今日のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Option (30 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈɒp.ʃən/ US /ˈɑːp-/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉選択すること,選択の権利(自由) / 〈C〉(・・・として)選択できるもの;(・・・の)選択科目《+『for』+『名』》 / 〈C〉(・・・の)選択売買権(一定期間内に一定価格で売買する権利)《+『on』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：选项 (Xuǎnxiàng)
漢語 (Traditional)：選項
(Xuǎnxiàng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Option 1 is to hold out for a while to see what they can get but they are desperate for a deal and accept that they will give in to the demands of the creditors if that is what it takes to get them to sign on the dotted line.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Option 1: No deal: Greece defaults on IMF and ECB repayments; ECB pulls plug on emergency bank assistance leading to run on Greek banks, capital controls and potential Grexit. Option 2: Greece agrees reform deal with creditors at last minute and avoids default, staying in euro. Option 3: No deal reached but both sides paper over cracks and Greece stays in euro for now Cars and shoe boxes: Greeks cope with an economic crisis Peston: Is there any way Greece can avoid default??
Mental (24 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmen.təl/ US /-t̬əl/
日本語 (Japanese):
『精神の』,心の / 頭脳の,知能の / 《名詞の前にのみ用いて》精神病の / 《名詞の前にのみ用いて》頭の中で行う / 《英話》《補語にのみ用いて》頭のおかしい,気がふれた
中国话 (Simplifized)：心理 (xīnlǐ)
漢語 (Traditional)：心理
[ㄒㄧㄣㄌㄧˇ]
(xīnlǐ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Mental illness is still very much a taboo here.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Mental ill health is a growing problem for young people in Northern Ireland, a new report suggests Mental ill health among young people in Northern Ireland is a serious and growing problem, a new report suggests.
Season (15 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈsiː.zən/ US /ˈsiː.zən/
日本語 (Japanese):
『季』,季節(春夏秋冬の4季節のそれぞれ) / (一年のうちの,ある気候の)『時季』,時節 / (果物などの)出盛り,(…の)盛んな時期 / (一般に)時節,時期;(…に)ふさわしい時,(…の)好期《『for』+『名』》 / (調味料などで)〈食物〉‘に'『味つけをする』《+『名』+『with』+『名』》 / (…で)…‘に'趣(おもむき)(面白味)をそえる《+『名』+『with』+『名』》 / 〈木材など〉‘を'乾燥させる,乾燥させて使えるようにする / 《しばしば受動態で》…‘を'慣らす,鍛える / 〈木材などが〉乾燥する,乾燥して使えるようになる
中国话 (Simplifized)：季节 (jìjié)
漢語 (Traditional)：季節
[ㄐㄧˋㄐㄧㄝˊ]
(jìjié)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Season three starts with the Underwoods renewing their wedding vows, but in the final episode they appear to split up.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
My season tickets were with them as well and we thought he might have had one of those, but we found that underneath the rug.
Responsible (14 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /rɪˈspɒn.sɪ.bl̩/ US /-ˈspɑːn-/
日本語 (Japanese):
(物事が)『責任を伴う』,責任の重い / 《補語にのみ用いて》(人が)(…に対して人に)『責任を負っている』,責任がある《+『to』+『名』〈人〉+『for』+『名』〈事〉(do『ing』)》 / 《補語にのみ用いて》《おもに米》(…の)原因である《+『for』+『名』》 / (人などが)責任を果たし得る,信頼できる
中国话 (Simplifized)：主管 (zhǔguǎn)
漢語 (Traditional)：主管
[ㄓㄨˇㄍㄨㄢˇ]
(zhǔguǎn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Responsible bargaining means you have a duty to search for compromise, and that only happens at the negotiating table," he was quoted as saying by Bild.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Responsible companies will understand they need to provide full transparency about how such devices handle data.
Winter (12 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈwɪn.tər/ US /-t̬ɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
『冬』,冬季 / 『冬の』,冬に適した,冬用の / (…で)冬を過ごす,越冬する《+in+名》
中国话 (Simplifized)：冬季 (dōngjì)
漢語 (Traditional)：冬季
[ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧˋ]
(dōngjì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Winter reveals the scale of clearcut forest in Retezat National Park - one area is completely cleared of trees Illegal logging has left bare slopes at Fagaras, in the Pojarna Valley ## Austrian business An Austrian firm, Holzindustrie Schweighofer, dominates Romania's timber processing sector.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'Winter of discontent' In early 1977 the Callaghan government lost its overall majority, which had been whittled away in by-elections, and the new leader of the Opposition, Margaret Thatcher, put down a vote of no confidence.
