Daily English 2020.11.23
今日の単語。
1. be vulnerable to(~に弱い、傷つきやすい)
= Infants are vulnerable to infections.
2. be engrossed in (~に夢中になっている)
= She seemed engrossed in conversation.
3. be heedless of(~を気に留めない、注意を払わない)
=He shouted, heedless of the crowd.
4. be commensurate with(~に相応している、釣り合っている)
= Salary should be commensurate with experience and skills.
5. be skeptical about(~を疑っている、~に懐疑的である)
= Salary should be commensurate with experience and skills.
6. be adept at(~が上手である)
= She is very adept at cooking.
7. be indicative of (~を示している)
= Rising unempoloyment is indicative of declining economic conditions.
8. be oblivious to(~に気づいていない)
= He seemed oblivious to his surroundings.
Daily English 2020.11.22
今日の単語。
1. inspire A to do(Aを触発して~する気にさせる)
= Schiller's poem inspired Beethoven to compose his Ninth symphony.
2. motivate A to do(Aを~する気にさせる、動機を与える)
= It is a teacher's job to motivate students to learn.
3. deter A from doing(Aに~するのを思いとどまらせる)
= High prices deter consumers from buying organic foods.
4. preclude A from doing(Aが~するのを妨げる)
= Lack of funds precluded the project from moving forward.
5. lull A into doing(Aを安心させて~させる)
= He lulled me into believing that everything would turn out all right.
6. prompt A to do(Aを駆り立てて~させる)
= What prompted hi to do such a thing?
7. pressure A to do(Aに~するよう圧力をかける)
= The CEO was pressured to resign.
8. bar A from doing(Aが~するのを禁じる)
= The players are barred from drinking alcohol the night before a match.
Daily English 2020.11.21
今日の単語。
1. cajole A into doing(Aをおだてて~させる)
= He is good at cajoling people into doing what he wants.
2. coerce A into doing (Aに強要して~させる)
= The suspect was coereced into confessing.
3. implore A to do(Aに~するよう懇願する)
= She implored him to help her.
4. coax A into doing(Aをなだめて~させる)
= I coaxed my daughter into going to the doctor.
5. entice A to do(Aをそそのかして~させる)
= Advertisements try to entice consumers to buy things they don't really need.
6. dupe A into doing(Aをだまして~させる)
= She was duped into buying a fake Louis Vuitton bag.
7. exhort A to do(Aに~するよう呼び掛ける)
= The religious leader exhorted demonstrators to avoid violence.
8. dissade A from doing(Aに~するのを思いとどまらせる)
= I tried to dissade him from quitting his job.
Daily English 2020.11.20
今日の単語。
1. bestow A on B(AをBに授ける、与える)
= An honorary degree was bestowed on him.
2. instill A in B(AをBに植え付ける、教え込む)
= We need to instill confidence in all our students.
3. exonerate A from B(AのBを晴らす)
= The defendent was exonerated from the charge of theft.
4. hail A as B(AをBと称賛する)
= The event was hailed as a great success.
5. liken A to B(AをBに例える)
= Life is often likened to a voyage.
6. perceive A as B(AをBだと考える、とらえる)
= He is often perceived as being overconfident and arrogant.
7. relegate A to B(AをBに降格させる、格下げする)
= The club was relegated to the Second Division.
8. absolve A of B(AのBを免じる、免除する)
= The court absolved him of all charges.
Daily English 2020.11.19
今日の単語。
1. attribute A to B(AをBに起因すると考える)
= Global warming is attributed to the emission of greenhouse gases.
2. pass A off as B(AをBだと思い込ませる)
= The man tried to pass fake goods off as authentic.
3. squander A on B(AをBに浪費する)
= He squandered his saving on gambling.
4. rebuke A for B(AをBで非難する)
= He was rebuked for his selfishness.
5. swindle A out of B(AからBをだまし取る)
= The firm was accused of swindling investors out of at least $20 million.
6. embed A in B(AをBに埋め込む)
= Four round cut diamonds are embedded in the ring.
7. admonish A for B(AをBのことで注意する)
= He was admonished for using his cell phone in class.
8. delegate A to B(AをBに委任する)
= You should delegate more responsiblities to your subordinates.