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ボキャブライダー(1274)
7月30日(火)

【娯楽】fun, fond of, indulge, arcade

 

fun
[fʌn]
楽しみ・面白さ・楽しいこと

I had so much fun at karaoke last night.

 

It was fun.

I had fun.

have fun




fond of
[fɑnd] [ʌv]
を好んで・好きで

I'm not especially fond of celery.

 

be fond of

I'm fond of cooking. 好きで習慣的にやっているnuance

 

celery
[ˈsɛri]



indulge
[ɪnˈdʌlʤ]
好きなだけ楽しむ・に耽る・甘やかす

On payday, I alwasy indulge in online shopping.

 

indulge in .. に耽る・満喫する




arcade
[ɑrˈkeɪd]
ゲームセンター・屋根のついた商店街

I spent hours in the arcade to get a stuffed animal.

 

arcade -> amusement arcade

 

 

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

 

beatles

 

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ボキャブライダー(1273)
7月29日(月)

【周囲】surrounding, enclose, encompass, satellite

 

surrounding
[səˈraʊndɪŋ]
周囲の・付近の

From here you can get an incredible view of the surrounding mountains.

 



enclose
[ɪnˈkloʊz]
取り囲む・包み込む・同封する

My sister hates being enclosed in tight spaces.

 

be enclosed in 


encompass
[ɛnˈkʌmpəs]
網羅する・取り囲む・範囲に含む

Yesterday's discussions encompassed a wide variety of topics.



satellite
[ˈsætəˌlaɪt]
衛生・人工衛星・サテライト

Sometimes I poke my head out the window, look up and say hello to the satellites.

 

satelite shop

satelite office

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1092)
7月26日(金)

【山】hill, climax, pile, heaping

 


hill
[hɪl]

丘・坂

Take a right at the top of the hill.


 
climax
[ˈklaɪˌmæks]
山場・クライマックスに達する

The movie slowly buit toward its dramatic climax.



pile
[paɪl]
本・書類・仕事などの山・積み重ねる

Why is there a pile of dirty laundry in your room?



heaping
[ˈhipɪŋ]

adj: 山盛りの <- heap

My son eats two heaping bowls of rice every night at dinner.

 

heaping bowl

heaping plate

a heaping tablespoon of 大さじ1

 

Look at this heaping pile of pieces. I was so close to finishing the puzzle and then everything boroke agart. Um... it't the worst climax ever. 
 

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ボキャブライダー(1272)
7月25日(木)

【占い】horoscope, palm, interpret, in store

 

horoscope
[ˈhɔˌskoʊp]
星占い・ホロスコープ

I can't believe it. My horosocope got everything right today.



palm
[pɑm]
手のひら

Have you ever had your palm read?

 

palm reading

read someone's palm

 

have someone in the palm of one's hand
手綱を握られている


interpret
[ɪnˈtɜrprət]
解釈する・通訳する

Miko says she can interpret dreams.



in store
[ɪn] [stɔr]

将来の出来事が待ち受けて・待ち構えて

I can't wait to see what the future has in store for my kids.

 

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You'll read my palm?

Is there something terrible in store for me?

 

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1271)
7月24日(水)

 

【直す】correct, adjustment, renovate, needed

 

correct
[kəˈrɛkt]

直す・訂正する
It's embarrasing to correct someone when they say my name wrong.
Is this information correct?

 


adjustment
[əˈʤʌstmənt]
調整・調節

I think I need to make some adjustments to my mobile phone plan.

 

adjust ...

make an adjustment to...

make adjustments to...

 


renovate
[ˈrɛnəˌveɪt]
古い建物などを修復・修繕する

Renovating a hous isn't cheap, you know?

 

renovate <> reform 改革・改正する



needed 
[ˈnidɪd]
必要とされる

Vocab Diner finally made some much needed adjustments to its menu.

 

*much needed

*menu

 

needed 誰かがほしがっている <> necessary
 

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ボキャブライダー(1270)
7月23日(火)

【いやみ・皮肉】sarcastic, wisecrack, ironic, pick up on

 

sarcastic
[sɑrˈkæstɪk]
嫌みな・皮肉な 
<= sarcasm
Stop being so sarcastic, dad. It's not nice.

