TOEIC Vocabulary Flashcards
restrain
自制する。
1.prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits:
“he had to be restrained from walking out of the meeting”
Provocative actions
挑発行為
1.causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately:
“a provocative article”
swift adoption
迅速な採択
resolution
決議
1.a firm decision to do or not to do something:
sanction
制裁
1.a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule:
reluctance
消極姿勢
1.unwillingness or disinclination to do something:
resolute
毅然として
断固とした
1.admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering:
“she was resolute and unswerving”
distracted
気の散った
1.unable to concentrate because one’s mind is preoccupied:
“Charlotte seemed too distracted to give him much attention”
ceaseless
絶え間のない
1.constant and unending:
feasible
実行できそうな
1.possible to do easily or conveniently:
“it is not feasible to put most finds from excavations on public display”
reluctant
いやいやながら
1.unwilling and hesitant; disinclined:
“she seemed reluctant to discuss the matter”
convener
a person who arranges meetings of groups or committees.
refine
(…を)精製する, 精練する。
1.remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process:
“sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats”
excursion
小旅行、遠足
1.a short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity:
“an excursion to Mount Etna”
prodigal
浪費する、放蕩な、ぜいたくな
1.spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant:
“prodigal habits die hard”
memoir
(筆者自身の)思い出、回顧録
1.a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources:
“in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband”
facsimile
(筆跡・絵画など原物どおりの)複写, 模写
an exact copy, especially of written or printed material.
call it a day
仕事を切り上げる。
to quit work and go home
sober
しらふの、酒を飲んでいない。
1.not affected by alcohol; not drunk.
deliberate
故意の、計画的な
1.done consciously and intentionally:
“a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict”
shrug
すくめる
1.raise (one’s shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference:
“Jimmy looked inquiringly at Pete, who shrugged his shoulders”
pedestrian
a person walking along a road or in a developed area.
expire
満了する、終了する
1.(of a document, authorization, or agreement) cease to be valid, typically after a fixed period of time:
“the old contract had expired”
fabric
布、織物