vocabulary by miy Flashcards
stifle
窒息させる
Are you stifling a yawn, Terry?
recuperate
回復する りくーぺれいt
she has been recuperating from a shoulder wound.
exertion
骨折り 奮闘 大変な労力
physical or mental effort
pant
ハアハア言う
she was panting with the exertion
the slave panted after freedom.
=the slave desired freedom.
botched
carried out badly or carelessly
a botched investigation
pursue
Jake pursued the suspect.
persuade
説得する
It wasn’t easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing.
revolting
極めて不快な
mayo nut spoonsies? that’s revolting.
revolt against the government
nutrient
a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life
Terry needs nutrients!!!
appliance
電化製品
They run to appliance stores and trample each other to death.
bogus
偽の
a bogus card
bogus accounting
stump
n. 切り株
v. 〜を切り株にする、困らせる
a big mystery that might stump even John le Carre
chieftain
the leader of a people or a clan
detain smo
smoを拘束する、行動の自由を奪う
he was detained by the FBI on suspicion of terrorist activity.
red-faced
Gosn was left red-faced.
scramble
這い上る、急いで〜する
they were scrambling to convince the company to move its head quarter.
regulatory authority
規制当局、官庁
regulation
regulatory authorities can issue fines of up to 4000 yen
revenue
利益、収益
annual global revenue
annual sales volume
年次販売量
Asahi stops disclosing annual sales volume.
be projected to
〜すると推定される
annual sales of beer are projected to hit a record low in 2019, due to the failing population.
forcibly
強制的に
rambunctious
やんちゃな
this dog is quite rambunctious and not fully house-trained.
procrastinator
先延ばしにする人
articulate
adj発話できる、はっきり発音された
意味がはっきり伝わる、明瞭な
v はっきり話す
考えを明確に述べる
that old house frightens me, although i can’t articulate why.
robust
頑丈な、たくまし
we need a more robust effort to fight crime downtown.
delegable
委任できる
delegate
non-delegable duty
pave
〜を舗装する、覆う
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
imcumbent
現職の
Incumbent Tsai won her second term as the president.
concede
負けを認める
concede a point to
concede a territory
capitalize on
〜に資本を投下する
〜を十分に利用する