Daily English 2020.08.03

月曜日一週間の始まり。

気を引き締めて過ごそう。

今日の単語。

1. constitute（構成する）

= Women constitute 17 percent of Congress.

2. surmise（～だと推測する）

= We can surmise that the economy is on the way to recovery.

3. circumvent（すり抜ける、抜け道を見つける）

= There are many ways to circumvent the law.

4. weather（切り抜ける、乗り切る）

= The firm has managed to weather the recession.

5. placate（～をなだめる、怒りを鎮める）

= He tried to placate his wife by aplogizing.

6. clench（～を食いしばる、握りしめる）

= She clenched her teeth to supress the pain.

7. exacerbate（～を悪化させる）

= The growing divide between rich and poor has exacerbated the tensions between the two groups.

8. undermine（～を揺るがす）

= High crime rates have undermined public confidence in the police.