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 2020.06.27

変わらない朝、でも今日は土曜日。

オンライン授業がないだけでホッとするそんな週末。

今日の単語。

 

1. attribute A to B(AをBni起因すると考える)

= Global warming is attributed  to the emission of greehouse gases.

 

2. pass A off as B(AをBだと思い込ませる)

= The man tried to pass fake goods off as authentic.

 

3. squander A on B(AをBに浪費する)

= He squandered his savings on gambling.

 

4. rebuke A for B(AをBで厳しく非難する)

= He was rebuked for his selfishness.

 

5. swindle A out of B(AからBをだまし取る)

= The firm was accused of swindling investors out of at least $20 million.

 

6. embed A in B(AをBに埋め込む)

= Four round cut diamonds are embedded in the ring.

 

7. admonish A for B(AをBのことで注意する)

= He was admonished for using his cell phone in class.

 

8. delegate A to B(AをBに委任する)

= You should delegate more responsibilities to your subordinates.