ボキャブライダー（1396）3月21日(木)
【日本語由来の単語】tycoon, bokeh, skosh, zen
tycoon
[taɪˈkun]
大物・大君 偉大な君主
Did you ever think a real estate tycoon would become president?
oil tycoon
media tycoon
bokeh
写真や映像のボケ味
Bokeh can give photos a cool sense of depth.
skosh
少し・ちょっと
I’m going to add a skosh of salt to accent the flavors.
zen
[zɛn]
禅・落ち着いて動じない
I think of fishing as a very zen hobby.
ボキャブライダー（1395）3月20日(水)
【句動詞と組み合わせを逆にした名詞】rise up, uprising, pour out, outpouring
wet hen ? => extremely angry?
カンカンに怒って、激怒して
get to ...
To bother someone
rise up
[raɪz][ʌp]
立ち上がる・湧き上がる (感情がわき上がる）
Do you think robots will rise up against humans someday?
uprising
[əˈpraɪzɪŋ]
暴動・氾濫
The president went into hiding as the uprising gained momentum.
pour out
[pɔr][aʊt]
流れ出す・感情を吐き出す
It felt so good to finally pour out all my frustration.
outpouring
[ˌaʊtˈpɔrɪŋ]
ほとばしり・流出 <= pure out
John Lennon's death sparked an outpouring of grief from all around the world.
Well, this is just too much. I'm better than a wet hen. I can't believe this.
All these people on social media are rising up against me saying I'm annoying.
But you know what? No outpouring of hate is gonna get to me.
ボキャブライダー（1394）3月19日(火)
you might want to rethink that.
【見直す】rethink, look over, perspective, think better of
rethink
[riˈθɪŋk]
見直す・考え直す
Now that the deadline is in April, not May. We have to rethink our plan.
look over
[lʊk] [ˈoʊvər]
ざっと目を通す
Look over your answers before you turn in your test.
perspective
[pərˈspɛktɪv]
見方・観点
Becoming a teacher gave me a new perspective on the learning process.
think better of
[θɪŋk] [ˈbɛtər] [ʌv]
考え直してやめる・見直す
I was going to call my ex-girlfriend but I thought better of it.
So, which one should we cut?
Um... you might want to rethink that.
Well, I looked everything over and I found another wire, a green one.
ボキャブライダー（1393）3月18日(月)
【sur-が付く単語】surface, surreal, surplus, surrender
surface
[ˈsɜrfəs]
表面・表面にでる
How many people have set foot on the surface of the Moon?
on the surface 見かけは・一見すると
an important fact has surfaced
surreal
[səˈril]
超現実的な・夢のような/ シュールな
Seen my childfood home with other people living in it was a surreal experience.
surplus
[ˈsɜrpləs]
超過分・黒字・余分の
When was the last time the US had a trade surplas?
budget surplus
surplus production
surrender
[səˈrɛndər]
降伏する・引き渡す
When did Hojo Ujimasa surrender to Toyotomi Hideyoshi?
surrender to ...
surrender one's license
ボキャブライダー（1168）3月15日(金)
【鉱山】mine, metal, dig, deposit
if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging
If you're in a bad situation, stop doing things that will prolong or worsen it.
mine
[maɪn]
鉱山・採掘する => 宝庫
The motif for this roller coaster is an old gold mine.
A gold mine for information.=> 宝庫
metal
[ˈmɛtəl]
金属
Most metals can be recycled over and over.
貴金属
Precious metals
dig
[dɪɡ]
採掘する・掘る
If you find yourself in a hole, quite digging.
dig up information
dig my hands into my pockets
deposit
[dəˈpɑzɪt]
天然の埋蔵物・鉱床 / 預ける, 預金する/ 預金
We need to find new ways of mining coal deposits.
coal 石炭
ｰｰｰ
ボキャブライダー（1392）3月14日(木)
【起業】funding, initial, founder, mission
funding
[ˈfʌndɪŋ]
資金・資金提供
I'm going to need a lot of funding for my startup.
initial
[ɪˈnɪʃəl]
はじめの・初期の
Getting funding is an important step for a startup in its initial stage.
founder
[ˈfaʊndər]
創設者・創業者
Now that we've established our startup, I guess that makes us founders.
find => found
mission
[ˈmɪʃən]
使命・ミッション <- 送る
Our mission is to make healthy food more accessible.
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Listen up team. Hiorina, another burglar is going to try to steal this funding. Your mission to finally chatch her. -Get well soon!
ボキャブライダー（1391）3月13日(水)
【予測】prediction, presumably, anticipate, accurate
prediction
[priˈdɪkʃən]
予測・予想・予言
The expert said he couldn't make any predictions about the election results.
presumably
[prəˈzuməbli]
推定されるように・おそらく : 堅いイメージ/確率が高い<= probably
Presumably, he'll be in the hospital for a month or so.
