先ずは、今日の一曲。
ミュージカル「ショウ・ボート」より、
「フィナーレ」
では、今日の英単語パズル。
前回の解答。
(26) suffer (27) adopt (28) focus (29) result (30) force
TOEIC最重要基本単語（７）
以下の英単語は、TOEICによく登場する最重要基本単語です。英語で書かれた語義と例文を参考にして、見出し語を答えてください。
見出し語は最初のアルファベット(群)とそれに続く文字の数が数字で示されています。例えば、activityなら、最初のアルファベット群がac、その後の文字数が6ですから、ac 6になります。
(31) an 9 (noun)
a date that is an exact number of years after the date of an
Ex.) on the ( an 9 ) of his wife’s death
to celebrate your wedding ( an 9 )
the theatre’s 25th ( an 9 ) celebrations (A.L.D.)
Vietnam is celebrating the one hundredth ( an 9 ) of the birth of Ho Chi Mink. (Cobuild)
(32) op 4 (verb)
1. to disagree strongly with somebody’s plan, policy, etc. and try to change it or prevent it from succeeding
Ex.) This party would bitterly ( op 4 ) the re-introduction of the death penalty.
He threw all those that ( op 4 過去形 ) him into prison.
I would ( op 4 ) changing the law. (A.L.D.)
Many parents ( op 4 ) bilingual education in schools. (Cobuild)
2. to compete with somebody in a contest
Ex.) He intends to ( op 4 ) the prime minister in the leadership election. (A.L.D.)
op 4 d (adj.)
1. ( of a person ) disagreeing strongly with something and trying to stop it
Ex.) She remained bitterly ( op 4 d ) to the idea of moving abroad.
They are totally ( op 4 d ) to abortion. (A.L.D.)
I am utterly ( op 4 d ) to any form of terrorism. (Cobuild)
2. ( of ideas, opinions, etc. ) very different from something
Ex.) Our views are diametrically ( op 4 d) on this issue. (A.L.D.)
people with policies almost diametrically ( op 4 d ) to his own (Cobuild)
(33) ch 3 (verb)
1. to run, drive, etc. after somebody / something in order to catch them
Ex.) My dog ( ch 3 過去形 ) rabbits.
The kids ( ch 3 過去形 ) each other around the kitchen table.
He ( ch 3 過去形 ) after the burglar but couldn’t catch him. (A.L.D.)
He said nothing to waiting journalists, who ( ch 過去形 ) after him as he left. (Cobuild)
2. to try to obtain or achieve something, for example money, work or success
Ex.) Too many people are ( ch 3 現在分詞 ) too few jobs nowadays.
The team is ( ch 3 現在分詞 ) its first win in five games. (A.L.D.)
In Wales, 14 people are ( ch 3 現在分詞 ) every job. (Cobuild)
3. (informal) to try to persuade somebody to have a sexual relationship with you
Ex.) Kevin’s been ( ch 3 現在分詞 ) after Joan for months.
Girls are always ( ch 3 現在分詞 ) him. (A.L.D.)
‘I was always ( ch 3 現在分詞 ) after men who just couldn’t handle intimacy,’ she says. (Cobuild)
4. (informal) to persuade somebody to do something that they should have done already
Ex.) I need to ( ch 3 ) him about organizing the meeting. (A.L.D.)
5. (informal) to rush or hurry somewhere
Ex.) I’ve been ( ch 3 現在分詞 ) around town all morning looking for a present for Saron. (A.L.D.)
They ( ch 3 過去形 ) down the stairs into the narrow, dirty street.
( ch 3 現在分詞 ) about late at night in search of life’s necessities (Cobuild)
6. to cut patterns or designs on metal
Ex.) ( ch 3 過去分詞 ) silver (A.L.D.)
(34) ex 4 (verb)
1. to become greater in size, number or importance ; to make something greater in size, number or importance
Ex.) Metals ( ex 4 ) when they are heated.
Student numbers are ( ex 4 現在分詞 ) rapidly.
A child’s vocabulary ( ex 4 三単現 ) through reading.
The waist ( ex 4 三単現 ) to fit all sizes. (A.L.D.)
a rapidly ( ex 4 現在分詞 ) universe (Cobuild)
In breathing the chest muscles ( ex 4 ) the rib cage and allow air to be sucked into the lungs.
The new system ( ex 4 過去形 ) the role of family doctors.
There are no plans to ( ex 4 ) the local airport. (A.L.D.)
We have to ( ex 4 ) the size of the image. (Cobuild)
2. if a business ( ex 4 三単現 ) or is ( ex 4 過去分詞 ), new branches are opened, it makes more money, etc.
Ex.) We’ve ( ex 4 過去分詞 ) the business by opening two more stores. (A.L.D.)
I owned a bookshop and desired to ( ex 4 ) the business. (Cobuild)
3. to talk more ; to add details to what you are saying
Ex.) I repeated the question and waited for her to ( ex 4 ). (A.L.D.)
The president used today’s speech to ( ex 4 ) on remarks he made last month. (Cobuild)
ex 7 (noun)
an act of increasing or making something increase in size, amount or importance
Ex.) a period of rapid economic ( ex 7 )
Despite the recession the company is confident of further ( ex 7 ). (A.L.D.)
ex 7 (adj.)
Ex.) landscape with ( ex 7 ) skies
We need to look at more ( ex 7 ) definition of the term.
She was clearly relaxed and in an ( ex 7 ) mood.
In the ( ex 7 ) 1990s bright graduates could advance rapidly. (A.L.D.)
(35) lev 2 (verb)
1. to make something flat or smooth
Ex.) If you’re laying tiles, the floor will need to be ( lev 2 過去分詞 ) first. (A.L.D)
2. to destroy a building or a group of trees completely by knocking it down ( syn. raze )
Ex.) The blast ( lev 2 過去形 ) several buildings in the area. (A.L.D.)
The storm was the most powerful to hit Hawaii this century. It ( lev 2 過去形 ) sugar plantations and destroyed homes. (Cobuild)
3. to make something equal or similar
Ex.) Davies ( lev 2 過去形 ) the score at 2 all. (A.L.D.)
The Cincinnati Reds have ( lev 2 過去分詞 ) the score in the National League paly-off against the Pittsburgh Pirates. (Cobuild)
4. to point something, especially a gun, at somebody
Ex.) I had a gun ( lev 2 過去分詞 ) at my head. (A.L.D.)
He said thousands of Koreans still ( lev 2 過去形 ) guns at one another along the demilitarized zone between them. (Cobuild)