第26回Net 勉強会 2004,4

Children Of Strikers
単語&イディオム
P91/P92/P93
P91
bleache(v)

If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.

bleached(adj) 漂白した
scuffle(v) If people scuffle, they fight for a short time in a dsiorganized way.
慌てふためいて行く,慌ただしく動
sawgrass(n)  葉の緑に小さく鋭い鋸歯のあるカヤツリグサ科スゲ属 
dun(adj)  Something that is dun is a dull grey-brown colour.
灰褐色の;〈馬が〉月毛の 
scrap(n)  A scrap of something is a very small piece or amount of it.
(…の)かけら,小片,切れ端,断片 
jetsam(n)  投げ荷,捨て荷:緊急時に船を軽くしたりするために投げ捨てた船荷 
fiberville   
quadruple(adj)  You use quadruple to indicate that something has four parts or happens four times.
四重の;四部 4倍の 
dingy(adj)  A dingy building or place is rather dark and depressing, and perhaps dirty.
〈色・外観などが〉暗い,黒ずんだ;薄汚い;くすんだ 〈場所が〉みすぼらしい;陰気な 
harsh(adj)  Something that is harsh is so hard, bright, or rough that it seems unpleasant or harmful.
粗暴な,がさつな (性質・態度などが)厳しい,厳格な,とげとげしい,過酷な,無慈悲な 
pluck(v)  If you pluck a fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and pull it in order to remove it from its stalk where it is growing.
〈羽毛などを〉(…から)むしる(off, from);〈鳥などの〉羽毛を引き抜く;〈草花を〉摘む(up);〈果実などを〉摘む,もぐ つかむ;いきなり[ぐいと]引っ張る 
wale(n) 。建築施工「腹起こし,胴貫(どうぬき):杭(くい), コンクリート板などの直立している構材や土止め板を補強する横木 
sallow(adj)  If a person has sallow skin, their skin, especially on their face, is a pale yellowish colur and looks unhealthy
〈人・顔色などが〉青白い,青ざめた,黄ばんだ 
P92
gauge(n)  If you gauge people's actions, feelings, or intentions in a particular situation, you carefully consider and judge them.
〈人・行動などを〉評価する,判断する,判定する  
sneaky(adj)  If you describe someone as sneaky, you disapprove of them because they do things secretly rather than openly.
こそこそする,ひそかな;ずるい,卑劣な 
ringing(adj)  〈言葉・表現などが〉断固たる,力強い,決然とした 
relent(v)  If you relent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do.
〈人が〉感情[気分,決意]を和らげる,優しくなる,寛大になる;心が解ける[和む];〈態度が〉軟化する,弱気になる 
gaw(n)  ((英方言))=God. 
kilt(v)  (おそらく)to killの方言 
weary(adj)  If you are weary, you are very tired.
〈人が〉(…に)もどかしくなった,じれったがる,不満な,我慢できない,嫌になった,飽きた,はがゆくなる,いらいらする 
imperceptibly(adj)  Something that is imperceptible is so small or slight that it is not noticed or cannot be seen.
〈変化・差異などが〉わずかの,微小の,微細な 
P93
smug(adj)  If you say that someone is smug, you are criticizing the fact they seem very pleased with how good, clever, or lucky they are.
(自分の風采(ふうさい)・才能などに)うぬぼれている,きざな,気取った,乙に澄ました,取り澄ました;独善的な,独りよがりの;自己満足の 
soil(v)  If you soil something, you make it dirty.
〈物の〉(特に表面を)よごす,汚くする;汚損する,染みをつける 
bulbous(adj)  Something that is bulbous is round and fat in a rather ugly way.
(しばしば軽蔑的)球根状の;膨らんだ 
tubular(adj)  Something that is tubular is long, round, and hollow in shape, like a tube.
管状の,筒形の 
stub(n)  The stub of a cigarette or a pencil is the last short piece of it which remains when the rest has been used.
短い突出部 
hack(v)  If you hack something or hack at it, you cut it with strong, rough strokes using a sharp tool such as an axe or knife.
(斧(おの)・鍬(くわ)・刀などで)たたき切る,めった切りにする;切り込みを入れる 
rag(v) …をぼろぼろにする 
squat(adj)  If you describe someone or something as squat, you mean they are short and thick, usually in an unattractive way.
しゃがむ,うずくまる 
wore  past tense of wear 
wear(v)  If you wear a particular expression, that expression is on your face and shows the emotions that you are feeling.
〈人などが〉〈表情・様子・態度などを〉示している,帯びている;〈…の様子[外観]を〉示している 
loom(v)  If something looms over you, it appears as a large or unclear shape, often in a frightening way.
(霧・暗闇(くらやみ)などを通して)ぼんやり[おぼろげに]大きく見える;ぬっと大きな姿[影]を現す 
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