20 Flashcards
Credited with
To give someone praise, admiration, or acknowledgement for some task, achievement, or accomplishment.功績がある
Well spoken
speaking in an educated and refined manner:
“a young, well-spoken Englishwoman”
synonyms:
articulate · nicely spoken話し上手
Take the helm
2 : to take a position of full control or authority in an organization She took the helm of the university.
Rank a distant third position
3位に落ちている
Herculean
requiring great strength or effort:
“a Herculean task”
synonyms:
arduous · gruelling · laborious · back-breaking
Career-defining moment
ADJECTIVE
A career-defining moment or action is one that is very important in making someone successful in their job or in deciding how they will be remembered
the most important point for something, the moment of truth. An athlete can train all day, but the race is where the rubber meets the road and they’ll know how good they really are.
Summa cum laude
with the highest distinction:
“he graduated summa cum laude”
Mighty
Very very…. Mighty…
I’ll make a solid addition….
確実に付加価値を与えます
Bring a value for —-
Articulate
having joints or jointed segments:
“delicate articulate plants with a slender central stem”
synonyms: hinged · jointed
Eloquent, Fluent
articulate 【形】 発話できる、話す能力がある 〔言葉が〕はっきり発音された、歯切れが良い
Best bang for the buck
Best value for this price
Retreat
a quiet or secluded place in which one can rest and relax:
“their country retreat in Ireland”
synonyms:
refuge · haven
an act of moving back or withdrawing:
“a speedy retreat” · [more]
synonyms: 後退する
withdrawal · pulling back · flight · katabasis
Come at affordable cost
Affordable
Buckle
fasten with a buckle:
“he buckled his belt”
synonyms:
fasten · do up · [more]
bend and give way under a weight or force:
“the bridge started shaking and then it began to buckle” · [more]
synonyms:
warp ·
Tick one off
to speak severely to and criticize someone who has done something wrong:
I had to tick him off for being late again.
tick off many of one’s colleagues 同僚たちの多くを怒らせる
Scratch ones head
to think hard about something:
A lot of people must be scratching their heads about which way to vote.
途方に暮れる
Nail in the coffin
とどめを刺す
Testosterone
a steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
Otherworldly
relating to an imaginary or spiritual world:別世界の
“music of an almost other-worldly beauty”
synonyms:
spiritual · religious
Lend
contribute or add (a quality) to:
“the smile lent his face a boyish charm”
synonyms:
add · impart · give
【動詞】 · 1. 一時的に与える(give temporarily): 用例 · 2. 性質を与える(bestow a quality on
Stronghold
place that has been fortified so as to protect it against attack:
“their mountain strongholds fell to enemy attack”
synonyms:
fortress · fort
Pandemonium
wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar:
“there was complete pandemonium—everyone just panicked”
pandemonium 【名】悪魔の巣窟、修羅場、地獄（のようなありさま）、無秩序（状態）、大混乱
synonyms:
turmoil · disorder · confusion · chaos · commotion
Wipe off
subtract an amount from a value or debt:
“the crash wiped 24 per cent off stock prices”
Exuberance
the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness;
exuberant 【形】 〔情熱・活力・喜びなどが〕あふれんばかりの、熱烈な、熱狂的な
“a sense of youthful exuberance”
synonyms:
ebullience · buoyancy · cheerfulness · sunniness
phase out
to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages
synonyms:
eliminate gradually · withdraw/remove/replace gradually · discontinue
Outgoing
friendly and socially confident:
“she’s always been very outgoing and she’s got heaps of friends”
synonyms:
extrovert · [more]
leaving an office or position:
“the outgoing Prime Minister”
synonyms:
departing · retiring · leaving
Bounty
money paid as a reward:
A bounty of $10,000 has been offered for the capture of his murderer.
bounty · 〔人捜｛ひと さが｝しなどの〕報奨金｛ほうしょう きん｝、懸賞金｛けんしょうきん
Not knowing better
To not have the knowledge or development to behave correctly or make an informed decision
“not know any better” is typically used to refer to someone who lacks knowledge or understanding about a part
Manhandle
move (a heavy object) by hand with great effort:
“men used to manhandle the piano down the stairs”
synonyms:
heave · haul · push · shove · pull · tug · drag · move · carry · lift ·
Inertia
tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged:
“the problem runs deeper than bureaucratic inertia”
synonyms:
inactivity · inaction
Wilt
しなる of a plant) to become weak and begin to bend towards the ground, or (of a person) to become weaker, tired, or less confident:
Cut flowers will soon wilt without water.
Bluff out
deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand誤魔化す
Taper off
End weakly
Good (food) for thought
Something to consider.
That meeting really gave me food for thought—I might invest in their company after all.
直訳した場合 ”考えるための食べ物”となりますが、要は”なにか判断するときの材料”、”考えるための要素”的な意味でじっくり考える価値のある事に対して使われる表現です
Blind side
direction in which a person has a poor view of approaching traffic or danger:
“a punch delivered on the referee’s blind side”
Slap in the face
痛手 unexpected rejection or affront
Duh
stupidity Duh, I don’t know.
Yikes
expressing shock and alarm, often for humorous effect:
“I had a dip in the 40 degree pool (yikes!)”
yikes”を日本語にするなら、「うわっ！」「うげ！」という感じ。ショックの度合いが増したとき“Big yikes”（「ヤバい！」「やっちゃった！」という感じ）を使います。
Yuck
used to express strong distaste or disgust:
“Raw herrings! Yuck!”
yuck」とは、「オエッ」や「ゲッ」「不快なもの」「不潔なもの」といった強い嫌悪感や不快感を表現するために使用される英語表現である
