Daily English 2020.06.17

昨夜は突然の大雨、まさに雨季を表すお天気。

今日もこうして元気に迎えられる幸せに感謝。

今日の単語。

1. gloat over（～を見てほくそ笑む）

= She gloated over her rival's failure.

2. sort out（解決する）

= We still have a number of problems to sort out.

3. succumb to（屈する）

= He finally succumbed to the lure of money.

4. act up（いたずらをする、ふざける）

= Don't act up in class.

5. write off（帳消しにする）

= The bank wrote of $15 million in bad loans.

6. encroach on（押し寄せる）

= Urban development is encroaching on rural areas.

7. shy away from（尻込みする）

= She has never shied away from a challenge.

8. fan out（散らばる）

= Detectives fanned out to surround the house.