[ˈtraɪəl][ænd][ˈɛrər]
試行錯誤

Kids learn a lot about technology through trial and error.


cut and paste
[kʌt][ænd][peɪst]
切ってありつける

How do you cup and paste text on a smartphone?



so-and-so
[soʊ][æn
d][soʊ]
誰それ・なんとかさん

When you call someone's office, ask, May I speak with so-and-so please?

such-and-such (もの)これこれ・何々~

 


bread and butter
[brɛd][ænd][ˈbʌtər]

 生活の糧

Translating is my bread and butter, but I also teach on the side.

 

bread-and-butter adj: 平凡な・日常の

  • of or pertaining to the basic needs of life.
  • basic or everyday; staple; routine.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1370)2月6日(火)

【病院にて】general hospital, department, ENT, chart


general hospital
[ˈʤɛnərəl][ˈhɑˌspɪtəl]
総合病院

The only emergency room in this area is that Vocab Rider General Hospital.


department
[dɪˈpɑrtmənt]
~科 診療科

How many department does the General Hospital have?

the dermatology department

the department of dermatology



ENT
[ɛnt]
耳鼻咽喉科
=> Ear / nose / throat

I've had a sore throat for a few days. I think I'll go to the NET.


chart
[ʧɑrt]
カルテ => medical chart

What does the patient's chart say about allergies?

 

It's my hay fever. I suppose I'd better see a doctor. What department should I go to? The ENT?

 

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ボキャブライダー(1369)2月5日(月)

【3語の句動詞】look forward to, come up with, look up to, get along with


look forward to + noun
[lʊk][ˈfɔrwərd][tu]
を楽しみに待つ

I look forward to meeking you.

 

I'm looking forward to...


come up with
[kʌm][ʌp][wɪð]
を思いつく・ 考えつく

How did you come up with such an unusual idea.

idea

approach

plan


look up to
[lʊk][ʌp][tu]
尊敬する

As a kid, I really looked up to my uncle.

 



get along with
[ɡɛt][əˈlɔŋ][wɪð]
いい関係にある・と仲がいい

I get along well with my co-workers.

 

Max gets along with Hiyori.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1137)2月2日(金)

【進化】evolve, over, species, trait
evolve
[ɪˈvɑlv]
進化・進化する

We have to evolve if we want to survive as a company.

 

Humans evolved from apes.

Apes evolved into humans.
 

 
over
vər]
ある期間にわたって

Some animals have barely evolved over millions and millions of years.


species
[ˈspiʃiz]
生物学的な種

This zoo is home to a rare species of bird.

 

endangered species

native species

alien species

 


trait
[treɪt]

特性・特質

Every species has traits that it passes down.

 

personality trait

 

feature 目に見える特徴 <> trait 遺伝的に受け継がれる性格や特徴

 

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1368)2月1日(木)

【基本動詞の言い換え】initiate, possess, complete, comprehend

We initiated new members into vocab rider.

 


initiate
[ɪˈnɪʃiɪt]
開始する・仲間入りさせる

The countries are ready to initiate the peace process.

We initiated new members into vocab rider.

 

start

begin

 

initiate formal > + process/ project



possess
[pəˈzɛs]
所有する・保持する/ 取り付く

To me integrity is the most important quality a person can posess.

 

have 

possess:very formal > + power/ knowledge/ skill

 


complete
[kəmˈplit]
完了する・完成させる (完全に満たす)

Click here to complete your registration.

 

finish 完全に最後まで終わらせる

complete 物事を完全な状態に満たして終わらせる


comprehend
[ˌkɑmpriˈhɛnd]

理解する・把握する

I can't comprehend how big the universe is.

 

understand

prehend つかむ

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1367)1月31日(水)

【体の中を流れる液体】fluid, blood, urine, saliva


fluid
[ˈfluəd]
流体・流動的な/ 水分

Bodily bluids are crucial to human health. 

Make sure to get enough fluids.

 
blood
[blʌd]
血液・血縁

I faint at the site of blood.

 

at the site of を見ると?

