Daily English 2020.06.21
あっという間に日曜日。
週末は光のごとく過ぎるような気がする。
今日の単語。
1. take out(ローンなどを組む、保険などに入る)
= He took out a 20-year mortgage.
2. teem with(~がたくさんいる)
= The pond was teeming with carp.
3. meddle in(~に干渉する)
= Don't meddle in other 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(~に同情する)
(= She commiserated with the victims of the flood.
6. pin down(~を突き止める、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、パラパラめくる)
= I thumbed through the report.