Thr Past Flashcards

1
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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
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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.