ボキャブライダー(1043)
6月7日(金)
【エネルギー】electricity, power plant, nuclear, renewable
electricity
[ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti]
電気・電力
I was shocked to see how much electlicity I use every month.
明かり・電灯 light
electricity
[ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsəti]
electric
[ɪˈlɛktrɪk]
power plant
[ˈpaʊər] [plænt]
発電所
How much electricity does this power plant generate?
coal power plant
hydoroelectric power plant
wind power plant
nuclear power plant
nuclear
[ˈnukliər]
原子力の・核の
Japan gets some of its power from nuclear power plants.
nuc > nucleous -> uclear
nut
renewable
[riˈnuəbəl]
再生可能な
The professor suggested using less electricity and swiching to renewable energy.
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ボキャブライダー(1244)
6月6日(木)
【逆】opposite, reverse, backfire, actually
opposite
[ˈɒpəzɪt]
逆のもの・正反対・逆の <- op にたいして + post 置く
My new boy friend is the exact oppotite of my ex.
adj:
in the opposite direction
reverse
[rɪˈvɜːs]
逆・反対・逆にする
Can you say the alphabet in reverse?
*alphabet
*in reverse
backfire
[ˌbækˈfaɪə]
裏目にでる・逆効果になる
Maiko tryied to sneak out of the house, but her plan backfired.
actually
[ˈækʧuəli]
実は・逆に・以外と
I tried counting sheep to fall asleep, but it actually made me more awake.
*try .. ing
*fall asleep
*more awake
Excuse me. I think there is a bookstore aroud here...
It's on the opposite side of the station.
But the map says...
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5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
Sorry, but I woun't be able to attend the meeting tomorrow.
You are an enable Vocab Rider. 有能な
can-> してもよい/ ...があり得る
be able to ... できて
possible
[ˈpɑsəbəl]
可能性がある・あり得る
Anything is possible if you put your mind to it.
be able -> 人が主語もOK
be possible -> 人は主語にならない
manage
[ˈmænəʤ]
なんとかして成し遂げる・かろうじて~できる
I manage to carry my new chair upstairs.
->manager 管理・やりくりする人
form
[fɔrm]
形をなす・できる
By 9 a.m., a long line had already frormed in front of the ramen shop.
form 形-> 形をなす・できる
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ボキャブライダー(1242)
6月4日(火)
【-drivenが付く単語】market-driven, gas-driven, technology-driven, profit-driven
market-driven
[ˈmɑrkət] [ˈdrɪvən]
市場主動の・市場重視の
Entertainment is a market-drivin industry.
gas-driven
[ɡæs][ˈdrɪvən]
ガソリン駆動の・瓦斯で動く
Gas-driven cars might eventually be a thing of the past.
a thing of the past
-> a thing that no longer happens or exists.
technology-driven
[tɛkˈnɑləʤi][ˈdrɪvən]
テクノロジー主動の・技術主導の
Computer lietracy 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3日(月)
【夜更かし】midnight, late, stay up, night owl
midnight
真夜中の・真夜中(夜の12時)
My mom almost always goes to bed after midnight.
at midninght
夜の12時丁度に
mid-中間 + night
late
遅く・遅い
Why were you up so late last night?
late + ly -> lately 最近・近頃
stay up
寝ずに起きている
Did you stay up to watch the coccer game?
soccer
night owl
夜型の人・夜更かしの人
The midnight hours are when night owls like me work best.
I'm a nigh owl.
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It's been a while. I'm Kaito-Hiyorina.
-What a... You said you'd show up at midnight.
It's nine o'clock. Oh, so you're one of those people who don't stay up late.
Can I start earlier than the notice?
We're not ready...
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ボキャブライダー(1041)
5月31日(金)
【一致】consensus, consistent, unite, coincidence
consensus
[kənˈsɛnsəs]
意見の一致 <- sense
We shouldn't launch the project until we reach a consensus on the budget.
reach a consensus
build a consensus
consistent
[kənˈsɪstənt]
一致している・一貫性のある
Your actions need to be consistent with your words.
unite
[juˈnaɪt]
団結させる・団結する <- uni =1
We have to unite against discrimination.
unite the people
coincidence
[koʊˈɪnsɪdəns]
偶然の一致
In a strange coincidence, my frined and I wore the same shirt to school.
What a coincidence!
