今日のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Maximum (16 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/ US /ˈmæk.sɪ.məm/
日本語 (Japanese):
(量・数・程度の)『最大限』 / (数学で)極大;最大値;極大点 / 最高の,最大の
中国话 (Simplifized)：最大 (Zuìdà)
漢語 (Traditional)：最大
[ㄗㄨㄟˋㄉㄚˋ]
(Zuìdà)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Maximum sanction When news broke of allegations of inappropriate conduct towards female staff, he was said to be devastated.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Maximum driving time will be extended from nine hours to 11 hours, while the daily rest requirement will be reduced from 11 to nine hours.
Steel (15 回使われました) (Level 2)
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉『鋼鉄』,鋼(はがね)(炭素を含む鉄) / 〈U〉〈C〉『鋼鉄製品』;刀,剣;《文》武器 / 鋼鉄でできた / (色・堅そ・強さなどが)鋼のような / …‘に'鋼鉄をかぶせる / (鋼鉄のように)〈心〉‘を'かたくナにする,冷酷にする
中国话 (Simplifized)：钢 (gāng)
漢語 (Traditional)：鋼
[ㄍㄤ]
(gāng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Steel bands have become an integral part of Antigua's culture The sound hits you long before you see the canvas gazebo and the ensemble beneath it: a motley crew of musicians from schoolteachers to mechanics, pensioners to kids as young as five, in perfect harmony, united by a single passion.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Steel makers were hit hard during the financial crisis as construction and car sales plunged.
Vitamin (15 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈvɪt.ə.mɪn/ US /ˈvaɪ.t̬ə-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『ビタミン』,栄養素(身体の喜常な機能を維持するために少量ながら必要な有機化合物)
中国话 (Simplifized)：维他命 (wéitāmìng)
漢語 (Traditional)：維他命
[ㄨㄟˊㄊㄚㄇㄧㄥˋ]
(wéitāmìng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Vitamin D is mostly obtained from the action of sunlight on skin but natural sources include oily fish and eggs.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
vitamin D supplements are available from GPs and over-the-counter Everyone should consider taking vitamin D supplements to counter the lack of sunshine in the UK, government experts are proposing.
Smart (11 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /smɑːt/ US /smɑːrt/
日本語 (Japanese):
(頭の働きが)機敏な,気のきいた,抜け目のない;悪知恵が働く;(動作が)機敏な,てきぱきした(lively)・現代風の,流行の(fashionable) ・(人・服装などが)きちんとした,いきな,スマートな・ずきんとくる,厳しい,激しい・〈物事が〉ずきんとこたえる・〈傷口などが〉(…が原因で)ずきずき痛む,うずく《+『from』+『名』》・(…で)〈人が〉ずきんと心が痛む《+『from』(『under』)+『名』》・(心・傷口などの)鋭い痛み,うずき《+『of』+『名』(do『ing』)》
中国话 (Simplifized)：聪明 (cōngmíng)
漢語 (Traditional)：靈巧
[ㄌㄧㄥˊㄑㄧㄠˇ]
(língqiǎo)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Smart Energy GB said government was "not good" at such projects and warned it it could cost more than the budgeted £11bn without private sector input.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Smart dummy: The Pacif-i can take your baby's temperature Inventor Kirstin Hancock came up with the idea after having problems taking her own baby's temperature Jacques Lépine is an engineer in Paris and chief executive of Slow Control.
Award (11 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /əˈwɔːd/ US /-ˈwɔːrd/
日本語 (Japanese):
賞 ( shō )
中国话 (Simplifized)：奖 (jiǎng)
漢語 (Traditional)：獎
[ㄐㄧㄤˇ]
(jiǎng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Award boycott The decision to Award the magazine the Freedom of Expression Courage Award to Charlie Hebdo caused six high-profile authors to withdraw, including The English Patient writer Michael Ondaatje.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The award previously known as the Folio Prize was set up to honour fiction written in the English language from anywhere in the world.
Maintenance (11 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmeɪn.tɪ.nəns/ US /ˈmeɪn.tɪ.nəns/
日本語 (Japanese):
(…の)維持,持続,保全,保守[管理]《+『of』+『名』》 / (…の)維持(持続)された状態《+『of』+『名』》 / 維持費,生活費
中国话 (Simplifized)：保养 (bǎoyǎng)
漢語 (Traditional)：保養
[ㄅㄠˇㄧㄤˇ]
(bǎoyǎng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Maintenance errors meant the rusting boiler had a number of faults.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Maintenance is the biggest challenge facing model villages with damage caused by either the elements or visitors.
Tobacco (10 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /təˈbæk.əʊ/ US /-oʊ/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉『タバコの木』 / 〈U〉〈C〉『タバコの葉』 / 〈C〉(2を加工して製品にした)『たばこ』(紙巻きたばこ(cigarettes),葉巻(cigars),かきたばこ(snuff)など) / 〈U〉喫煙
中国话 (Simplifized)：烟草 (yāncǎo)
漢語 (Traditional)：煙草
(yāncǎo)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Tobacco has fallen from 12% to less than 3% of household budgets since 1947.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The tobacco sector still looks structurally undervalued and is, therefore, an appealing investment.
Maintain (10 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /meɪnˈteɪn/ US /meɪnˈteɪn/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈ある状催・動作〉‘を'『維持する』,続ける,保つ / 〈施設など〉‘を'手入れして保存する,保全する / …‘を'『主張する』,と断言する / (…を収入で)〈家族など〉‘を'『扶養する』,養う《+『名』+『on』+『名』》 / (攻撃・危険から)…‘を'擁護する,守る
中国话 (Simplifized)：维持 (wéichí)
漢語 (Traditional)：維持
[ㄨㄟˊㄔˊ]
(wéichí)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Maintain a sense of humour Keeping spirits up in the hotel's lobby Twitter has been helping everyone here keep their spirits up.
Sheep (9 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ʃiːp/ US /ʃiːp/
日本語 (Japanese):
羊 / 気の弱い人,人に引きずられやすい人
中国话 (Simplifized)：羊 (yáng)
漢語 (Traditional)：羊
[ㄧㄤˊ]
(yáng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Sheep were chosen for the scheme because as well as providing meat and milk, their wool can be used to make clothing, the report says.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Sheep in a snow-covered field in Derbyshire, following England's coldest night of the year The lowest temperatures of 2014 for England, Wales and Northern Ireland were recorded overnight.
Melody (9 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmel.ə.di/ US /ˈmel.ə.di/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉『美しい音の流れ』,快い調べ / 〈C〉『旋律』;(声楽曲・器楽曲の)主旋律[部分]
中国话 (Simplifized)：旋律 (xuánlǜ)
漢語 (Traditional)：旋律
[ㄒㄩㄢˊㄌㄩˋ]
(xuánlǜ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Soon its melody was in use in Denmark, most of the German states, Russia too.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Either way, the melody was first heard in 17th Century Italy.
