ボキャブライダー（1275）
7月31日(水)
【大都会】metropolis, urban, bustling, congestion
metropolis
[məˈtrɑpələs]
主要都市・大都会
Tokyo is one of the biggest metropolises in the world.
,
urban
[ˈɜrbən]
都会の・都会風の
I'd rather live in a rural area than an urban community.
urban area
urban enfironment
urban population
bustling
[ˈbʌsəlɪŋ]
騒がしい・活気あふれる <- bustle せわしく働く
Though it's a bustling metropolis, New York has plenty of quiet peaceful spots.
bustling + city, street, town, market
congestion
[kənˈʤɛsʧən]
過密・密集
If there's one thing I don't like about living in a metropolis, it's the traffic congestion.
nasal congestion
chest congestion
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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
[ˈsɛləri]
,
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
[ˈhɔrəˌskoʊp]
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
[aɪˈrɑnɪk]
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 waʊnd]
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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
[ˈɑdəbəl]
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
[ˈɔrəʤən]
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
[ˈkɑzmoʊs]
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
[ˌsupərˈnoʊvə]
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
[ˈreɪʃiˌoʊ]
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
[maɪˈnɔrəti]
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
[əˈmeɪzɪŋ]
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
[ˈprɪvləʤ]
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
[ɪkˈsploʊʒən]
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]
雨
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
[əmˈbrɛlə]
傘 ・ 包括的な
Don't forget your umbrella. It's supposed to rain again today.
umbrella
- umbrella organization
- unbrella term
soaked
[soʊkt]
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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ボキャブライダー（1253）
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