今日のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Spider (15 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈspaɪ.dər/ US /-dɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
クモ / 《米》フライパン
中国话 (Simplifized)：蜘蛛 (Zhīzhū)
漢語 (Traditional)：蜘蛛
[ㄓㄓㄨ]
(Zhīzhū)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
spider facts Named after their irregularly-shaped webs, funnel-web spiders live in moist habitats - such as under logs or shrubbery - or rotting parts of trees.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A Spider-Man toy was the subject of US Supreme Court Case In a wink to comic book fans, a US Supreme Court justice has tucked several superhero references into a ruling involving a Spider-Man toy.
Select (7 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /sɪˈlekt/ US /sɪˈlekt/
日本語 (Japanese):
(最高・最適のものとして)…‘を'『選ぶ』,選抜する,選出する / (人が)『えり抜きの』,精選された / 《名詞の前にのみ用いて》(製品・産物などが)『品質の良い』,粒よりの,高級(上もの)の / (クラブなどが)人選のやかましい,閉鎖的な
中国话 (Simplifized)：选择 (xuǎnzé)
漢語 (Traditional)：選擇
[ㄒㄩㄢˇㄗㄜˊ]
(xuǎnzé)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Select topic "language" to follow the Vocabularist Subscribe to the BBC News Magazine's email newsletter to get articles sent to your inbox.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Select committee chairs and members are chosen at the start of every new Parliament, so the party composition reflects the new make-up of the House of Commons.
Slight (5 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /slaɪt/ US /-t̬ɪd/
日本語 (Japanese):
(量・程度が)『わずかの』,少しの / 『取るに足りない』,つまらない(trivial) / (人が)『ほっそりした』,やせた / 〈人〉‘を'軽んじる / 〈物事〉‘を'なおざりにする / (人を)軽んじること,(物事を)なおざりにすること;悔辱,無礼
中国话 (Simplifized)：轻微 (qīngwéi)
漢語 (Traditional)：輕微
[ㄑㄧㄥㄨㄟˊ]
(qīngwéi)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
A slight edge of boiled cabbage?
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The slight snag in the argument is that some pledges are more equal than others.
Boundary (5 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈbaʊn.dər.i/ US /-dɚ-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『境界線』,境(border) / 限界
中国话 (Simplifized)：边界 (biānjiè)
漢語 (Traditional)：邊界
[ㄅㄧㄢㄐㄧㄝˋ]
(biānjiè)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
The boundary between the two plates in this area had become locked - stuck together by friction, and so immobile - building up energy that only a major earthquake could release.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
She said boundary changes counted against her, but there was also the matter of the money she'd spent sprucing up her then 'second home' in the constituency, at the time fully within the rules but inviting questions.
Switch (4 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /swɪtʃ/ US /swɪtʃ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(特にむち打ち用の)『しなやかな小枝』(棒) / (しなやかな小枝・棒などで)むち打つこと / (…における)『変更』《+in+名》;(…から…への)転換《+from+名+to+名》 / (電気の)『スイッチ』,開閉器 / (電話の)交換台 / (鉄道の)転てつ器,ポイント / (女性の髪用の)入れ毛,かもじ / 〈人・動物〉‘を'むちで打つ,むち打つ(whip) / 〈むちなど〉‘を'振る,(むちを打つように)…‘を'さっと振る / (…に)…‘を'『転換する,』変更する《+名+to+名(doing)》 / …‘を'交換する(exchange) / 〈線路のポイント〉‘を'転換する,転てつする / (ある方向・進路に)変わる,転じる,移る《+to(into)+名》 / 交換する,取り替える
中国话 (Simplifized)：开关 (kāiguān)
漢語 (Traditional)：開關
[ㄎㄞㄍㄨㄢ]
(kāiguān)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Switch off on ground to avoid info overload (you don't need it when parked).
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A switch from a permanent cover of thick ice to a new state where thinner ice vanishes in the summer will have far-reaching implications, they say.
Endless (4 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈend.ləs/ US /ˈend.ləs/
日本語 (Japanese):
『無限の』,果てしのない / 絶え間のない,ひっきりなしの / (端と端がつながって)輪になっている
中国话 (Simplifized)：无尽 (wújìn)
漢語 (Traditional)：無盡
[ㄨˊㄐㄧㄣˋ]
(wújìn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Endless loop Rombertik typically infected a vulnerable machine after a booby-trapped attachment on a phishing message had been opened, security researchers Ben Baker and Alex Chiu, from Cisco, said in a blogpost.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'Endless queues' Matthew Balfour, Kent County Council's cabinet member for transport, said the situation in Kent was a nightmare.
Interfere (4 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˌɪn.təˈfɪər/ US /-t̬ɚˈfɪr/
日本語 (Japanese):
(‥に)『干渉する』,口出しをする(meddle)《+『in』(with』)+『名』)『wh-節』(『句』,do『ing』)》 / (仕事・状況などの)『妨げとなる』,邪魔になる《+『with』+『名』(do『ing』)》
中国话 (Simplifized)：干扰 (gānrǎo)
漢語 (Traditional)：干擾
[ㄍㄢㄖㄠˇ]
(gānrǎo)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
I didn't want to interfere.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
You're trying to interfere with the prerogatives of management, you're trying to interfere with capital, and you're trying to interfere with prices.
Midnight (3 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmɪd.naɪt/ US /ˈmɪd.naɪt/
日本語 (Japanese):
『真夜中』,夜の12時 / 真夜中の,真夜中に起こる / 真夜中のような,まっ暗の
中国话 (Simplifized)：午夜 (wǔyè)
漢語 (Traditional)：午夜
[ㄨˇㄧㄝˋ]
(wǔyè)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
A midnight ceremony is being held at nearby Westerplatte, where the first shots of the war were fired.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
By midnight, the family were in Moldovan detention - and their passports in the hands of British officials.
Borrow (3 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈbɒr.əʊ/ US /ˈbɑːr.oʊ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(…を担保として…から)…'を'『借りる』《+『名』+『from』+『名』+『on』+『名』》 / 〈言葉・思想・方法など〉'を'借りてまねる,模倣(もほう)する / 借りる,借金する
中国话 (Simplifized)：借 (jiè)
漢語 (Traditional)：借
[ㄐㄧㄝˋ]
(jiè)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Borrowing money also increases the amount of interest the government has to pay out, which, as it is still running a deficit, means it has to borrow more money to pay that interest, which again increases the national debt.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'Beg, borrow, steal' A spokeswoman for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said there was a "strong public interest" in bringing the case to act as a deterrent, warn the public and achieve justice for victims.
Inform (3 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ɪnˈfɔːm/ US /-ˈfɔːrm/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈人〉‘に'『知らせる』 / 《inform+名+with+名》(思想・感情を)〈人・人の心〉‘に'吹き込む / (…の)情報を提供する,(…を)密告する《+『on』(upon, against)+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：通知 (tōngzhī)
漢語 (Traditional)：通知
[ㄊㄨㄥㄓ]
(tōngzhī)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
They inform their supporters about other protests not organised by the group, and have committed to hold several open discussions on what their next steps should be.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
It can inform thinking around manufacture and design innovation, as well as increasing people's critical understanding.
