【4:493】【ｼｮｯｸ】知らなかった簡単な語彙【単語・熟語限定】
- 1 名前：名無しさん ：2006/04/08(土) 00:19:12 ID:y7aqE42W.net
- 自分の専門外の英単語って意外と知らないことありませんか？
特にアメリカで日常に使われる言葉など。
「え？俺ってこんな簡単な言葉知らなかったの？」とショックを受けた人
その単語・熟語をここに晒しましょう。
・専門用語、特殊なスラングは無し
・アメリカ人だったらホームレスでも当然知ってるような言葉が好ましい
・知らなかった人を馬鹿にしない。知っていたことを自慢しない
- 484 名前：名無しさん ：2024/07/07(日) 23:14:04.18 ID:QRdWXvfu0.net
- “In tow”
In one's charge or close guidance; along with one. For example, The older girl took the new student in tow , or Peter always had his family in tow . This expression alludes to the literal meaning of being pulled along.
at does it mean to say "in tow"?
If you have someone in tow, they are following you closely because you are looking after them or you are leading them somewhere. [informal] There she was on my doorstep with child in tow. She had a reporter and a photographer in tow. Synonyms: accompanying, following, in attendance, by your side More Synonyms of in tow.
- 485 名前：名無しさん ：2024/07/11(木) 06:17:43.67 ID:GEOCYPEo0.net
- “adorn”
verb
make more beautiful or attractive.
"pictures and prints adorned his walls"
: to make (someone or something) more attractive by
adding something beautiful : decorate.
Her paintings adorn the walls.
- 486 名前：名無しさん(アメリカ) ：2024/07/12(金) 11:02:16.12 ID:xGRqcTiv0.net
- “fad”
noun
an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived and without basis in the object's qualities; a craze.
"prairie restoration is the latest gardening fad
in the Midwest"
You use fad to refer to an activity or topic of interest
that is very popular for a short time, but which people
become bored with very quickly.
- 487 名前：名無しさん(アメリカ) ：2024/07/12(金) 23:46:04.67 ID:1smCh7750.net
- "flurry"
noun
a small swirling mass of something, especially snow or leaves,
moved by sudden gusts of wind.
"a flurry of snow"
Similar:
swirl
whirl
eddy
billow
shower
gust
rush
burst
gale
squall
storm
verb
(especially of snow or leaves) be moved in small swirling masses by sudden gusts of wind.
"gusts of snow flurried through the door"
What is flurry slang for?
sudden commotion, excitement, or confusion; nervous hurry.
There was a flurry of activity before the guests arrived.
- 488 名前：名無しさん(アメリカ) ：2024/07/14(日) 23:18:47.89 ID:jheg1uLx0.net
- “Stump speech”
The term derives from the early American custom in
which candidates campaigned from town to town and
stood upon a sawed off tree stump to deliver their
speech.
- 489 名前：名無しさん ：2024/07/15(月) 10:44:47.88 ID:UUzEG4tY0.net
- "sticking point"
noun
an obstacle to progress toward an agreement or goal.
"job security has emerged as a key sticking point in negotiations"
What is the meaning of sticking point?
sticking point in American English
noun. 1. a point, detail, or circumstance causing or likely to cause a stalemate or impasse.
What is another word for sticking point?
obstacle deadlock
impasse stumbling block
bone of contention hindrance
- 490 名前：名無しさん(アメリカ) ：2024/07/22(月) 00:02:53.25 ID:VPe75q/40.net
- "seared"
(of food) fried quickly at a high temperature so as to retain its juices in subsequent cooking.
"seared chicken livers"
What does seared with mean?
: to burn, scorch, mark, or injure with or as if with sudden application of intense heat.
b. : to cook the surface of quickly with intense heat. sear a steak.
- 491 名前：名無しさん ：2024/07/25(木) 09:36:54.23 ID:k4SVt/5C0.net
- “sharecropper”
Sharecropping is a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop. This encouraged tenants to work to produce the biggest harvest that they could, and ensured they would remain tied to the land and unlikely to leave for other opportunities.
How is sharecropping different from slavery?
Although they were no longer legally enslaved, sharecroppers were kept in place by debt. As their income was dependent on both the profits from the sale of the crop and the whims of the landowners, sharecroppers had to find means to sustain themselves during the rest of the year.
- 492 名前：名無しさん ：2024/07/25(木) 09:47:54.96 ID:++tE+GOK0.net
- “inculcate”
What does it mean to inculcate someone?
: to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or
admonitions. inculcation.
The teacher inculcated in her students the importance of good study habits. A sense of responsibility was inculcated in the students. = The students were inculcated with
a sense of responsibility.
- 493 名前：名無しさん(アメリカ) ：2024/07/25(木) 10:32:34.65 ID:++tE+GOK0.net
- “Ragtag”
adjective
untidy, disorganized, or incongruously varied in character.
"a ragtag group of idealists"
noun
a group of people perceived as disreputable or
undesirable.
"the ragtag had been organized into some kind of
marching order"
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