 

sarcastic + comment/joke/remark



wisecrack
[ˈwaɪzˌkræk]
辛らつで人が笑うような出来事

The commedian made wisecracks about the celebrities' clothes.

make a wisecrack

make wisecracks

ironic
[aɪˈnɪk]
皮肉な・予想を裏切って

It's so ironic that I need scissors to open the package of these 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

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1269)
7月22日(月)

【涼しく感じるもの】cool, fan, sweat, shaved ice


cool
[kul]
涼しい・冷たい・冷やす

I feel like we haven't had any cool weather for weeks.

 

cool off

cool down

-> Let's cool down in the AC.

 


fan
[fæn]

扇風機・うちわ・風を送る

As a kid I like to say things into a fan to sound like a robot.

 

He faned himself with his handkerchief.

 

 

 
sweat
[swɛt]
汗をかく・汗

Sweating is how your body tries to cool itself down.

 

他の意味

sweat

心配・やきもきする

汗を流して頑張る


shaved ice
[ʃeɪvd][aɪs]

かき氷

Have you ever tried shaved ice with matcha syrup?

 

shaved ice with ... syrup

 

 

That's too bad. Since I'm an AI robot, I don't sweat.

Do you want a fan... fan?

 

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1074)
7月19日(金)

【集める】collection, attract, rally, raise

 

collection
[kəˈlɛkʃən]
コレクション

My friend has an amazing record collection.

 

collect verb

 

*record



attract
[əˈtrækt]
引きつける・注意や感心を集める

The trial is attracting attention from around the globe.



rally
[ˈræli]
集会・集まる・呼び集める

There's a rally today in support of children's rights.

 

rally around .. のために集まる・心を一つにする

The whole class rallied aroud him.

 

rally around
 to unite or assemble in support of someone or something

 
raise
[reɪz]
お金などを 集める・つのる

We are raising money to help save abandoned pets.

 

raise money 

 

 

Yes, there's a funny t-shirt collection rally today.

Right. Check out this t-shirt that I bought the ther day. It's hilarious.

Max, socks, trunks.

Wearing this shirt helps me relax.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1268)
7月18日(木)

【superが付く単語】superb, superior, supervision, superficial

 


superb
[sʊˈpɜrb]
素晴らしい・最高の

Vocab weekly called Hiyori's now movie superb.

 

superb 上品な響き

super -> adv / adj

 


superior
[suˈpɪriər]
上位の・より優れている

My dad says that any song from the 70s is superior to today's music.

 

A is superior to B

the superior .. 一番優れた・・


supervision
[ˌsupərˈvɪʒən]

安全に、適切に行うための、監視・管理・監督

Little kids need adult suprvision when they use scissors.

 

 


superficial
[ˌsupərˈfɪʃəl]
うわべだけの・表面の

You only care about the look? That's so superficial.

 

superficial wound

superficial difference

superficial knowledge

 


wound
[wund] -> 分詞 wnd]
 

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ボキャブライダー(1267)
7月17日(水)

【思春期】puberty, teen, facial hair, rebellious

 

puberty
[ˈpjubərti]
思春期・年頃

As soon as my daughter hit puberty, she started spending more time in her room.

 

hit puberty

go through puberty

 

 
teen
[tin]
10代の・10代の若者
(13-19 years old)

I can hardly understand any teen slang.

 

teen= teenager

 


facial hair
[ˈfeɪʃəl][hɛr]
顔の毛
(ひげ/もみあげ)

The first place I got facial fair during puberty was above my upper lip.

 


rebellious
[rɪˈbɛljəs]

反抗的な・従順ではない

rebel 氾濫を起こす

Puberty is when a lot of kids go into a revellious phase.

 

 

Not to worry, ma'am. I think Max is being rebellious because he's going through puberty. It's perfectly normal.

 

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1266)
7月16日(火)

coworker

partner

【関係】relationship, associate, intimate, frosty

 

relationship
[riˈleɪʃənˌʃɪp]
関係・人間関係

I have a great relationship with my parents.

 

have a relationship with

 

the relationship between wages and prices



associate

verb [əˈsoʊsiˌeɪt]
n/adj [əˈsoʊsiət] 親しい関係の人
関係を持つ・交際する

I don't want you assosciating with those kids anymore.

