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勉強会 2004,1Happy Endings 単語&idioms |
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| P55/P56/P57/P58/P59/ | |
| P55 | |
| worthwhile(adj) | If something is worthwhile, it is enjoyable or useful,and worth the time,
money, or effort that is spent on it. 時間[労力]を費やす価値のある,やりがい[骨折りがい]のある;注目に値する,値打ちのある,相当の |
| remunerative(adj) | Remunerative work is work that you are paid for. 報酬のある,引き合う,有利な,収益の多い(profitable) |
| liev-in(adj) | A live-in servant or other domestic worker sleeps and eats in the house
where they work. 〈従業員などが〉住み込みの;〈仕事などが〉住み込みを要する |
| turn out | When you are commenting on pleasant weather, you can say that is has turned
out nice or fine, especially if this is unexpected. ((様態の副詞(句)を伴って))(…の)結果になる |
| gratification(n) | 満足(感), 大喜び |
| tepid(adj) | If you descrive something such as a feeling or reaction as tepid, you mean that it lacks enthusiasm. 熱意[迫力,生気]に欠ける,活気のない,気の抜けた |
| P56 | |
| get used to | If you get used to something or someone, you become familiar with it or get to know them, so that you no longer feel that the thing or person is unusual or surprising. |
| so much as | If you say that someone did not do so much as perform a paticular action,
you are emphasizing that they did not even do that, when you were expecting
them to do more. |
| not so much as (原文では not ではなく、hardlyになっている） |
…さえも(し)ない |
| run-down(adj) | If someone is fun-down, they are tired or slightly ill 疲れた,疲れ果てた,消耗した |
| a Jack from a box | A Jack-in-the-box is a child's toy that consists of a box with a doll inside it that jumps out when the lid is open. びっくり箱から出てくる人形 |
| pit(n) | A pit is the stone of a fruit or vegetable. (サクランボ･モモなどの)核,種 |
| get to (Mary) | ((話))〈人に〉感銘[喜び]を与える;〈人を〉悩ます,いらいらさせる,怒らせる,〈人の〉かんにさわる;〈人に〉分かってもらう,理解される,信頼される (Maryを怒らせたのは） |
| P57 | |
| repent(v) | If you repent, you show or say that you are sorry for something wrong you
have done. (…を)悔やむ,悔いる,後悔する,気がとがめる |
| get away | If you get away, you succeed in leaving a place or a person's company. (家から）脱け出せる、空けられる （家族から）離れられる（私見） |
| commitment(n) | If you make a commitment to do somehting, you promise that you will do
it. (…に対する)(…するという)公約,誓約,約束;(…に対する)義務,責務,責任;方針 |
| keep up | If you keep something up, you continue to do it or provide it. 〈行為･仕事などを〉し続ける |
| P58 | |
| breeze in | If you breeze into a place or a posioton, you enter it in a very casual
or relaxeled manner. ((話))不意にやって来る,威勢よく入って来る,乱入する |
| top-grade Clifornia hybrid | 最高級のカリフォルニア産の混生物（麻薬） |
| get higher | ハイになって（私見） |
| underwater(adv) | Something that exists or happens underwater exists or happens below the
surface of the sea, a river, or a lake. 水面下で[に,を],水中で |
| stoned(adj) | If someone is stoned, their mind is greatly affected by a drug such as
casnnabis 麻薬[マリファナ]に陶酔して |
| entwine(v) | If one thing is entwined with another thing, or if you entwine two things, the two things are twisted around each other. 〈物を〉(…に)まつわらせる,絡ませる |
| tidal wave | A tidal wave is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that
flows onto the land and destroys things. (海震･ハリケーン･強風で起こる)高波,津波 |
| virtuous(adj) | If you descrive someone as virtuous, you mena that htey have done what
htey ought to do and feel very pleased with themselves, perhaps too pleased. 道徳にかなった;徳の高い,有徳な,高潔な;曲がったことをしない,実直な |
| clasp(v) | If you clasp someone or somehting, you hold them tightly in your hands
or arms. 抱き締める,抱擁する;抱きかかえる |
| P59 | |
| bourgeois(adj) |
If you describe people, their way of life, or their attitudes as bourgeois, you disapprove of them because you consider them typical of conventional middle-class people. |
| counterespionage(n) | Counterespionage consists of actions tht a country takes in order to find out whether another country is spying on it and to prevent it from doing so. (敵のスパイ活動に対する)対抗[逆]スパイ活動 |
| lustful(adj) | Lustful means feeling or expressing strong sexual desire. 肉欲的な,好色な,みだらな. |
| brawl(v) | If someone brawls, they fight in a very rough or violent way. 騒々しく[激しく]けんかする;口論する 〈激流などが〉ごうごうと流れる |
| slice(v) | If you slice bread, meat, fruit, or other food, you cut it into thin pieces. |
| however you slice it | =no matter how(or whichever way) you slice it ;どう見よう[考えよう]と. |
| delude(v) | If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true,
even though it is not true. 〈人の〉心[判断]を(…で)惑わす,たぶらかす,だます毆ith�;〈人を〉だまして(…)させる殃nto doing;((再帰的))思い違い[勘違い]する |
| downright(adv) | You use downright to emphasize unpleasant or bad qualities or behaviour. 完全に,徹底的に,とことんまで;直ちに |
| authentic(adj) | An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine. 真正の,本物の |
| so much for | If you say so much for a particular thing, you mean that it has not been
successful or helpful. ((軽蔑的))…とはそんなもの |
| connoisseur(n) | A conoisseur is someone who knows a lot about the arts, food, drink, or
some other subject. (美術品･趣味の品などの)鑑定家,鑑識家 (一般にその道の)通,目利き,玄人,権威 |
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