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単語&イディオム
P112/P113/P114
P112
sideburns(n)plural

If a man has sideburns, he has a strip of hhair growing down the side of each cheek.
((主に米))(短い)ほおひげ:もみあげからほおに広がって生やした毛

plump(adj) You can describe someone or something as plump to indicate taht they are rather fat or rounded, usually when you think this is a good quality.
〈人・体の部分が〉ふっくらした,丸々とした;肉づきのよい
ropier ropeyの比較級
ropey(adj) inferior, deficient, inadequate, of poor quality, poor
ぼろぼろの,おんぼろの
fragrant(adj) Something that is fragrant has a pleasant, sweet smell.
よいにおいの,芳香性の
shade(n) A shade of a particular color is one of its different forms. For example, emerald green and olive green are shades of green.
陰,物陰 色の明暗[濃淡]の度合い,色調,色合い
spiky(adj) Something that is spiky has one or more sharp points.
大釘の形をした,大釘[犬釘]のような,先のとがった
prong(n) The prongs of something such as a fork are the long, thin pointed parts.
[宝石]プロング,爪(つめ):宝石を金具類に石留めする爪
trail off If a speaker's voice or a speaker trails off or trails away, their voice become quieter and they hesitate until they stop speaking completely.
〈声・音などが〉だんだん小さくなる,しだいに弱まる;〈話などが〉本筋からそれる,しりすぼみになる
P113
light-headed(adj) If you feel light-headed, you feel rather unsteady and strange for example because you are ill or because you have drunk too much alcohol.
めまいがする,ふらふらする
angular(adj) Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
角のある,とがった
pelvis(n) Your pelvis is the wide, curved group of bones at the level of your hips.
骨盤
deadpan(adj) Deadpan humour is when you appear to be serious and are hiding the fact that you are joking or teasing someone.
まじめくさった,もったいぶった;超然とした振りの,無関心[平静]を装った
mumble(adj) If you mumble, you speak very quietly and not at all clearly with the result that hte words are difficul to understand.
もぐもぐ[ぶつぶつ]言う,低く不明瞭(めいりょう)に言う,つぶやく
havin =having
dyke(n) A dyke is a lesbian.
(男役の)レスビアン,「たち」
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