 


intimate
[ˈɪntəmət]
親密な・細部まで詳しい

Their relationship became intimate after working together on a movie.



frosty
[ˈfrɔsti]
関係などが冷ややかな・冷たい

Our relationsihp has became frosty ever since we had a big fight.

 

frosty relationship

forsty eyes

frosty look

 

 

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1265)
7月15日(月)午

【音量】volume, audible, quietly, silence


volume
[ˈvɑljum]
音量

You should lower the volume on your phone when you're on the train.

 

The volume is high or low.


audible
ɑdəbəl]
聞こえる・聞き取れる

The singer's voice was bearly audible over the sound of the crowd.

 

audio

auditorium

audition

 


quietly
[ˈkwaɪətli]
静かに・そっと/密かに・目立たずに
 <-quiet

Could you speak more quietly?

 

 


silence
[ˈsaɪləns]

静けさ・沈黙 <- silent

Sometimes silence speaks louder than wrods.

 

Her incredible performance silenced her critics.

 

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Sorry, could you turn up your volume?

Yeah, you're barely audible. Speak up.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1071)
7月12日(金)

【要約】summary, gist, basic, boil down


summary
[ˈsʌməri]
要約・概要

Here's a summary of our business report for 2021.

 

a summary of 

in summary 要約すると

 


gist
[ʤɪst]
要点

It's a long story, so I'll just give you the gist.

 

give the gist

get the gist of ... を理解する




basic
[ˈbeɪsɪk]
基本的な・基礎の
<- base

This is the best basic summary of the novel

 

the basics 基本
The basics of English pronunciation.



boil down
[bɔɪl][daʊn]
要約する・要やくれる

Let me boil down the issue for you. It's all about cost.

 

boil down to ...

A lot of misunderstandings boil down to cultural differences.

 

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1264)
7月11日(木)

【由来】origin, come from, -derived, coin

 

origin
ɔrəʤən]
起源・由来 ・発端 
<- 上がる・上る original / originate

There are many theories about the origin of life.




come from
[kʌm][frʌm]

由来する・~生まれる

I had no idea that Tycoon and  Honcho came from Jpanese.

 

taycoon 大君

honcho 班長・リーダー

 

-derived
[dəˈraɪvd]
..由来の

Caffeine is one example of a plant-derived drug.


coin
[kɔɪn]
新しい言葉などを作り出す

Who coined the word, internet?

 

 

So, Hiyori, what's the origin of your name?

I was born in a sunny day.

My name comes from power spot. I was born in one.

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1263)
7月10日(水)

【outの句動詞】go out, leave out, tear out, sit out


go out
[ɡoʊ][aʊt]
出かける・付き合う

How long have you and Maggie been going out?

 

= go out with ...

 


leave out
[liv][aʊt]
除外する・省く

Good story teller never leave out important details.
They leave Martin out. 仲間はずれにする

story
[ˈstɔri]
 
 
tear out
[tɛr][aʊt]

I have to tear that page out of my diary before anyone sees it.

tear one's hair out イライラする

-> I'm tearing my hair out about it.

sit out
[sɪt][aʊt]
参加しない

You're all going on the roller coaster? Oh, I think I'll sit this one out.

 

sit this one out 今回は見合わせる

 

 

 

ボキャブライダー(1262)
7月9日(火)

【天体】distant, cosmos, spot, supernova


distant
[ˈdɪstənt]
離れている・遠い
 -> distance noun 
I wish I could meet visitors from a distant planet.

distant adj <> far adv

 


cosmos
[ˈkɑzms]
宇宙
/ コスモス <-整頓 in Greece?

Humans have always wondered what the cosmos is.

 


spot
[spɑt]
見つける

The team spotted a distant black hole eating a star.

 


supernova
[ˌsupərˈn
və]
超新星/爆発席に人気が出た人や物

How often do supernovas occur?

 

nova stella 

 

supernova
A rare celestial phenomenon involving the explosion of a star and resulting in an extremely bright, short-lived object that emits vast amounts of energy. Depending on the type of supernova, the explosion may completely destroy the star, or the stellar core may survive to become a neutron star.

 

nova 新星
A star that suddenly increases in luminosity and then gradually returns to its original brightness over a period of weeks to years.