,
anticipate
[ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt]
予想する・見込む・期待して待つ・悪いことを予測
The weather was colder than we'd anticipated.
The kids have been anticipating a visit from Santa for weeks. 期待して待つ
Anticipataea the opponent's next move.
accurate
[ˈækjərət]
正確な
Being a good chess player depends on making accurate predictions.
accurate +
information / data / description
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ボキャブライダー（1390）3月12日(火)
【インド映画といえば・・・】extravagant, choreography, number, suddenly
extravagant
[ɛkˈstrævəɡənt]
豪華な・浪費する・とても派手な・こった
Bollywood movies often feature extravagant sets and costumes.
,
choreography
[ˌkɔriˈɑɡrəfi]
振り付け
Bollywood choroeography incorporates a wide variety of dance styles.
choreographer
choreograph
number
[ˈnʌmbər]
曲・曲目
The movie ended with an extravagant song and dance number.
suddenly
[ˈsʌdənli]
突然に・いきなり < dudden : adj
In Bollywood movies you'll notice that characters suddenly start singing and dancing.
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I don't know what is it. But I suddenly feel the urge to dance! And I know you feel it too! Here we go.
It's time for the big number. Hit it!
---キャブライダー（1389）3月11日(月)
【森にまつわる単語】conifer, deciduous, log, canopy
conifer
[ˈkɑnəfər]
針葉樹
Pine trees are common conifers in Japan.
=Tree with needles ?
deciduous
[ˌdɪˈsɪʤuəs]
落葉性の
When the leaves start returning to deciduous trees, you know spring has arrived.
deciduous tooth ...乳歯
log
[lɔɡ]
伐採する/切って丸太にする/丸太
Environmental groups are protesting the decision to log the forest.
sleep like a log ぐっすり眠る
canopy
[ˈkænəpi]
天蓋/天蓋のように覆うもの
The canopy of the forest was so thick. I couldn’t tell if it was daytime or nighttime.
Canopy bed 天蓋つきのベッド
Tree canopy 林冠
ボキャブライダー（1388）3月7日(木)
【裁判】plaintiff, credible, jury, verdict
plaintiff
[ˈpleɪntəf]
原告
One time, a company was ordered to pay 28 billion dollars to an individual plaintiff.
complain
plaintiff <> defendant 被告
credible
[ˈkrɛdəbəl]
信頼できる・確かな
To win a lawsuit, a plaintiff needs credible evidence.
jury
[ˈʤʊri]
陪審・陪審員団
The judge told the jury to disregard the withnesses statement.
The jury is still out.
> A decision has not yet been reached on a controversial subject.
verdict
[ˈvɜrdɪkt]
評決
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
Finally would the defendant like to make a statement.
Very well. Miss Sakurada, the jury has reached a verdict. Guilty!
---ボキャブライダー（1387）3月6日(水)
【治安】crime, seedy, thug, deteriorate
crime
[kraɪm]
犯罪・罪=>犯罪という概念として使う場合はuncountable
The guidebook says, there's a lot of crime in that area.
<> countable : commit a crime
Crime doen't pay.
seedy
[ˈsidi]
水墓らしい・いかがわしい
The seedy world of illegal gambling is something I never want to get involved in.
seedy + hotel / bar / neighborhood
thug
[θʌɡ]
悪党・乱暴者
A few thugs were standing at the entrance to the seedy building.
deteriorate
[dɪˈtɪriəˌreɪt]
悪化する・悪化させる
When social order deteriorates, crime tends to increase.
situation / society / health + deteriorate
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ボキャブライダー（1386）3月5日(火)
【病気】germ, contagious, epidemic, immunity
germ
[ʤɜrm]
病原菌・細菌
Cover your mouth when you cough so that you don't spread germs.
the germ of an idea 芽生え
contagious
[kənˈteɪʤəs]
伝染性の・接触完成性の・うつりやすい
Norovirus is extrumely contagious.
laugh/ yawn + contagious
=> Her laugh is contagious.
epidemic
[ˌɛpəˈdɛmɪk]
病気の流行・蔓延
A flu epidemic has hit the area.
pandemic => もっとスケールの大きい世界的な流行
immunity
[ɪmˈjunəti]
免疫・免除
Stress can hurt your immunity to illness.
immune
have immunity
develop immunity
immunity from taxation
the casina legal immunity
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ボキャブライダー（1385）3月4日(月)
【自然に、自ずと】naturally, voluntary, spontaneously, self-evident
self-evident [sɛlf][ˈɛvədənt] 自明の わかりきった
naturally
[ˈnæʧərəli]
自然に ありのままに 当然ながら
It’s so hard to act naturally when someone tells you to.
