第32回Net
勉強会 2004,4
The Hatchet Man in The Lighthouse 単語&イディオム |
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| hatchet man(n) | (slang) 1.A man hired to commit murder. 2.One assighned to carry out a ruthless task or a vicious or unscrupulous order(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hatchet%20manより引用しました) |
| hatchet(adj) |
Someone with a hatchet face has a long, narrow face with sharp features. |
| lighthouse(n) | A lighthouse is a tower containing a powerful flashing
lamp that is built on the coast or on a small island. Lighthouses are
used to guide ships or to warn them of danger. 灯台 |
| trunk(n) | The trunk of a tree is the large main stem from which
the branches grow. (枝･根と区別して)幹,樹幹 |
| palmetto(n) | パルメット:扇形の葉を持つヤシの総称 |
| strand(n) | A strand of something such as hair, wire, or thread
is a single thin piece of it. (海･湖･川などの)岸,潟,浜 |
| smudge(n) | A smudge is a dirty mark. よごれ,染み,汚点 (遠くや水中の物体など)輪郭のはっきりしないもの,おぼろな塊,斑点(はんてん), かげ |
| tidewater(n) | 低い沿岸地帯;海岸 |
| form(v) | (型に従って)…を作り出す,形作る,形成する |
| squint(v) | If you squint at something, you look at it with your
eyes partly closed. (…を)目を細めて見る,細目で見る |
| in turn | You use in turn to refer to actions or events that
are in a sequence one after the other, for example because one cause the
other. (1)交替で;順に(2)同様に,今度は |
| patronizing(adj) | If someone is patronizing, they speak or behave towards
you in a way that seems friendly, but which shows that they think they
are superior to you. いたわりつつも見下す,恩着せがましい,恩人ぶった,(目下に対して)横柄な,偉そうな |
| P110 | |
| brook(v) | If someone in a position of authority will brook no
interference or opposition, they will not accept any interference or opposition
from others. ((主に否定文))〈人が〉…を我慢する,忍ぶ,耐える |
| scan(v) | When you scan a place or group of people, you look
at it carefully, usually because you are looking for something or someone. じっと見る |
| gargantuan(n) | If you say that something is gargantuan, you are emphasizing
that it is very large. 巨大な,とてつもなく大きい |
| emphatically(adv) | If you say something emphatically, you say it in a forceful way which shows that you feel very strongly about what you are saying. |
| emphatic(adj) | 〈言動･表現が〉強い調子の,断固とした |
| seahorse(n) | A seahorse is a type of small fish which appears to
swim in a vertical position and whose head looks a little like the head
of a hores. タツノオトシゴ |
| expanse(n) | An expanse of something, usually sea, sky, or land,
is a very large amount of it. 妨げるもののない空間,(空･海･野原などの)広々とした場所 |
| sin(n) | ? |
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| speck(n) | A speck is a very small stain, mark, or shape. (遠方にあったりして)小さく見えるもの,点 |
| 検索はLongman Dictionary of Contemporary English とAmerican Heritage College dictionaryとColins COBUILDのCD-ROMと小学館ランダムハウス英和辞典CD-ROMを使いました | |
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