 

No way! An alien, a visitor from the cosmos. Awesome!

Come on.. Tell me why did you come all the way here from a distant planet.

... to invade Human species from a distant planet.

Hold on. Can I take a picture? This is so exciting.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1261)
7月8日(月)

【割合】ratio, minority, account for, outnumber


ratio
[ˈreɪʃiˌ]
割合・比率

The ration of female students to male students at this university is there to one.

the ratio of ... to ...

-> The raion of offee to milk to your coffee.

minority
[maɪˈnɔti]
少数派・少数の人や物

Only a minority of teenagers are interested in pokitics.

 

I'm in the minority.

 

Ethnic minority

Political minolity

 

<> majority



account for
[əˈkaʊnt] [fɔr]
割合を占める・説明する

These Max dolls accounted for 90 percent of the vocab stores sales last year.

 

I cannot account for it.



outnumber
[aʊtˈnʌmbər]

の数で勝る・上回る

Is it true that sheep outnumber humans in New Zealand?

 

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1062)
7月5日(金)

【桁外れ】huge, amazing, numerous, utterly

 

huge
[hjuʤ]
巨大な・莫大な

They're building a huge hotel right next to the satation.

huge mistake

huge success



amazing
ˈmeɪzɪŋ]

驚くほど素晴らしい

The concrt last night was amazing.

 

amaze 驚かせる

maze 迷路

 

 

 
numerous
[ˈnumərəs]
多数の・非常に多くの

Numerous men have asked to mary her but she always says no.

numerous = many

numer <- number

 

utterly
[ˈʌtərli]
 全く・完全に

This translation app truned out to be utterly useless.

 

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When I looked up at 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.

 

 

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1260)
7月4日(木)

【恐怖】terror, nightmare, chilling, goose bumps

 

terror
[ˈtɛrər]
異常な恐怖・テロ行為

You can hear the terror in Wendy's voice.


nightmare
[ˈnaɪtˌmɛr]
悪夢・悪夢のような体験

I tend to have nightmares about getting lost.

 

have nightmares

 

My driver's test was a nightmare. 最悪だった



chilling
[ˈʧɪlɪŋ]
身の凍るような・ぞっとするような

Danny told me a chilling secret about the castle.


chill 冷やす

 


goose bumps
[ɡus][bʌmps]

鳥肌

I get goosebumps whenever I watch Sadako versus the Vocab Riders.

 

have goosebums

get goose bumps

 

--

You scared me, Hiyori.

Yeah, I get goosebumps all the time.

Chilling... huh?

 

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ボキャブライダー(1259)
7月3日(水)

【特典・特権】privilege, qualify, member, certain

 

privilege
[ˈpvləʤ]
特権・特典・栄誉

What privileges do pilots get at airports?

 

private + legal -> 特権

 

It's a privilege to meet you.



qualify
[ˈkwɑləˌfaɪ]
資格を得る・与える

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

 

quality 性質 + ify 

 

*cousin


member
[ˈmɛmbər]
会員・メンバー

Vocab Rider club members qualify for special privileges.

 

(a) member of ...

... member <- Vocab Rider club members


certain
[ˈsɜrtən]

特定の・ある...

Platinum members qualify for certain privileges.

 

certain things

a certain amount

certain kinds

 

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ボキャブライダー(1258)
7月2日(火)

【記者会見】press, statement, evade, impromptu

press
[prɛs]
報道陣・マスコミ
 <- 押す・圧力をかける printing press
Since the scandal broke, the actor has refused to speak to the press.


statement
[ˈsteɪtmənt]
声明・発言

When is the company going to give a statement to the press?

 

make a statement

give a statement

 

 
evade
[ɪˈveɪd]
はぐらかす・回避する

At the press conference Paul evaded qestions about why the band broke up.

evade +
question, responsibility, issue, capture



impromptu
[ɪmˈprɑmptu]

事前準備無しの・即興の

Vocab Incorporated held an impromptu press conference this afternoon.

 

ーーー

The press once answers, stop evading our questions.

Because you ate it! Liar

 

lie -> liar

 

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ボキャブライダー(1257)
7月1日(月)

【シャツ】sleeve, roll up, button-down, crisp


sleeve
[sliv]
服の袖

My son wears  short sleeves every day even in the winder.