*wear -> wore
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ボキャブライダー(1240)
5月30日(木)
【アメリカとイギリスで意味が違う単語】football, holiday, flat, queue
football
[ˈfʊtˌbɔl]
サッカー -> US: soccer
アメリカンフットボール
I think Messi might be the best footvall player ever.
assosiation football => assosiation -> S O C -> soccer
rugby football
holiday
[ˈhɑləˌdeɪ]
休暇・休み holiday <> US: vacation
祝日
I met my husband while I was on holiday in Sweden.
flat
[flæt]
一世帯分のアパートの部屋 => US: apartment
平らな・空気の抜けた
I'm looking for a flat to rent in Liverpool.
queue
[kju]
行列・行列に並ぶ -> US: Line
再生待ちの・曲や動画のリスト
Is this the queue of the bus?
queue 尻尾
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ボキャブライダー(1239)
5月29日(水)
【市民運動】town, campaign, signature, stage
town
[taʊn]
町・町民
Tomorrow, the town will vote on whether to build a new school.
-> city 市
,
campaign
[kæmˈpeɪn]
組織的な運動・運動を行う
We starting a campaign to save the town pool.
-> camp / campus
,
signature
[ˈsɪɡnəʧər]
著名・特徴的な
We've already collected 1,000 signatures in support of the campaign.
,
stage
[steɪʤ]
計画的に実施する・企画する <- 舞台
A group of parents staged a protest against the town's decision to close the park.
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28日(火)
【sectが付く単語】section, intersect, sect, insect
section
[ˈsɛkʃən]
部分・区分・部門
You can skip this section of the application form.
sport section
accounting section
smoking section
section-> みかんのふさ
intersect
[ˌɪntərˈsɛkt]
交差する・交わる
This streeet intersects with the railroad tracks about 500 meters ahead.
The lives of Hiyori and Max intersected three years ago.
sect
[sɛkt]
宗派・学派
How many sects of Buddism are there?
insect
[ˈɪnˌsɛkt]
昆虫
Nothing will cure my fear of insects.
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ボキャブライダー(1237)
5月27日(月)
【たくらみ】scheme, devise, elaborate, carefully
scheme
[skim]
計画・仕組み・企み
Your money making scheme will never work.
pyramid scheme
*pyramid
devise
verb [dɪˈvaɪz] ->> [dɪˈvaɪs] noun: 機器
考え出す・計画などを立てる
Tow boys devised a scheme to steal the answers to the math test.
elaborate
[ɪˈlæbrət]
凝った・複雑な
Professor Nash always looks like he's devising some elaborate plan.
carefully
[ˈkɛrfəli]
注意深く・慎重に
Over six months, the prisoners carefully devised and escape scheme.
Keep it down... If someone hears us, our escape scheme is ruined.
Of course it is. Now here we go.. We're going to this carefully. Alright?
What? No... get back here!
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ボキャブライダー(1038)
5月24日(金)
【宇宙探査】spacecraft, land, asteroid, sample
spacecraft
[ˈspeɪˌskræft]
宇宙船
Regular people like us might soon be able to ride spacecraft.
land
[lænd]
着陸する・地面に落ちる 上陸する・させる / 陸・地面
How many spacecraft have landed on the moon?
asteroid
[ˈæstəˌrɔɪd]
小惑星
How long will it take for the spacecraft to reach the asteroid?
android -> andro + oid
sample
[ˈsæmpəl]
サンプル・標本
After landing the spacecraft began collecting samples.
Mission accomplished. Our spacecraft has finally landed on the Vocab Rider Asteroid. And now I will take a first step ever... on the asterond. What a historic moment.
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ボキャブライダー(1236)
5月23日(木)
【それはさておき】except for, regardless of, ignore, aside
except for
[ɪkˈsɛpt] [fɔr]
を除いて、.. 以外は
Everybody was on time for the meeting except for Rinda.
regardless of
[rəˈɡɑrdləs] [ʌv]
に関わらず
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 passord, 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 dog's behavior.
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 ...
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ボキャブライダー(1235)
5月22日(水)
【offの句動詞】give off, back off, seal off, finish off
give off
[ɡɪvɔf]
(光・匂い・雰囲気などを)放つ・発する
The rotten cheese gave off a terrible smell.
give off +
smell, light, impression, sense
back off (+ noun)
[bæk]ɔf]
撤回する・断念する
The workers won't back off their demands for higher wages.
Back off!
引っ込んでいろ・ほっといてくれ
seal off
[sil]ɔf]
封鎖する
After the accident police quickly sealed off the road.
seal off
+ (the) road, root, border, city
finish off
[ˈfɪnɪʃ]ɔf]
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21日(火)
【思い出話】remember, story, time, remain
remember
[rɪˈmɛmbər]
思い出す・覚えている
I can't remember my third grade teacher's name.