 

be related by blood 血縁関係にある

 

 
urine
[ˈjɜrən]

尿 = pee

Besides blood, urine can also reveal a lot about a person's health.

 

urinate

urinal 小便器

 


saliva
[səˈlvə]

唾液 = spit / salivate つばを出す

Our dog left saliva stains on my favorite chair.

 

Why does saliva come out of people's mouth when they're asleep?

And why does this fluid come out of my mouth when I'm asleep?

Oil?

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1366)1月30日(火)

【危険の度合い】hazard, jeopardy, dangerously, deadly


hazard
[ˈhæzərd]
危険・危険な要員

Smoking is a hazard to your health.

 

be a hazard to...


, 
jeopardy
[ˈʤɛpərdi]
危険にさらされていること

Bob did somthing that might put his career in jeopardy.

 

in jeopardy


, 
dangerously
[ˈdeɪnʤərəsli]
危険なこと・危険なまでに
< danger

The army is running dangerously low on supplies.

 

live dangerously
, 
deadly
[ˈdɛdli]

命に関わる・致命的な

Scientists continue to work on a cure for the deadly disease.

 

deadly disease

deadly weapon

 

I'd be careful. There are plenty of hazards in schemes like that.

I've got something much better. It's almost dangerously good.

In a year I can turn that ten thousand yen into 10 million yen.


 

ボキャブライダー(1365)1月29日(月)

【いろいろな「食べる」】munch on, devour, mouthful, eater


munch on
[mʌnʧ] [ɑn]
むしゃむしゃ・もぐもぐ食べる

We should get something to much on over drinks.

 

munch on...



devour
[dɪˈvaʊər]
むさぼり食う・むさぼるように~する

I devoured that burger in about 10 seconds.

You really devoured that manga.



mouthful
[ˈmaʊθˌfʊl]
くちいっぱいぶん・長くて言いにくい言葉

I like to watch goats munch on mouthfuls of grass.
My real name is mouthful, so I just go by AJ.

 

spoonful

mouthful

 

a mouthful of ...



eater
[ˈitər]

食べる人

I'm not a big eater. At lunch one rice ball is enouth for me.

 

Big eater

Small eater

Picky eater

 

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1136)
1月26日(金)

【わずか】barely, rare, faint, bit


barely
[ˈbɛrli]

ほとんどない・かろうじて・わずかに < bare 裸の

You barely ate anything. Are you feeling okay?

hardly

scarecely



rare
[rɛr]
珍しい・滅多にない

This is one of the rarest butterflies in the world.



faint
[feɪnt]
かすかな・おぼろげな
< かろうじて感じることができる

I don't have the faintest idea how the dog got out.

 

don't have the faintest  かすかな~ さえない=>全然~ない

bit
[bɪt]

ちょっと・ちょっとしたもの

Let me give you a bit of advice.

 

Now, this is a rare sight. Hiyoriis studying English. 

I can barely believe it. Something really unexpected might happen. 
It might snow.
 

 

ボキャブライダー(1364)1月25日(木)

【停滞】stagnation, sluggish, plateau, standstill


stagnation
[stæɡˈneɪʃən]
停滞・不振
,<- stagnate よどむ

After a long period stagnation, the economy is starting to pick up again.

 

stagnation in

stagnation of

 

+ economy / politics / culture / technology 
 

 

sluggish
[ˈslʌɡɪʃ]
不活発な・不振の / だるい、無精な 
<- slug ナメクジ, 怠け者

Exports have been slugish since the trade war began.

 

+ economy, growth, sales 


plateau
[plæˈtoʊ]

大地・停滞状態・横ばい状態になる

User registrations reached a plateau about four months after launch.

 

reach a plateau

hit a plateau



standstill
[ˈstændˌstɪl]
完全な停止

Traffic is at a standstill on the vocab express way.

 

come to a standstill

be at a standstill

 

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1363)1月24日(水)

green thumb[ɡrin][θʌm]園芸の才能

 

【greenを使った表現】greenery, greenhouse, green light, green thumb
【green[ɡrin]】

greenery
[ˈɡrinəri]
緑の草木
(集合名詞 sはつかない)

I think some greenery would brighten up the hospital.

greenhouse
[ˈɡrinˌhaʊs]
温室

Greehouse gases trap heat making the atmosphere warmer.

