Week9 Flashcards
on behalf of
〜に代わって
likelihood
可能性
significance
importance:
The discovery of the new drug is of great significance for/to people suffering from heart problems.
make up
make up my mind
to invent something, such as an excuse or a story, often in order to deceive:
make up an excuse I made up an excuse about having to take care of the kids.
make over
作り直す
to improve something or someone by working on or changing various parts:
He has been chosen to make over the losing football team.
He __ himself __ to be a millionaire.(to say, usually falsely, that something is true)
make out
make for
to go in the direction of a place or thing:
They made for the center of town.
argument
議論、口論
get up to
do
come up to
to move toward someone:
come up to A young girl came up to me and asked for money.
go through
to be officially accepted or approved:
We’re hoping that the proposal for the new mall won’t go through.
at a loss
no idea
I was at a loss with what to do next.
monopoly
exclusive ownership
open up
make available
abandon
to leave a place, thing, or person, usually forever:
We had to abandon the car.
vertical
垂直の
used to describe the different stages of an industrial or commercial process, and the organizations involved:
on demand
can get whenever I want
peticides
殺虫剤
(high degree of) job security
仕事への満足感が高い
job security
stability in employment
安定した雇用
male dominated industry
男性だけの産業
streak
a tendncy to do sth
an often unpleasant characteristic that is very different from other characteristics:
stubborn streak Her stubborn streak makes her very difficult to work with sometimes.
rewarding
やりがいのある
economy と economics
economyは経済
economicsは経済学
economicalは経済的な(節約できるの意)
surgery
手術
administrative
管理的な
stumble across
to discover or find something or someone by chance:
Look at what I stumbled across at the flea market!
advert
広告
agony
n. extreme pain
v.agonise adj.agonising/agonised
adv.agonisingly
correspondent
特派員
correspondence
the action of writing, receiving, and reading letters, especially between two people:
Her correspondence with Jim lasted many years.
correspond
to match or be similar or equal:
The American FBI corresponds to the British MI5.
enormity
very great size or importance:
enormity of Nobody fully understands the enormity and complexity of the task of reviving the country’s economy.
seize
to take something quickly and keep or hold it:
I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me.
