Daily English 2020.11.18
今日の単語。
1. farm out(委託する、下請けに出す)
= The construction was farmed out to other companies.
2. nose around(探し回る、かぎ回る)
= The police nosed around the crime scene.
3. pine for(~を恋しく思う、思い焦がれる)
= She is still nosed around the crime scene.
4. rack up(利益などを上げる、得る)
= The company racked up profits of $2.2 billion last year.
5. revel in(~を大いに楽しむ)
= He revels in his role as a father.
6. tip off(~について密告する)
= Someone tipped off the police about the terrorist plot.
7. tower over(~より抜きんでる)
= He towers over other writers.
8. barge through(~をかき分けて進む)
= She barged through the crowd to me.
Daily English 2020.11.17
今日の単語。
1. root for(応援する、励ます)
= I'm rooking for you.
2. sympathize with(同情する、支持する)
= I deeply sympathize with her plight.
3. flock to(詰めかける、押し寄せる)
= Thousands of shoppers flocked to the opening of the new mall.
4. rifle through(素早く探る)
= The robber rifled through her purse and took her money.
5. harp on(~のことをくどくど言う)
= My wife is always harping on my faults.
6. rope in(~を誘い込む、引き込む)
= He was roped in to play bass in the band.
7. fizzle out(立ち消えになる、尻すぼみに終わる)
= The project fizzled out due to lack of funding.
8. flare up(かっとなる、怒りなどが爆発する)
= She flared up at his remark.
Daily English 2020.11.16
今日の単語。
1. renege on(約束などを破る、反故にする)
= The party reneged on its manifesto commitment.
2. bow out(身を引く、退く)
= He bowed out of international football last year.
3. clam up(口を閉ざす、黙り込む)
= He clammed up when I asked him about his past.
4. smooth over(丸く収める)
= We managed to smooth over the issue.
5. sound out(考えを探る、聞きだす)
= We should sound him out first.
6. blot out(覆い隠す、覆う)
= Thick clouds were blotting out the stars.
7. buy off(買収する、賄賂を贈る)
= They tried to buy off the witness.
8. goof off(サボる、怠ける)
= Stop goofing off and get back to work.
Daily English 2020.11.15
今日の単語。
1. mull over(じっくり考える、熟考する)
= We need to mull over the situation before making a final decision.
2. lean on(圧力をかける、脅す)
= The government leaned on the TV station not to air the program.
3. cut across(~を超えて広がる)
= The president's popularity cuts across age, gender , and religion.
4. rustle up(を急いで作る)
= She rustled up breakfast for me.
5. muscle in on(~に強引に割り込む)
= The company is trying to muscle in on the Chinese market.
6. branch out(活動範囲を広げる、手を広げる)
= The manufacturer announced plans to branch out into the Indian market.
7. walk out(ストライキをする、立ち去る)
= More than 500 workers walked out against a wage cut.
8. wriggle out of(~を避ける、逃れる)
= The prime minister wriggled out of answering the question.
Daily English 2020.11.14
今日の単語。
1. take out(ローンなどを組む)
= He took out a 20-year mortgage.
2. teem with(たくさんいる、うじゃうじゃいる)
= The pond was teeming with carp.
3. meddle in(干渉する)
= Don't meddle in othe people's business.
4. back out(手を引く、撤退する)
= The buyer of our house backed out of the contract at the last minute.
5. commiserate with(同情する)
= She commiserated with the victims of the flood.
6. pin down(突き止める、はっきりさせる)
= It is difficult to pin down the causes of cancer.
7. peter out(収まってくる、尻すぼみになる)
= The storm has petered out sooner than expected.
8. thumb through(ざっと目を通す、パラパラとめくる)
= I thumbed through the report.