 

have something up one's sleeve

-> He still has somethng up his sleeve.



roll up
[roʊl][ʌp]

まき上げる
Roll up your sleeves before you wash the rice.


roll up one's sleeves

仕事の準備をする/本気になって取り組む

-> We have to roll up our sleaves and get started on these reforms.


button-down
[ˈbʌtən][daʊn]
ボタンダウンの

I always wear a button-down shirt when I teach.


crisp
[krɪsp]

しわのない・パリパリの
I think a crisp white shirt can make anyone look great.

 

crisp apple かりかり

crisp air すがすがしい

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1053)
6月28日(金)

【急上昇・急降下】skyrocket, explosion, plummet, dramatically

 

skyrocket
[ˈskaɪˌrɑkət]
急上昇する・急騰する

Airfare prices skyrocket in the summer.

 

fare / popularity + skyrocket

explosion
[ɪsploʊʒən]
爆発的な急増

There's going to be an explasion in demend for electric cars.

 

explode 

 

popuration explosion

in explosion in ...

 


plummet
[ˈplʌmət]
急落する

The actor's popularity plummeted when the scoop came out.




dramatically
[drəˈmætɪkli]
劇的に・著しく

The temperature fell dramatically overnight.

 

Your pronunciation improved dramatically.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1256)
6月27日(木)

【環境にやさしい】environment, green, waste, care about

 

environment
[ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt]

環境

For our party, there's nothing more important than protecting the environment.

 

home envoronment


green
[ɡrin]
環境に優しい・環境を意識した

More and more companies are working to go green.



waste
[weɪst]
廃棄物・ごみ・無駄

Industrial waste impatcts the environment in so many ways.



care about 
[kɛr] [əˈbaʊt]
に関心がある・を大切にする

We need to start caring about the environment more befor it's too late.
 
care about + you ( someone / something)
 

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It's all part of the effort to protect the environment. I take it, you care about the environment, Hiyori. 

What are you doing? I think you'd better keep breathing.

 

 

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ボキャブライダー(1255)
6月26日(水)

【例】example, such as, include, you-know-what

 

example
[ɪɡˈzæmpəl]
例・模範
<<- 代表的なもの

You have to set a good example for your little brother.

 

for example 


such as
[sʌʧ][æz]
例えば~など

Vocab City is home to many famous department stores such as Max's and Hiyori's.

 

such as ... = like ...

 


include
[ɪnˈklud]
含む・含める

The patients' symptoms included headaches and high blood pressure.


include -> included / including ...


you-know-what
[ju][noʊ][wɑt]

例のあれ

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

 

you-know-who

you-know-where

 

hide -hid hid
 

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ボキャブライダー(1254)
6月25日(火)

【雨に関する単語】rain, umbrella, soaked, rainy season

 

rain
[reɪn]

After the rain stoppted, I could see a reinbow in the distance.

It rains.

  • rain or shine なにがあっても
  • rain on someone's parade の気分を台無しにする
    ->Don't rain on my parade


umbrella
[əmˈb]
傘 ・ 包括的な

Don't forget your umbrella. It's supposed to rain again today.


umbrella 

  • umbrella organization
  • unbrella term


soaked
[skt]
びしょ濡れで

Why did you keep playing in the rain. You're soaked.

wet 湿った

soaked 水などに浸した

rainy season
[ˈreɪni] [ˈsizən]
梅雨。雨期

Is the rainy season ever going to end?


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Oh man, it's raining. I didn't bring my umbrella.

You let me use your umbrella, Hiyori? How nice of you.

 

 

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6月24日(月)

【-jectが付く単語】projection, inject, objection, reject

 

projection
[prəˈʤɛkʃən]
予測・投影

Have you seen vocab incorporated's sales projection? The numbers look great.



inject
[ɪnˈʤɛkt]
注入する・注射する

Good teaters know how to inject some fun into their lessons.

 

inject a vaccine



objection
[əbˈʤɛkʃən]
反対・意義

So, that's the plan. Any objections?


Objection!

Objection, your honor!



reject
[ˈriʤɛkt]
拒絶する・拒否する

The government rejected the application because It was filed late.

 

refuse

decline