今日のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Butterfly (16 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈbʌt.ə.flaɪ/ US /ˈbʌt̬.ɚ-/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉『チョウ』 / (またbutterfly stroke)〈U〉(水泳で)バタフライ
中国话 (Simplifized)：蝴蝶 (Húdié)
漢語 (Traditional)：蝴蝶
[ㄏㄨˊㄉㄧㄝˊ]
(Húdié)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Butterfly wings and the colourful plumage of peacocks and some parrots all contain examples, which were only understood after Yablonovitch and his fellow physicists fully described photonic crystals in the 1980s.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," he says.
Breakfast (14 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈbrek.fəst/ US /ˈbrek.fəst/
日本語 (Japanese):
『朝食』 / 朝食を食べる
中国话 (Simplifized)：早餐 (zǎocān)
漢語 (Traditional)：早餐
[ㄗㄠˇㄘㄢ]
(zǎocān)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Breakfast and lunchtime clubs will continue, but after-school clubs have been suspended for a fortnight A primary school head teacher has suspended after-school clubs because staff have become "frustrated" by pupils' unruly behaviour.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Breakfast presenter James Whale said: "It's going to be baking in Essex and our listeners are so brilliant we thought they deserved a treat.
Profit (14 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈprɒf.ɪt/ US /ˈprɑː.fɪt/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉〈C〉『利益』,もうけ,収益 / 〈U〉得(益)になること / 〈人が〉(…で)利益を得る,得をする《+『by』(『from』)』+『名』(do『ing』)》 / 〈物事が〉役に立つ,ためになる / …‘の'利益になる,ためになる
中国话 (Simplifized)：利润 (lìrùn)
漢語 (Traditional)：利潤
[ㄌㄧˋㄖㄨㄣˋ]
(lìrùn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Profit is important but not everything.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Profit forecast AP said the Justice Department was investigating whether airlines were now conspiring to grow slowly in order to keep ticket prices high.
Talent (14 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈtæl.ənt/ US /ˈtæl.ənt/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉〈C〉(特に生まれながらの優れた)(…の)『才能』,技量《+for+名(doing)》 / 〈C〉《おもに米》才能のある人;タレント / 〈U〉《集合的に》才能のある人々,人材 / 〈C〉タレント(古代ギリシア・ローマなどの,重量・貨幣の単位)
中国话 (Simplifized)：天赋 (tiānfù)
漢語 (Traditional)：天賦
[ㄊㄧㄢㄈㄨˋ]
(tiānfù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
talent manager Scooter Braun, who discovered the likes of pop megastars Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen, told the BBC that it was Psy who opened his eyes to South Korea's hottest commodity and its line-up of talented idol stars ripe for export.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Talent spotter Scooter Braun 'discovered' Justin Bieber Plus great connections.
Beautiful (12 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ US /-t̬ɪ-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『美しい』,『きれいな』 / 《話》『みごとな』,すばらしい / 《名詞的に;the~》《単数扱い》美(beauty) / 《名詞的に;the~》《複数扱い》美しい人たち(beautiful people);美しいもの
中国话 (Simplifized)：美丽 (měilì)
漢語 (Traditional)：美麗
[ㄇㄟˇㄌㄧˋ]
(měilì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Beautiful boy gone too soon.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Beautiful wine Why do some wines taste better than others?
Plant (12 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /plɑːnt/ US /plænt/
日本語 (Japanese):
(動物に対して)『植物』,草木・(樹木に対して)『草』,草本(そうほん)( 木部があまり発達せず地上部が一年で枯れる植物)・苗,苗木・生産設備,工場,プラント設備,装置・《俗》(人をおとしいれる)わな,おとり / 〈苗など〉‘を'『植える』,〈種〉‘を'まく・(植物を) ‘に'植える《+『名』+『with』+『名』》 / (…に)〈思想など〉‘を'植えつける《+『名』+『in』+『名』》・《場所の副詞[句]を伴って》(ある場所)…‘を'しっかりと置く(すえる,立てる) / ・〈工場・生産設備など〉‘を'建設する・《俗》〈スパイ〉‘を'送りこむ,〈わな〉‘を'仕掛ける・（嫌疑がかかるように）こっそり置く
中国话 (Simplifized)：厂 (chǎng)
漢語 (Traditional)：廠
[ㄔㄤˇ]
(chǎng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Plant sterols are found in fruit, vegetables and nuts, but in low amounts.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Planting crops A local chief from the village of Bole, where AUN is located, offered to settle the displaced on his land if the university and the Adamawa Peace Initiative, which brings together community and religious leaders, could give them seeds to plant on the land.
Beauty (12 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈbjuː.ti/ US /-t̬i/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉『美しさ』,美 / 『美点』,美観,よさ / 〈C〉『美人』;美しいもの,みごとなもの
中国话 (Simplifized)：美女 (měinǚ)
漢語 (Traditional)：美女
(měinǚ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Beauty of Islam Garden "It was also really important for me to shine a positive light on Islam.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
beauty is absolutely central to social justice and this should be woven into public policy, it shouldn't be seen as an ad hoc, it should be central to itCaroline Julian, ResPublica This new report builds on that evidence by looking at the incomes and levels of access that people have to nature and other places of beauty.
Pizza (11 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈpiːt.sə/ US /ˈpiːt.sə/
日本語 (Japanese):
ピッツァ,ピザ(チーズ・トマトなどをパイ皮にのせて焼いた料理)
中国话 (Simplifized)：比萨 (bǐsà)
漢語 (Traditional)：比薩
[ㄅㄧˇㄙㄚˋ]
(bǐsà)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
A pizza company has offered to feed Mrs Blagden and her friends on the big day and Jameson's Cafe & Tea Rooms in Sheffield said they would make a birthday cake.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Rural (11 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈrʊə.rəl/ US /ˈrʊr.əl/
日本語 (Japanese):
『いなか』(『田舎』)『の』,田園の,農村の / 田舎ふうの / 農業の
中国话 (Simplifized)：乡村 (xiāngcūn)
漢語 (Traditional)：鄉村
[ㄒㄧㄤㄘㄨㄣ]
(xiāngcūn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Rural housing campaigners are warning that the government's plan to extend right to buy legislation could decimate the provision of affordable housing.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Rural house prices are also, on average, 26% higher than in urban areas as competition from commuters, retirees and second home owners push up prices, according to a survey by the Halifax in November 2014.
Stake (11 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /steɪk/ US /steɪk/
日本語 (Japanese):
(境界標・植物の支えなどの)『くい』 / 火刑用の柱;《the~》火刑,火あぶり / 《しばしば複数形で》(競馬・ゲーム・かけ事などの)かけ金,賞金;(賞金のかかった)レース,(特に)競馬 / (…に対する)(金銭的・感情的な)利害関系《+『in』+『名』(do『ing』)》 / 〈境界など〉‘を'『くいで印をする』,くいで区画する《+『out』(『off』)+『名』,+『名』+『out』(『off』)》 / 〈動物など〉‘を'くいにつなぐ;〈植物など〉‘を'くい支える / (…に)〈金・名誉・命など〉‘を'かける《+『名』+『on』+『名』》 / 《米》〈人〉‘に'(…の)金を出してやる《+『名』+『to』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：赌注 (dǔzhù)
漢語 (Traditional)：賭注
[ㄉㄨˇㄓㄨˋ]
(dǔzhù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
stake reduced The government also announced on Monday that it had sold a further 1% of shares in the bank, taking its stake below 19%.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
At stake is the freedom of disposing your body," he said.
