第九回Net 勉強会 2002,11

 Five Ives
単語&イディオム
P29/P30/P31
P29
snarl(v) to speak or say something in a nasty way
〈人が〉(…に)がみがみ言う,怒鳴る
waddle(n) to walk with short steps, swinging from one side to another like a duck
〈アヒル・太った人などが〉よたよた[よちよち]歩く
honeysuckle(n) a climbing plant with pleasant-smelling yellow or pink flowers
スイカズラ:スイカズラ属 Lonicera の蔓(つる)性低木の総称;白,黄,赤などの花が美しい
middle(n) the middle,one's middle(人体の)胴中,(特に)腰
becoming(adj) 1clothes that are becoming make you look attractive 2 words or actions that are becoming are suitable for you or for the situation you are in
〈服装・髪形などが〉(…に)似合う,魅力的な
full(adj) a full face, figure, etc is rounded or large in an attractive way
〈形などが〉豊満な,盛り上がった,丸々とした,ふっくらと肉付きのよい
ever(adv) a word meaning at any time; used mostly in questions, negatives, comparisons, or sentences with if: Nothing ever makes Ted angry.
(強意)いったい;そもそも,ともかく;およそ,全く[決して](…ない)
Tulane Tulane University Tulane Stadium などがあるin New Orleans
dwarf(v) to be so big that other things are made to seem very small
(対照的に)小さく見せる,卑小に見せる
drift(v) to move or go somewhere without any plan or purpose
知らぬ間に移る
P30
chirp(v) 1 if a bird or insect chirps, it makes short high sound
〈鳥・虫が〉チュンチュンと鳴く,チーチー[チュッチュッ]とさえずる
sensible(adj) sensible clothes/shoes; clothes or shoes that are practical, comfortable, and strong rather than attractive or fashionable
way(adv) very far : way ahead/ behind/ back
ずっと,すごく,とても; a friend from way back ずっと昔からの友
quadrangle(n) a square open area with buildings all around it
方庭,中庭:大学などの,四方を建物に囲まれた方形の内庭
bough(n) a main branch on a tree
(木の)枝,(特に)大枝(main branch)
P31
boy(interjection) used when you are excited or pleased about something
うわー,わー,いいぞ,しめしめ,おっ,おや,ありゃ,あれ,まあ,ほんとうに,ちぇっ,なあんだ,やれやれ,あーあ
make(v) make it with; to have sex with someone
…とセックスする,やる;
drive(v) to hit something, such as a nail, into something else
〈釘(くぎ)・くいなどを〉(…に)打ち込む;〈教訓・知識などを〉(頭に)たたき込む(into);〈疑い・迷いなどを〉(頭・心から)追い払う(from, out of);〈考え・議論などを〉強く進める,主張する;…を(…に)ぶつける,〈銃などを〉(…をねらって)打つ(at)
sink(v) to move downwards to a lower level
〈人が〉(…に)(ぐったりと,深々と)座る,腰かける(sit); もたれる,寄りかかる;(…に)横たわる,身を投げかけるdown, back/in, into, on, onto, onto)
swamp(adj) 沼地の;沼地に生息[繁殖]する
croon(v) to sing or speak in a soft gentle voice, especially about love
〈人が〉優しくなだめるように歌う;そっと口ずさむ
stunk(v) a past tense and the past participle of stink
stink(v) to have a strong and very unpleasant smell
悪臭を放つ,(…の)においがする(of)
excuse(n) a reason that you give to explain careless or offensive behavior 2 a false reason that you give to explain why you are doing something or not doing something
(不都合な行為などに対する)弁解,言い訳,釈明
putrefy(v) if a dead animal or plant putrefies, it decays and smells very bad
腐敗する;化膿する
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