記憶にとどめておいて必要に応じて取り出す
story
[ˈstɔri]
エピソード・物語・話
Sam and I could go on for hours telling stories from high school.
episode 1話・ドラマ一回分
time
[taɪm]
時・時間
Let me tell you the story of the time I saw a UFO.
the time + sentence ~した、する時
remain
[rɪˈmeɪn]
残る・~のままである
Most of the campus has been rebuit, but the old cafeteria still remains.
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Uh.. I'm having trouble remembering something.
It's a long story. ...Ah... that's a nice name..
ボキャブライダー(1233)
5月20日(月)
【天気に関する言葉】weather, advisory, Celsius, extreme
weather
[ˈwɛðər]
天気・気象
What's the weather going to be like tomorrow?
the weather お天気
nice weather
bad weather
advisory
[ædˈvaɪzəri]
注意報・勧告 -> advise 動詞-> adj: 助言的な
I wouldn't drive right now if I were you. There's a fog advisory.
dry air advisory
heat advisory
Tunami advisory
travel advisory
security advisory
Celsius
[ˈsɛlsiəs]
摂氏・摂氏の <> Fahrenheit
How do you convert Celsius into Fahrenheit?
25 degrees Celsius
extreme
[ɛkˈstrim]
異常な・極端な
Expert 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17日(金)
【誘いを断る】temperature, headache, plans, excuse
temperature
[ˈtɛmprəʧər]
熱・体温・温度
I have a temperature of 38 degrees. So I can't come to the movie.
headache
[ˈhɛˌdeɪk]
頭痛
I've had a headache all day. I should probably stay home.
have a + headache / stomachache / toothache
plans
[plænz]
予定・用事
I with I could go, but I have plans.
excuse
[ɪkˈskjus]
口実
Stop making excuses. Just do your homework on time.
make an excuse
think of an excuse 思いつく
verb
excuse me
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ボキャブライダー(1231)
5月15日(水)
【順番】arrange, sequence, alphabetical, chronological
arrange
[əˈreɪnʤ]
並べる・整える・準備する
Mr. Ida had the students arranged their desks in a circle.
arrangement : noun
段取り・手配をする
arrange accomodations
arrange a meeting
sequence
[ˈsikwəns]
一続きのもの・一連
You have to follow the instructions and do the steps in the correct sequence.
in the correct order = sequence
order 順番・順序そのもの
sequence 順番に並んだもの
一連の出来事
a sequence event
alphabetical
[ˌælfəˈbɛtɪkəl]
アルファベット順の
Could you arrange these name tags in alphabetical order?
alphabetical order
alphabetical list
in alphabetical order => alphabetically
chronological
[ˌkrɑnəˈlɑʤɪkəl]
時系列の・年代順の
Arrange the following events in chronological order.
- chronic
- chronicle 年代記
chronicle
chronological record of events; recount, relate, report
- synchronize
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ボキャブライダー(1230)
5月14日(火)
【太陽】sunlight, solar, sunburn, revolve
sunlight
[ˈsʌnˌlaɪt]
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
*out of direct sunlight 直射日光を避けて
solar
[ˈsoʊlər]
太陽の
Have you ever thought about installing solar panels on your roof?
soler power
soler system
soler eclipse
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 / 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 long does it take for Jupiter to revolve around the Sun.
The story revolves around ... を中心に展開する
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ボキャブライダー(1229)
5月13日(月)
【掃除】spring cleaning, dirty, dust, throw out
spring cleaning
[sprɪŋ][ˈklinɪŋ]
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
Why do you keep leaving your dirty socks on the floor?
drity 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 out <> throw away 捨てる
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Doesn't it feel great to do some spring cleaning and throw out the things you don't need. 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10日(金)
【備品】equipment, supply, inventory, run out
equipment
[ɪˈkwɪpmənt]
備品・設備
Where do you order your office equipment from?
*order ... from ...
supply
[səˈplaɪ]
消耗する備品
I keep supplies like paper and pens in my bottom drawer.
inventory
[ˌɪnvənˈtɔri]
在庫・目録
I need to check the inventory for a video camera.
stock 完成した者の在庫
<> inventory 材料なども含む【単数形で使われる】
take inventory
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?
「ホッチキス」=stapler
「芯」=staples
The toilet paper run out.
I run out of toilet paper.
