Thr Past Flashcards

1
Q

Stack

A

A pile of things arranged one on top of another

を積み重ねる

He chose a cartoon from the stack of DVDs on the shelf.
Chairs are being stacked in the corner of a room.

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2
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Pile

A

Objects positioned one on top of another

A pile of books
A pile of dirty clothes

無造作に積まれたもの

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3
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Lattice

A

格子

Pots and pens are being hung under a lattice.

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4
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Page through something

A

To go from one page to the next in a book or newspaper, or on a computer screen

目を通す、ページをめくる

They’re paging through books.

The presenter paged through her slides with a remote control.

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5
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Straighten something up

A

To make a place tidy

整える

Mark and I managed to straighten up the house before our parents got home.

One of the men is straightening up a pile of books.

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6
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Count me in

A

私も頭数に入れてください
私も参加します

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7
Q

Prop up something against

A

に立てかける

Something is propped up against
としても使われることが多い

A broom is propped up against a wall.
I propped up the broom against the wall because it was in the way while I was moving the desks.

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8
Q

Broom

A

ほうき

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9
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Gravel

A

Small, rounded stones, often mixed with sand

A gravel path
A gravel road is being dug.

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10
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Faucet

A

蛇口

A device that controls the flow of liquid, especially water, from a pipe

How fast does water flow out of your kitchen faucet?

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11
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Ornament

A

装飾品

An object that is beautiful rather than useful

Garden ornaments such as statues and fountain

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12
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Bough

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A large branch of a tree

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13
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Utterance

A

発声

Something that someone says

The senator’s recent utterances were promptly rebutted by three of his colleagues on Monday.

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14
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Enumerate

A

列挙する

To name things separately, one by one

He enumerated the benefits of the insurance scheme.

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15
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Lexical

A

語彙の

Lexical stress

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16
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Reap

A

(鎌で) をかる

One man is reaping the grass.

17
Q

Flock
Flock of birds

A

群れ

A flock of birds is flying above the trees.

The shepherd is bringing his flock down from the hills.
A Flock of sheep/goats/geese

18
Q

Bud

A

ツボミ

A small part of a plant, that develops into a flower or leaf

Buds have blossomed on the trees.

19
Q

スピーチをする

A

Deliver a speech

Would you be willing to deliver a speech on our company at the meeting?

20
Q

A fair of mount of

A

かなりの量の

A fair amount of information.

21
Q

Railing

A

手すり

A fence made from a series of vertical metal posts, or one of these posts

Tourists pressed their faces against the palace railing

22
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Staircase

A

室内にある階段

A set of stairs inside a building, usually with a bar fixed on the wall or onto vertical poles at the side for you to hold on to

She descended the sweeping staircase into the crowd of photographers and journalists.

23
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Stump

A

キュレット

切り株

24
Q

Log

A

丸太

A thick piece of wood that has been cut from a tree
We need more logs for the fire.

25
Q

Pass something out

A

配る
他にも意味あり

To give something to each person in a group of people.

The teacher passed out the test booklets.