Daily English 2020.11.13
今日の単語。
1. crack up(爆笑する、笑いこける)
= She cracked up when she heard the joke.
2. drum up(~を獲得する、得ようと努力する)
= The candidate distributed thousands of leaflets to drum up support.
3. bask in(浸る、浴する)
= She basked in the glory of winning the award.
4. churn out(~を大量生産する)
= The factory is churning out cheap imitations.
5. spring up(生まれる、現れる)
= Many IT venture companies have sprung up in recent years.
6. balk at(ためらう、尻込みする)
= He balked at paying the fee.
7. beef up(強化する、増強する)
= The company needs to beef up its marketing team.
8. cash in on(~につけこんでもうける)
= He cashed in on the Internet start-up boom.
Daily English 2020.11.12
今日の単語。
1. haul off(~を運行する)
= The suspect was hauled off to the local police station.
2. seal off(立ち入り禁止にする、封鎖する)
= Police sealed off the crime scene.
3. bawl out(~をがみがみしかる)
= The coach bawled him out for being late.
4. egg on(~にけしかける、そそのかす)
= I hit the boy as many friends egged me on.
5. abscond with(~を持ち逃げする)
= He absconded with investors money.
6. live down(~を人々に忘れさせる)
= You will never be able to live it down.
7. pan out(うまくいく)
= Unfortunately the plan didn't pan out.
8. stumble across(~を偶然見つける、偶然出くわす)
= I stunbled across old pictures from my childhood in the attic.
Daily English 2020.11.11
今日の単語。
1. allude to (~にそれとなく言及する、ほのめかす)
= He alluded to the problem in his speech.
2. drift off(眠りに落ちる)
= She had just drifted off when the phone rang.
3. factor in(~を計算に入れる)
= Real estate values have declined when inflation is factored in.
4. intervene in(介入する、仲裁する)
= The government should not intervene in a free market.
5. zero in on(的を絞る、狙いを定める)
= The company is zeroing in on the youth market.
6. fork out(渋々払う)
= He forked out $200 for a taxi.
7. mark up(値上げする)
= Imported wines were marked up about 10 percent.
8. pass on(~を伝える)
= I'll pass your message on to her.
Daily English 2020.11.10
今日の単語。
1. gloat over(~を見てほくそえむ)
= SHe gloated over her rival's failure.
2. sort out(を解決する)
= We still have a number of problems to sort out.
3. succumb to(~に屈する)
= He finally succumbed to the lure of money.
4. act up(いたずらをする、ふざける)
= Don't act up in class.
5. write off(を帳消しにする)
= The bank worte off $15 million in bad loans.
6. encroach on(~に押し寄せる、侵入する)
= Urban development is encroaching on rural areas.
7. shy away from(~に尻込みする)
= She has never shied away from a challenge.
8. fan out(散らばる)
= Detectives fanned out to surround the house.
Daily English 2020.11.09
今日の単語。
1. own up to(~を白状する)
= He finally owned up to stealing the money.
2. interefere with(~に支障を来す、妨害する)
= She tries not to let work interfere with her personal life.
3. head off(~を阻止する)
= The airline has headed off a strike by flight attendants.
4. make off with(~を持ち去る、持ち逃げする、盗む)
= The robber made off with about $2.000 from a cash register.
5. abide by(規則などに従う)
= All students must abide by school rules.
6. butter up(~にごまをする)
= It's no use buttering me up.
7. delve into(~を徹底的に調べる、詮索する)
= Police delved into the student's background.
8. buckle down to(本腰を入れる、本気で取り掛かる)
= It's time to buckle down to work.