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 2020.10.13

今日の単語。

 

1. beguile(だます、欺く)

= He was completely beguiled by her charms.

 

2. revamp(刷新する)

= The high school revamped its curriculum last year.

 

3. haggle(交渉する)

= He haggled over the price of the car.

 

4. defraud(金をだまし取る)

= The investment firm was accused of defrauding more than 500 investors.

 

5. purge(粛清する、追放する)

= Many intellectuals were purged during the Cultural Revolution.

 

6. debunk(誤りを暴く)

= The study debunks the myth that smoking helps people lose weight.

 

7. abort(中止する)

= The launch of the rocket was aborted 10 minutes before lift-off.

 

8. decry(非難する、反対する)

= The decision was decried by human rights organizations.