今日のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Snake (24 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /sneɪk/ US /sneɪk/
日本語 (Japanese):
『ヘビ』(『蛇』) / (蛇のように)ずるく陰険な人 / へび(配水管などの詰まった物を取り除く道具) / 蛇行する,くねくねと続く / 〈体など〉‘を'くねらす / 《米》〈材木など〉‘を'引っぱる,引きずる
中国话 (Simplifized)：蛇 (Shé)
漢語 (Traditional)：蛇
[ㄧˊ]
(Shé)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
One snake needed treatment from a vet although other animals checked over by the RSPCA were found to be unharmed.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The snake's legs were just a few millimetres long A 113-million-year-old fossil from Brazil is the first four-legged snake that scientists have ever seen.
Effective (18 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ɪˈfek.tɪv/ US /ɪˈfek.tɪv/
日本語 (Japanese):
『効果的な』,効きめのある / (法律などが)『有効な』,実施されている / 印象深い,感銘的な / 実際に役立つ,実動の
中国话 (Simplifized)：有效 (yǒuxiào)
漢語 (Traditional)：有效
[ㄧㄡˇㄒㄧㄠˋ]
(yǒuxiào)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Effective "character education" doesn't mean a separate character lesson, delivered as one might a geometric proof.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'Effective influence' In a bid to urge voters to help boost the party's influence at Westminster, Ms Bennett pledged her party's commitment to putting pressure on the next government to tackle climate change.
Brake (17 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /breɪk/ US /breɪk/
日本語 (Japanese):
『ブレーキ,制動機』,歯止め / …‘に'ブレーキをかける / 〈人が〉ブレーキをかける
中国话 (Simplifized)：刹车 (shāchē)
漢語 (Traditional)：剎車
(shāchē)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Mr Brake has held his seat since 1997, when he overturned a Tory majority.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Mr Brake, the party's last remaining MP in London, said the capital needed a "liberal voice" to speak up on behalf of civil liberties and the importance of the UK remaining in the European Union.
Brick (16 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /brɪk/ US /brɪk/
日本語 (Japanese):
れんが ( renga )
中国话 (Simplifized)：砖 (zhuān)
漢語 (Traditional)：磚
[ㄓㄨㄢ]
(zhuān)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Brick buildings, for years overlooked in architectural competitions, have started to figure more prominently.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
UK brick stocks more than halved from 702 million bricks in 2010 to 349 million last year, according to the ONS.
Fresh (14 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /freʃ/ US /freʃ/
日本語 (Japanese):
『新鮮な』,生きのいい / 『はつらつとした』,若々しい / (印象・色などが)『鮮やかな』,薄れていない;(色が)塗りたての / これまでになかった,初めての;新規の新たな / 新米の,未熟な / (空気が)さわやかな,涼しい / (風が)やや強い / (水が)塩けのない;飲用できる / 《米話》(特に異性に対して)なれなれしい,ずうずうしい《+『with』(『to』)+『名』》 / 新たに,新しく
中国话 (Simplifized)：新鲜 (xīnxiān)
漢語 (Traditional)：新鮮
[ㄒㄧㄣㄒㄧㄢ]
(xīnxiān)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Fresh focus Over recent years, Russia has been seeking to restore its naval presence in the Mediterranean, which largely lapsed at the end of the Cold War.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Fresh evidence has emerged that authorities in Rotherham were warned about child sexual exploitation in 2003 and again in 2006.
Witness (14 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈwɪt.nəs/ US /ˈwɪt.nəs/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉(また eyewitness)(…の)『目撃者』《+of(to)+名》 / 〈C〉(法廷などの)『証人』,証言者 / 〈C〉(契約・結婚などの)保証人,立会人;(文書の)連署人《+to+名》 / 〈U〉《文》(特に法廷での)証言 / 〈C〉(…の)証拠[となるもの]《+to+名》 / …‘を'『目撃する』,まのあたりに見る / 〈文書〉‘に'証人として署名する;…‘に'立ち会う / …‘の'証拠になる,‘を'証明する,示す / (…を)証言する,(…の)証拠になる《+to+名(doing)》
中国话 (Simplifized)：见证 (jiànzhèng)
漢語 (Traditional)：見證
[ㄐㄧㄢˋㄓㄥˋ]
(jiànzhèng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Witness statements It has also said that the officers involved had never refused to provide statements.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A witness has described the cows "going mad" as they surrounded the men.
Nervous (12 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈnɜː.vəs/ US /ˈnɝː-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『神経の』 / 『神経質な』,神経過敏な / 『心配な』,不安な
中国话 (Simplifized)：紧张 (jǐnzhāng)
漢語 (Traditional)：緊張
[ㄐㄧㄣˇㄓㄤ]
(jǐnzhāng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Nervous return The government closed all schools in the Kathmandu region for the month of May, amid continuing aftershocks in the aftermath of the 25 April tremor.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Nervous governments, worried about the threat of aerial drones, fear that model aircraft fitted with cameras could be used to photograph sensitive locations and military bases, the Arab News website reports.
Ordinary (12 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈɔː.dɪ.nə.ri/ US /ˈɔːr.dən.er-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『いつもの』(usual) / 『普通の』,平凡な
中国话 (Simplifized)：普通 (pǔtōng)
漢語 (Traditional)：普通
[ㄆㄨˇㄊㄨㄥ]
(pǔtōng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Ordinary people have shown strong support by reporting crimes, the reports add, stressing that legal procedures were strictly followed and the rights of the defendants respected.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Ordinary citizens see a billboard advert for Italian foods Last year, Russian banned imports of meat and cheese from the European Union, but one Moscow delicatessen has come up with a novel way to advertise its remaining wares, it seems.
Spring (11 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /sprɪŋ/ US /sprɪŋ/
日本語 (Japanese):
《副詞[句]を伴って》『跳ぶ』,跳ねる,跳躍する / 〈風・涙・考えなどが〉(…に)突然現れる(発生する,起こる)《+『up to』(『into』)+『名』》 / (ばねで)はじける,跳ね返る / 〈雑草・家などが〉突然(急速に)生まれ出る,成長する《+『up』》 / (原因から)起こる,生じる;(家柄などが…の)出である《+『from』+『名』》 / 〈板などが〉そる,ひびが入る,割れる / …‘を'跳ねさせる,跳ね返らせる / (人に)〈提案など〉‘を'急に(不意に)車ち出す(言い出す)《+『名』+『on』(『upon』)+『名』〈人〉》 / 〈板など〉‘を'そらす,割る,‘に'ひびを入れる
中国话 (Simplifized)：春天 (chūntiān)
漢語 (Traditional)：春天
[ㄔㄨㄣㄊㄧㄢ]
(chūntiān)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Spring 2016 - an early referendum?
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A spring evening on Berlin's Oranienstrasse and the bars are packed.
Insurance (11 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ɪnˈʃɔː.rəns/ US /-ˈʃɔːr.əns/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉『保険』保険契約 / 〈U〉『保険金』,保険料 / 〈U〉保険業 / 〈C〉(一般に)予防(保護)手段
中国话 (Simplifized)：保险 (bǎoxiǎn)
漢語 (Traditional)：保險
[ㄅㄠˇㄒㄧㄢˇ]
(bǎoxiǎn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Insurance costs Defra has now been forced by the Information Commissioner's Office to publish the document in full.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Insurance market Lloyd's of London has returned to profit, despite paying one of the biggest claims in its history.
