つれづれなる日々にいろどりを

平凡な日々の中に彩りを見つけられることを生きがいにしたい今日この頃 -日々の備忘録-

Daily English 2020.10.10

今日の単語。

 

1. mitigate(軽蔑する)

= The government has tried to mitigate poverty by increasing expenditure on social welfare.

 

2. jeoparadize(危険にさせる、危うくする)

= The scandal has jeoparadized his future as a politician.

 

3. corroborate(裏付ける、確証する)

= The new evidence corroborates the defendal's testimony.

 

4. defuse(和らげる)

= His humor defused the tension.

 

5. ebb(薄らぐ、衰退する)

= I feel my energy ebbing.

 

6. meander(曲がりくねっている)

= The rive meanders through the village.

 

7. modulate(調子を変える)

= She modulated her voice to emphasize the point.

 

8. permeate(浸透する、広がる)

= Economic pessimism permeates our society.