Crush (12 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /krʌʃ/ US /krʌʃ/
日本語 (Japanese):
…'を'『押しつぶす』,ぺしゃんこにする《+『up』+『名,』+『名』+『up』》 / …'を'『砕く』,粉々にする;…を砕いて(…に)する《+『名』+『into』+『名』》 / (…に)…'を'押しつける《+『名』+『against』+『名』》;(…に)…'を'押し込む《+『名』+『into』+『名』》 / (…から)…'を'押しつぶして出す,しぼり出す《+『名』+『from』+『名』》 / …'を'ぎゅっと抱きしめる / …'を'打ちのめす,打ちひしぐ《+『down』+『名,』+『名』+『down』》 / 『つぶれる』,ぺしゃんこになる;くしゃくしゃになる / 『砕ける』,粉々になる / (…に)押し合って入る,殺到する《+『into』(『through』)+『名』》 / 〈C〉《単数形で》押し合いへし合い,殺到 / 〈C〉《話》《単数形で》大混雑の集会,すしづめの集会 / 〈U〉《英》(押しつぶして出した)果汁 / 〈C〉《話》(…に)のぼせ上がること,(…への)べたぼれ《+『on』+『名』》;のぼせ上がった相手
中国话 (Simplifized)：粉碎 (fěnsuì)
漢語 (Traditional)：粉碎
[ㄈㄣˇㄙㄨㄟˋ]
(fěnsuì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
The crush had got to such a level where there's nothing anybody could do.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The fatal crush happened during the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989.
Determination (12 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /dɪˌtɜː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ US /-ˌtɝː-/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉『決心』,決意,決断力 / 〈U〉(…の)『決定』,決着《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉(法律上の)(…の)判決,裁決,終結《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈U〉(…の)測定[法]《+『of』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：决心 (juéxīn)
漢語 (Traditional)：決心
[ㄐㄩㄝˊㄒㄧㄣ]
(juéxīn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'Determination and strength' Friends and relatives of those injured have been offering messages of support.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A determination to leave behind what he saw as an unworthy life in the UK.
Metal (10 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmet.əl/ US /ˈmet̬-/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉(個々の)『金属』;〈U〉(材料としての)金属 / 〈U〉合金(真ちゅう,真銅など) / 〈U〉気性,気質 / 〈U〉《英》(舗装用・鉄道用の)砕石 / …‘に'金属をかぶせる / 《英》〈道路〉‘に'砕石を敷く
中国话 (Simplifized)：金属 (jīnshǔ)
漢語 (Traditional)：金屬
[ㄐㄧㄣㄕㄨˇ]
(jīnshǔ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Metal bashing Initially, he made cars in Ulsan but then turned to shipbuilding.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Metal gets bashed but lab mice get pushed, too.
Boxer (10 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈbɒk.sər/ US /ˈbɑːk.sɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
ボクサー,けん闘家 / ボクサー(ドイツ種の中型犬)
中国话 (Simplifized)：拳击手 (quánjí shǒu)
漢語 (Traditional)：拳擊手
(quánjí shǒu)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao (L) is widely expected to run for the country's top office, currently held by President Benigno Aquino III (R) Some analysts have gone so far as to claim the Philippines' currency the peso rises ahead of his matches.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The Bolton boxer insists fasting will not adversely affect his chances if - as has been widely speculated \- he faces undefeated triple welterweight world champion Floyd Mayweather in September.
Essential (10 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ɪˈsen.ʃəl/ US /ɪˈsen.ʃəl/
日本語 (Japanese):
『絶対必要な』,欠くことのできない / 『本質の』,本質的な / (植物・薬剤などの)エキスの,精の / (…に)不可欠の要素;(…の)主眼点,要点《+『of』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：必要 (bìyào)
漢語 (Traditional)：必要
[ㄅㄧˋㄧㄠˋ]
(bìyào)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Essential groundwork done, they were poised to analyse ivory to pinpoint its source, and there was no shortage of material to analyse.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'essential' Northern Ireland first and deputy first ministers Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness have lobbied IAG boss Willie Walsh, believing the retention of all the slots is "essential for economic development.
