◆今日の英語(32)
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把握する | pin down | To fix or establish clearly | However, living off campus involves costs, like furnishings, utilities, and groceries that are hard to pin down. |
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〈事・物が〉抑えられない,抵抗できない;圧倒的な | irresistible イリじスタボォル |
imposible to resist | The urge to get overly involved can be practically irresistible. |
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ぐずぐず遅らせる 急降下する 子孫 衝動、本能 和らげるもの 容易にする |
procrastinate プロくラスティねイト swoop すうープ offspring instinct a buffer pave the way to |
To put off doing something To make a rush as if with a sudden sweeping movement The progeny or descendants of a person An inborn pattern of behavior Something that lessens the shock of an impact To make progress or development easier |
Parents faced with a child who procrastinates, or even one who doesn't, some parents cross the line between helping and hovering. You've probably heard of these "helicopter parents" in the media. They're overprotective and have been known to swoop in at the first sign of their offspring's distress or independence. The instinct is understandable; every parent wants to be a buffer to life's pain and help pave the way to achievement. |
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〈栄誉などを〉(人に)授ける,贈る,与える | bestow on ベスとぉウ |
通例目上の人から与える場合に用いる To present as a gift or an honor; confer |
The Presidential Award is very prestigious and is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning independent careers. |
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まっとうな | decent | adequate | Right now my biggest personal dream is to get decent at speaking English. |
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保管場所となる | house | to keep or store | This databace houses student's assesment data. |
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およそ、約 | circa すぁーカ | in approximately, about | Circa 1920’s-1950’s music cd’s |
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急に活気付く 怯えさせる 元気づける |
spring into action daunting reassure |
To appear or come into being quickly discouraging To restore confidence to |
Every fall, almost two million students begin working on their college applications, and parents spring into action. What's the best way to help your child through this daunting process and resist the urge to do the work yourself? First, reassure your child that this is a challenge that can be overcome; all it takes is a little organization.
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不都合なもの | drawback | A disadvantage or inconvenience | Early action plans are less restrictive, but also have some drawbacks. |
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微調整、つねる(ひねる)事 | tweak | A sharp, twisting pinch, fine-tune | Your English is very advanced, so the corrections I made are really just tweaks that will further improve it |
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(言葉表現が)差別的でない | politically correct PC | not discriminative | Political correctness (adjectivally, politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term used to describe language, ideas, policies, or behavior seen as seeking to minimize offense to racial, cultural, or other identity groups. |
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国外居住者 | expatriate エクスぺぃトゥリエイト | Residing in a foreign country. | Expatriate Democrats voting at a hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, gave the early nod to Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton, 75 percent to 25. |
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じろじろみる、目分量で測る | eyeball | To look over carefully; scrutinize. To measure or estimate roughly by sigh | I eyeballed the area of the wall that needed paint. |
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〈人を〉(…で)苦しめる 逸話的 |
burden anecdotal アネクどぉートァル |
oppress Of, characterized by, or full of anecdotes |
I've often heard the opposite happens, where doctors don't tell their patients what's wrong in the first place so as not to burden them or something. That's anecdotal though so it's probably not true. |
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慈善の心に富だ、情け深い | benevolent バァねヴォレントッ | Characterized by or suggestive of doing good. Of, concerned with |
Medecine is a benevolent art. |
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変装する | disguise ディスがぁーィズ |
wear or dress something to trick | If you don't want anyone to recognize you, I suppose you could wear a disguise or something. |
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〈人・乗り物が〉(…に)ぶつかる | collide with コァらイド 本来は動いているもの同士の衝突をいう |
To come together with violent, direct impact. 現在は片方が静止している場合にも用いる |
While kids many love trampolines, they are very dangerous and do not make good toys. Injuries are caused by colliding with another person, landing improperly, or falling off the rampoline or onto the frame. |
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so on の形式ばった言い方 | so forth | And similarly; and continuing in a like manner | There are apples, lemons, bananas and so forth on the table. |
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〈ビジネスなどが〉もうかる,有利な,金になる | lucrative るークァティブ |
Producing wealth; profitable | Unfortunately, there are many reasons why young people tend to avoid traditional things these days: traditions are old-fashioned, unpopular, and not very lucrative. |
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(人、物を)危うくする | imperil インぷぇラァオ | endanger | imperil my life |
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