今日のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Square (27 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /skweər/ US /skwer/
日本語 (Japanese):
平方 (Heihō )
中国话 (Simplifized)：广场 (Guǎngchǎng)
漢語 (Traditional)：廣場
[ㄍㄨㄤˇㄔㄤˇ]
(Guǎngchǎng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Square Enix said the game would be released for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in early 2016.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'Square the circle' Mr Hunt told the Question Time programme that NHS resources were stretched already, adding there would be more than one million extra people aged over 70 by the end of the current parliament.
Store (11 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /stɔːr/ US /stɔːr/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉《おもに米》[小売]『店』,商店(《英》shop) / 〈C〉(…の)『蓄え』,貯蔵《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉多量,多数,たくさん(の…)《+『of』+『名』》 / 《複数形で》必需品,備品,用品 / 〈C〉倉庫,貯蔵所 / (将来のために)…‘を'蓄える』《+『up』+『名』》 / …‘を'『倉庫に保管する』 / (…を)〈ある場所など〉‘に'供給する,用意する《+『名』〈場所〉+『with』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：店 (diàn)
漢語 (Traditional)：店
[ㄉㄧㄢˋ]
(diàn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Store owner Neil Mackay said: "Luckily, as he's a mannequin, Dickie didn't need anaesthetic for his operation.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The store appears more akin to a discounter, a place for bargain hunting, and offers no obvious improvement on buying the products in a supermarket.
Round (9 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /raʊnd/ US /raʊnd/
日本語 (Japanese):
…『を[ぐるっと]回って』,を一周して / …『を曲がって』 / …『の周囲に』,を取り巻いて / …『のあちこちに』,の辺りに / …『ころ』 / (ぐるりと)回って,巡って / 周囲が(に) / あちこち[に],方々[に];行き渡って / 回り道して / (ある場所へ)回って / 『球状の』,丸い / (タイヤ・輪のように)円形の,丸い / (断面の丸い)円筒(円錐)形の / (肩・筆跡などが)丸みのある,丸々とした / 《名詞の前にのみ用いて》(数量が)完全の,ちょうどの / 『丸い物』;円,輪;球,円筒形 / (中心・軸をまわる)『回転』,(天体の)回転運動 / 《しばしば複数形で》(職務上などの)巡回,見回り / 《単数形で》(行い・でき事の一つの)連続;繰り返り;(…が)ひとしきり続くこと《+『of』+『名』》 / (ボクシングの一勝負の中の)『ラウンド』,回,(ゴルフデ全部のホールを回る)ラウンド,(カードゲームの)一回り / 輪唱 / (銃砲の)1回の射撃,一斉射撃 / (射撃用弾薬の)1回分 / (牛のもも肉の)丸切り,(パンの)丸切り《+『of』+『名』》 / 輪舞,円舞 / …‘を'『丸くする』,‘に'丸みをつける / …‘を'『回る』,曲がる / 〈端数をもつ数字〉‘を'端数を切り捨てて(概数で)表す《+『down』+『名』+『to』+『名』》 / …‘を'完成する,仕上げる / …‘を'くちびるを丸くして発音する / 『丸くなる』 / 回る,曲る / 完成する
中国话 (Simplifized)：圆 (yuán)
漢語 (Traditional)：圓
[ㄩㄢˊ]
(yuán)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Round natural pearls are extremely rare in nature.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A round-the-clock service is planned for the Docklands Light Railway by 2021.
Yellow (8 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈjel.əʊ/ US /-oʊ/
日本語 (Japanese):
『黄色の』 / 皮膚の黄色い / 《俗》おく病な(cowardly) / (新聞が)センセーショナルな,扇情的な / 〈U〉『黄色』 / 〈C〉黄色いもの;卵黄 / 〈U〉〈C〉黄色の絵の具(顔料,染料),黄色の服 / …‘を'黄色にする / 黄色になる
中国话 (Simplifized)：黄 (huáng)
漢語 (Traditional)：黃
[ㄏㄨㄤˊ]
(huáng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Yellow anacondas are found naturally in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, western Brazil and north-eastern Argentina.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A yellow "be aware" weather warning for heavy showers had been issued earlier by the Met Office.
