desecrate:[transitive] 冒涜する to spoil or damage something holy or respected
The religious group desecrated the temple. その宗教集団はその寺院を冒とくした。
profane:[transitive] formal to treat something holy with a lack of respect
abase yourself:評価を下げる =belittle, degrade
He abased himself. 彼はへりくだっていた。
dilate:[intransitive and transitive] (体の器官が)広がる if a hollow part of your body dilates or if something dilates it, it becomes wider
His pupils dilated when the doctor put eye drops in them. 医師が目薬をさすと、彼の瞳孔は開いた。
She dilates her eyes. 彼女は目を丸くした。
divert:to change the direction in which something travels それる
Her joke diverted our attention from the subject under discussion. 彼女の冗談のために私たちの注意はそれてしまった
disdain:見下す
[noun]も同形 the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect
wheedle:[transitive] うまいことを言って~させる to persuade someone to do or give you something, for example by saying nice things to them that you do not mean - used to show disapproval
She wheedled her mother into buying her a new sweater. 彼女は母親にうまいことを言って新しいセーターを買ってもらった
同義語:cajole 前出 7-9
I wonder if I can cajole some money out of my father. うまいこと父に話せばいくらか金を引き出せるかなあ
coax:[transitive] うまく説き伏せて~させる to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind, gentle, and patient way
The mother coaxed her child to take its medicine. その母親は子供の機嫌をとって薬を飲ませた
enunciate:[intransitive and transitive] 明確に述べる to pronounce words clearly and carefully
You have to enunciate distinctly. はっきり発音しなくてはいけない
a surfeit of something: ~の食べすぎ、~の飲みすぎ an amount of something that is too large or that is more than you need [= excess]
動詞:過度に食べさせる
I surfeited myself with fruit last night. 昨夜、あきるほどフルーツを食べた
venerate:[transitive] formal 尊敬する to honour or respect someone or something because they are old, holy, or connected with the past
revere:[transitive usually passive] formal to respect and admire someone or something very much
She reveres the old professor. 彼女は老教授を尊敬している
reverberate:反響する 前出 5-12 if a loud sound reverberates, it is heard many times as it is sent back from different surfaces [= echo]
The bang reverberated through the house. ドンという音が家中に響いた