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 2020.06.26

今日は朝から用事があって外出。

街は普通通りにすっかり戻っているみたい。

このまま穏やかな日常が戻りますように。

今日の単語。

 

1. farm out(委託する、下請けに出す)

= The construction was farmed out to other companies.

 

2. nose around(探し回る、かぎ回る)

= The police nosed around the crime scene.

 

3. pine for(~を恋しく思う、恋焦がれる)

= She is still pining for her ex-boyfriend.

 

4. rack up(~を挙げる、得る)

= The company racked up profits of $2.2 billion last year.

 

5. revel in(~を大いに楽しむ、非常に喜ぶ)

= He revels in his role as a father.

 

6. tip off(~に密告する、垂れ込む)

= Someone tipped off the police about the terrorist plot.

 

7. tower over(~より抜きんでる)

= He towers over other writers.

 

8. barge through(~をかき分けて進む)

= She barged through the crowd to me.