第27回Net 勉強会
  Blackberries
単語&idioms
P39/P40/P41/P42/P43/P44
P39
sawdust(n) Sawdust is dust and very small pieces of wood which are produced when you saw wood.
おがくず
scuff(v)  If you scuff something or if it scuffs, you mark the surface by scraping it against other things or by scraping other things against it.
〈物を〉足でこする
knot(n)  If you tie a knot in a piece of string, rope, cloth, or other material, you pass one end or part of it through a loop and pull it tight.
(1)(枝が幹につながる)結合部分,節;(茎の,特に膨らんでいる)節,(根の)こぶ(2)(板・木材の)節,節目;(石材の)ぼさ
lock(n)  A lock of hair is a small bunch of hair on your head that grow together and curl or cuve in the same direction.
頭髪の房,(一房の)巻き毛,垂れ髪 
shorn(adj) If grass or hair is shorn, it has been cut very short.
刈り取られた,刈り込んだ
P40
bump(n)  A bump on a road is a raised, uneven part.
(道路などの)隆起部
tuft(n)  A tuft of something such as hair or grass is a small amount of it which is growing together in one place or is held together at the bottom.
(羽毛・毛髪・糸などの)房 
surrepetitiously(adv)   
sureptitious(adj) A sureptitious action is done secretely.
こっそり行動する,こそこそ振る舞う
P41
flaw(n) A flaw in something such as a pattern or material is a fault in it that should not be there.
割れ目,ひび,傷
peak(n)  The peak of a cap is the part at the front that sticks out above your eyes.
(帽子の)前びさし,つば
fruiterer(n)  青果商人,果物商 
clothier(n)  (特に男子用の)洋服小売商,服屋
P42
gravy(n) Gravy is a sauce made from the juices that come from meat when it cooks.
肉汁,グレービー:肉を焼くときに出る汁と脂
crust(n)  The crust on a loaf of bread is the outside part.
パンの褐色の外皮[表面]
delicacy(n)  A delicacy is a rare or expensive food that is considered especially nice to eat.
喜ばしいもの,豪華なもの;珍味,ごちそう
drowsily(adv)   
drowsy(adj)  If you feel drowsy, you feel sleepy and cannot think clearly.
うとうとしている;眠い 
canal(n)  A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area.
運河,掘り割り,用水路
tench(n)  Tench are dakr green European fish that live in lakes and rivers.
テンチ Tinca tinca:ヨーロッパ・アジア産のコイ科の淡水魚
barge(n)  A barge is a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom. Brges are used for carrying heavy loads, especially on canals.
(運河・河川・港などで使う)平底荷船,はしけ 
reed(n)  Reeds are tall plants that grow in large group in shallow water or on ground that is always wet and soft. They have strong, hollow stems that can be used for making things such as mats or baskets.
アシ
bullrush(n)  パピルス,葦
P43
bramble(n) Bramble are wild prickly bushes that produce blackberries.
キイチゴ:バラ科キイチゴ属 Rubus のとげのある低木の総称 イバラ:ノイバラなど,とげのある低木の総称
thorn(n)  Thorns are the sharp points on some plants and trees, for example on a rose bush.
brittle(adj)  An object or substance that is britle is hard but easily broken.
もろい,壊れ[砕け]やすい 
cluster(n)  A cluster of people or things is a small group of them close together.
(花・実・毛などの)房 
plump(adj)  You can describe someone or something as plump to indicate that they are rather fat or rounded, usually when you think this is a good quality.
〈物が〉丸っこい,〈果実などが〉丸々とした 
irregularity(n)  不規則[不ぞろい]なもの 凸凹 
cane(n)  Cane is used to refer to the long, hollow, hard stems of plants such as bamboo. Strips of cane are often used to make funiture, and some types of cane can be crushed and processed to make sugar.
(竹・トウ・サトウキビ・シュロなどの)茎 
P44
appall(v) If something appals you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
驚かす,ぞっとさせる. 
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