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ボキャブライダー(1228)
5月9日(木)
【離島】island, remote, isolation, sail
island
[ˈaɪlənd]
島
How many ilands are there in Japan?
kitchen-> island 中央に置かれた調理台 =>>islandkitchen
road -> island 安全地帯
remote
[rɪˈmoʊt]
遠く離れた
Minami-Torishima is one of the most remote islands in Tokyo.
remote work
remote 気持ちが離れた・よそよそしい
-> My boyfriend seems so remote lately.
isolation
[ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən]
孤立・隔絶
I love the isolation of living on a remate island.
isolate 孤立させる
in isolation 孤立して
sail
[seɪl]
航行する・航海する・帆・帆船
We sailed aimlessly for weeks until we finally reached a remote island.
sail through 楽々とこなす
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Captain, it's an island. Finally we can stop sailing.
Wait a seconds. The island's moving.
Oops...
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ボキャブライダー(1227)
5月8日(水)
【トリックアート】illusion, emerge, hidden, perceive
illusion
[ɪˈluʒən]
錯覚・幻想
This image creates an optical illusion.
Reality is merely illusion.
emerge
[ɪˈmɜrʤ]
現れる・浮かび上がる
Put your eyes out of focus and you should be able to see a 3D image.
emergency 緊急事態 <=突然やってくる
hidden
[ˈhɪdən]
隠された・隠れた
Can you spot the hidden cat in this picture?
hidden <= hide
hidden message
hidden danger
hidden talent
perceive
[pərˈsiv]
気づく・認識する・捉える
Some people perceive the dress as being white 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7日(火)
【モテる】personality, magnetic, looker, fall for
personality
[ˌpɜrsəˈnælɪti]
性格
For me personality is so much more importnat than looks.
He has a nice personarity.
person
[ˈpɜrsən]
magnetic
[mæɡˈnɛtɪk]
魅力的な・人を引きつける
There's something magnetic about Nick.
-> attractive >> more attractive = magnetic
looker
[ˈlʊkər]
見た目がとても魅力的な
Granpa says grandma was a looker in high school.
Max is a looker.
fall for
[fɔl][fɔr]
好きになる・惚れる
My mom fell for my dad the moment she heard him sing
fall for ... を好きにならずにいられない
* hear + someone + V ~が~するのを聞く
ボキャブライダー(1225)
5月6日(月)
【写真】photo, pose, blurry, frame
photo
[ˈfoʊˌtoʊ]
写真 -> picture 映像・絵
Can I see the photos from your trip to Egypt?
pose
[poʊz]
写真のためにポーズをとる・ポーズ
Okay everybody. Let's pose for a group photo.
* a gruop photo 集合写真
pose for a photo
pose for painting
blurry
[ˈblɜri]
ぼやけて・ぶれて <- blur かすんで
The photo turned out blurry. Let's take another shot.
frame
[freɪm]
構成する・構図を決める・額縁に入れる
Hold on while I frame this shot. I want to get Tokyo Tower in the background.
I framed the photo of Hiyori yesterdasy.
Hey, could you take a phot of me with the lights in the background?
To the right. Gotcha..
Frame it perfectly.
Hey, you moved me out of the shot!
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ボキャブライダー(1029)
4月26日(金)
ボキャブライダー(1029)
5月3日(金)
【頻度】weekly, annual, every other, often
weekly
[ˈwikli]
毎週・毎週の
New issues of Vocab plus come out weekly.
monthly
daily
annual <> annually
annual
[ˈænjuəl]
毎年の・年一回の
I make annual trips to visit my family in Aomori.
yearly = annual
every other + ...
[ˈɛvəri][ˈʌðər]
一つおきの・・・おきに
I vacuum the living room every other day.
=> every + other day
every other year 一年おき
every other Sunday 隔週の
often
[ˈɔfən]
頻繁に・よく
How often do you go back to the United States?
I don't think you should work out every day. It's better to do it every other day.
I'd recommend a weekly run. Every Sunday, for example.
You have to study English every day.
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ボキャブライダー(1224)
4月25日(木)
ボキャブライダー(1224)
5月2日(木)
【買い物】get, affordable, consumer, store
get
[ɡɛt]
買う・手に入れる=> buy (with money)
Could you get some milk on the way home?
affordable
[əˈfɔrdəbəl]
手頃な・求めやすい <> cheap 安っぽい
Unlimited streaming for 1,000 yen a month. I'd say that's affordable
consumer
[kənˈsumər]
消費者 < consume
Some companies have large departments for tracking consumer habits.
consumer spending 消費者支出
consumer trend 消費者動向
store
[stɔr]
お店 >> shop
I prefer going to an actual store to getting things online.
coffee shop
butcher shop
store 貯蔵 => 比較的大きなお店がおおい
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Hi, can I help you?
Can I see necklaces with diamonds?
Oh, what an excellent choice. This necklace used 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. Um... add one more zero, one million yen.