Shower (7 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ʃaʊər/ US /ʃaʊr/
日本語 (Japanese):
《しばしば複数形で》『にわか雨』,にわか雪(あられ) ・(涙・弾丸・祝福・批判などの)『雨』,(…の)洪水《+『of』+『名』》・《米》共同して金を集めてお祝いのプレゼントを贈ること,祝い品贈呈会(特に結婚や出産を控えた婦人を祝って贈物をするパーティー) ・(また『shower bath』) ・『シャワー』・…に『水を注ぐ』・…を『降り注ぐ』・《itを主語にして》にわか雨が降る・(…に)降り注ぐ《+『on』(『upon』)+『名』》 / シャワーを浴びる
中国话 (Simplifized)：淋浴 (línyù)
漢語 (Traditional)：淋浴
[ㄌㄧㄣˊㄩˋ]
(línyù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
The shower is active each year from around 17 July to 24 August, although for most of that period only a few meteors an hour are visible.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The shower area where the tunnel Guzman slipped down was located was in his prison cell at the Altiplano maximum security prison, in Almoloya, west of Mexico city.
Membership (7 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmem.bə.ʃɪp/ US /-bɚ-/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉(団体の)一員(成員,メンバー)であること / 〈C〉《単数形で》(団体・組織の)全会員 / 《単数形で》(団体・組織の)構成員の数,会員数
中国话 (Simplifized)：会籍 (huì jí)
漢語 (Traditional)：會籍
[ㄏㄨㄟˋㄐㄧˊ]
(huì jí)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Membership jumped from 25,642 at 17:00 on the day of the vote to 50,000 a week later.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Membership of the taskforce includes senior cabinet members, among them Home Secretary Theresa May and Chancellor George Osborne.
Dancing (6 回使われました) (Level 2)
日本語 (Japanese):
ダンス ( dansu )
中国话 (Simplifized)：跳舞 (tiàowǔ)
漢語 (Traditional)：跳舞
[ㄊㄧㄠˋㄨˇ]
(tiàowǔ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Dancing couples Saturday's concert, entitled A Party to Remember, was hosted by Chris Evans and included performances from Katherine Jenkins, Status Quo, Pixie Lott, and couples from Strictly Come Dancing.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Dancing shoes That may be a trait she inherited from her mother, a primary school teacher.
Cycle (6 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈsaɪ.kl̩/ US /ˈsaɪ.kl̩/
日本語 (Japanese):
『周期』,循環期;一巡り / 周波,サイクル / (英雄・伝説などを扱った)一連の詩(物語) / 『自転車』;三輪車;オートバイ / 自転車に乗る / 循環する,反復する
中国话 (Simplifized)：周期 (zhōuqí)
漢語 (Traditional)：週期
[ㄓㄡㄑㄧˊ]
(zhōuqí)
Pardon (6 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈpɑː.dən/ US /ˈpɑːr-/
日本語 (Japanese):
恩赦 ( onsha )
中国话 (Simplifized)：赦免 (shèmiǎn)
漢語 (Traditional)：赦免
[ㄕㄜˋㄇㄧㄢˇ]
(shèmiǎn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Mr Cassim is now seeking a pardon and restitution.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A 2011 poster calling for no pardon for rioters which was later removed by the government So what has happened to that uprising and the hopes for reform?
Postman (6 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈpəʊst.mən/ US /ˈpoʊst-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『郵便集配人』(《米》mailman)
中国话 (Simplifized)：邮差 (yóuchāi)
漢語 (Traditional)：郵差
[ㄧㄡˊㄔㄞ]
(yóuchāi)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
A postman, who said he was frightened of the bird, described it as "a crackpot".
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
If the postman ever returns a letter to sender - which is rare - he feels terrible.