 

greenhouse effect

greenhouse gas emissions



green light
[ɡrin][laɪt]
go サイン・Goサインを出す

The board of directors gave the project the green light



green thumb
[ɡrin][θʌm]

園芸の才能

Your garden is amazing. You must have quite a green thumb.

 

Check it out! I grew all these vegetables in my greenhouse.

I did a few genetic modifications on those.

What can I say? I have a green thumb. Go ahead, have a bite.

 

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ボキャブライダー(1362)1月23日(火)

【場所】site, position, here, make room

 


site
[saɪt]
場所・敷地・現場 <> place / location

This is the saite of a famous battle in Japanese histry.

position
[pəˈzɪʃən]

位置・立場・姿勢

You are in no position to criticize me.

here
[hir]
ここで・ここに

Is anyone sitting here?


This place is my hometown.

I grew up here.

make room
[meɪk][rum]

場所を空ける・予知を作る

I'm rearranging my dest. I need to make room for my new record player.

 

 

Come on... she is suppose to be here tonight.

Burglar... -That's me. In front of you...

This is the meeting site. She said she'd be it. When is she going to show up?

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1361)
1月22日(月)

【downを使った句動詞】slow down, mark down, shut down, turn down

 

down[daʊn]

 

slow down

[sloʊ]

速度を落とす

Drivers have to slow down in construction areas.

 

slow down 落ち着いて

<> Hurry up! / Speed up!

 

mark down

[mɑrk]

値下げする

Do brand name bags ever get marked down?

 

mark down by 20 percent

mark down to 10,000 yen.

 

 

shut down

[ʃʌt]

閉鎖する・停止する

I'm so sad my favorite little cafe shut down.

 

 

turn down

[tɜrn]

却下する・辞退する

This offer is too good to turn down. Let's go for it.

 

->refuse / reject

 

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ボキャブライダー(1133)1月19日(金)

【価値】value, deserve, worth, count
value
[ˈvælju]
価値・評価する

I'm sad that society is losing its traditonal values. noun

I really value your contribution. verb

deserve
[dɪˈzɜrv]
に値する・にふさわしい
<- de 完全に + serve 尽くす

I think delivery drivers deserve higher salaries.

You deserve to be a vocab rider.

worth
[wɜrθ]
の価値がある

How much is this painting worth?

 

The worth + noun

the worth money

the worth  time

the worth ...ing

 

Vocab rider is worth listening to.



count
[kaʊnt]

重要である・価値がある

You only live once. Every minute counts.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1360)1月18日(木)


mad
[mæd]
怒って・頭にきて

My wife is mad at me for forgetting our anniversary.


= angry


be mad at 

get mad at

 

My teacher got mad at me. 先生に怒られた。


anger
[ˈæŋɡər]
怒り・怒らせる

Coaches need to be able to control their anger. noun

The reporters' rude question angered her. verb

The reporters' rude question made her angry

yell
[jɛl]
怒鳴る・大声を上げる

My sister starated yelling at me, but I didn't know what she was mad about.


furiously
[ˈfriəsli]

猛烈に

Get to work. Mr. Chandler roared furiously.
 

fury

furious

furiously

 

The winds blowing furiously.

 

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1359)1月17日(水)

【動物園】zoo, zookeeper, exotic, enclosure

 


zoo
[zu]
動物園・混乱した状態 <= zoological garden

What animal do you want to see first at the zoo?
The department store was a zoo during the first week of January.



zoo keeper
[zu] [ˈkipər]
飼育担当者

That seal caught every fish the zookeeper through.

 

innkeeper

shpkeeper

 


exotic
[ɪɡˈzɑtɪk]

外来の・異国情緒あふれる・エキゾチック
The San Diego Zoo is home to many exotic animals including Okapi.


enclosure
[ɛnˈkloʊʒər]
 囲い・柵

I wish zoo animals had bigger enclosures.

 

 

You had that much fun at the zoo, huh? Maybe you could be a zookeeper someday.