Natural adj 自然な
voluntary
[ˈvɑləntɛri]
自分の意志による 自主的な 志願の
Here at vocab academy, we try to encourage voluntary learning.
Volunteer
spontaneously
[spɑnˈteɪniəsli]
自発的に 無意識のうちに ＜ 衝動によって（いきなり）
The crowd spontaneously started singing the Vocab Rider fight song.
self-evident
[sɛlf][ˈɛvədənt]
自明の わかりきった
It’s self-evident that studying abroad was good for Tom.
What are you doing, Hiyori?
What? You’re studying? And it’s voluntary? Great! I’ve never been so proud. Oh, would you look at me sitting here crying spontaneously.
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ボキャブライダー（1155）3月1日(金)
【循環】cycle, loop, around, circulation
cycle
[ˈsaɪkəl]
循環・周期 < 円
The seasons come and go in a never ending cycle.
four year cycle
vicious cycle
virtuous cycle
loop
[lup]
輪っか・ループ・仲間
My professor just repeats the same things over and over. It's like he's on a loop.
in the loop
Keep me in the loop about the party.
around
[əˈraʊnd]
の周りに・周りを
The highway makes a loop around the city.
circulation
[ˈsɜrkjəˌleɪʃən]
循環・結構・発行部数
They say that garlic is good for your circulation.
circulate
---ボキャブライダー（1384）2月29日(木)
【魚】fish, fillet, flake, fishy
fish
[fɪʃ]
魚・釣りをする
How many fish do you have in your aquarium?
fish out of water 場違いな人間
fillet
[fəˈleɪ]
切り身・フィレ肉 / verb 切り身にする
I've never learned how to fillet a fish. Can you show me?
flake
[fleɪk]
フレーク・削る・フレーク状にする
Try some Bonito flakes on top of your okonomiyak.
小さくて薄くて平らな
corn freak(s
fishy
[ˈfɪʃi]
魚臭い・うさんくさい
Wow! This filet doesn't taste fishy at all.
Just remember this. Fishing is all about patience.
All right. Let's get started. Whoops, I forgot the fishing poles... I knew something was fishy.
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ボキャブライダー（1383）2月28日(水)
【外交】diplomat, alliance, negotiate, bilateral
diplomat
[ˈdɪpləˌmæt]
外交官
I became a diplomat because I wanted to represent my county abroad.
diplomacy 外交 -> diplomat
diploma 卒業証書
alliance
[əˈlaɪəns]
同盟・提携
NATO is a powerful global alliance.
ally 同盟を結ぶ ＝＞alliance
the alliance between A and B
An alliance between A and B
A B alliance
The Japan US alliance
negotiate
[nəˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪt]
交渉する
Diplomats are trained to negotiate across cultural lines.
negotiate+
teaty
contract
price
bilateral
[baɪˈlætərəl]
2国間の
The US and Japan have a bilateral alliance.
bilateral agreement
bilateral trade
ボキャブライダー（1382）2月27日(火)
【車の運転】lane, stop-and-go, park, tailgate
lane
[leɪn]
車線 <小道
Should I move over to the left lane?
change laines
switch lanes
passing lane 追い越車線
right turn lane 右折車線
stop-and-go
[stɑp]
のろのろ運転・少し進む
Traffic is stop and go on the vocab rider expressway today.
park
[pɑrk]
駐車する・長い間置いておく
It was so hard finding a place to park at the mall last Sunday.
tailgate
[ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt]
前の車の後ろにぴったりついて走る・あおり運転
If someone starts tailgating you, stay calm.
-To participate in a tailgate party.
-To follow another vehicle too closely あおり運転
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ボキャブライダー（1381）2月26日(月)
【malが付く単語】malfunction, malnutrition, malicious, malaria
malfunction
[mælˈfʌŋkʃən]
機能不全・異常・誤作動する
What caused the malfunction in the navigation system?
malfunction + system / machine / equipment
malnutrition
[ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃən]
栄養失調
Malnutrition prevents amny children from growing normally.
suffer from malnutorition
malicious
[məˈlɪʃəs]
悪意のある
I think social media makes it easier for malicious rumores to spread.
,
malaria
[məˈlɛriə]
マラリア
Over 6 hundred thousand, 600,000 people died from mararia in 2021.
We have the 29th this year since it is Uruudoshi. *leap year
Right. I'm not trying to be malicious. AI robots like me sometimes malfunction when it gets cold.
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
[ˈstʌmək]
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
[ˈkrɪstəl] [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?