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 2020.11.04

今日の単語。

 

1. crack down on (厳しく取り締まる)

= The police have been cracking down on drug dealing.

 

2. vie for(~を得ようと競い合う)

= Several boys are vying for her attention.

 

3. lash out at(~を厳しく非難する)

= The prime minister lashed out at the opposition.

 

4. tap into((資源などを)利用する)

= We can tap into the wealth of information on the Internet.

 

5. toy with(~を漠然と考える)

= She is toying with the idea of studying abroad.

 

6. taper off(次第に弱まる)

= After a while, the rain began to taper off.

 

7. pore over(~を熟読する、じっくりと見る)

= He spent hours poring over the report.

 

8. iron out(解決する)

= They have finally ironed out the bugs in the software.