今日のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Scare (22 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /skeər/ US /sker/
日本語 (Japanese):
…‘を'『おびえさせる』,こわがらせる(frighten) / 『おびえる』,驚く / 《単数形で》おびえ,どきりとすること / (社会的な)恐慌[状態]
中国话 (Simplifized)：吓 (Xià)
漢語 (Traditional)：嚇
[ㄏㄜˋ]
(Xià)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
My scare actor experience Media captionHalloween Horror Nights scare actor makeover I was given the rare chance to join the scare actor ranks for a night to frighten the beejeezus out of visitors.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Autism scare A completely discredited health scare linking the MMR jab to autism led to immunisation rates plummeting a decade ago.
Despair (4 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /dɪˈspeər/ US /-ˈsper/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉『絶望』,失望 / 〈C〉絶望のもと;見放されたもの / (…の)『望みを失う』,(…に)『絶望する』《+『of』+『名』(do『ing』)》
中国话 (Simplifized)：绝望 (juéwàng)
漢語 (Traditional)：絕望
[ㄐㄩㄝˊㄨㄤˋ]
(juéwàng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Despair at Labour's general election defeat has given way to a mood of celebration on the British left, as their candidate emerges as the unlikely frontrunner in the party's leadership contest.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
We despair not knowing what to do with the more and more civilians risking their lives, moving onwards," he said.
Harsh (4 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /hɑːʃ/ US /hɑːrʃ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(感触や目・耳など五感に)『不快な』,いやな / 『厳しい』(severe);過酷な(stern)
中国话 (Simplifized)：苛刻 (kēkè)
漢語 (Traditional)：苛刻
[ㄎㄜㄎㄜˋ]
(kēkè)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Harsh conditions The fear was that if Greece went bankrupt the crisis would spread to other heavily-indebted eurozone countries.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
harsh tones The song of the new species is harsher than that of its closest relative, the russet bush warbler, and consists of a "drawn-out note followed by a shorter note that are repeated in series".
Tropical (4 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈtrɒp.ɪ.kəl/ US /ˈtrɑː.pɪ-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『熱帯の』,熱帯性の,熱帯産の / 酷暑の
中国话 (Simplifized)：热带 (rèdài)
漢語 (Traditional)：熱帶
[ㄖㄜˋㄉㄞˋ]
(rèdài)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Tropical Storm Kilo caused 500,00 gallons of wastewater to come gushing out of manholes, making the waterfront unsafe for beachgoers.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Tropical fruit supplier Fyffes has warned of higher banana and pineapple prices due to rising fuel costs and adverse exchange rates.
Competitor (3 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /kəmˈpet.ɪ.tər/ US /-ˈpet̬.ɪ.t̬ɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
競争者,競争相手
中国话 (Simplifized)：竞争者 (jìngzhēng zhě)
漢語 (Traditional)：競爭者
(jìngzhēng zhě)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Competitor Best-Lock, who makes similar toys, had challenged Lego's attempt to protect the shape of its human figures.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A competitor jumps from the old bridge in Kanal ob Soci, western Slovenia, during a diving competition.
Electronic (3 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ɪˌlekˈtrɒn.ɪk/ US /-ˈtrɑː.nɪk/
日本語 (Japanese):
『電子の』,エレクトロンの
中国话 (Simplifized)：电子 (diànzǐ)
漢語 (Traditional)：電子
[ㄉㄧㄢˋㄗˇ]
(diànzǐ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
electronic noses Lab tests to understand what these highly-trained dogs are smelling could then inform the development of 'electronic noses' to detect the same molecules.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Electronic music is still harder, but Gema says about half can now be recognised.
Uncertain (3 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ʌnˈsɜː.tən/ US /-ˈsɝː-/
日本語 (Japanese):
《補語にのみ用いて》(人が)『確信が持てない』,はっきり分からない / (結果などが)『確かでない』,はっきりしない,疑わしい / 『変わりやすい』,不安定な / 明確でない,ぼんやりした
中国话 (Simplifized)：不确定 (bù quèdìng)
漢語 (Traditional)：不確定
[ㄅㄨˋㄑㄩㄝˋㄉㄧㄥˋ]
(bù quèdìng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Uncertain times are continuing, and as long as this remains the case, Russia's new Rasputins are likely to remain in business.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Uncertain future Ukraine's security service says more than 1,100 people are listed as missing because of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Circle (2 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈsɜː.kl̩/ US /ˈsɝː-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『円』 / (劇場などの)半円形のさじき / (…の)円形のもの《+『of』+『名』》 / (活動・勢力などの)範囲 / 《時に複数形で》(共通の利害・活動などで結ばれた)『仲間』,団体,…界 / 一巡;循環 / 『円を描く』,旋回する / …'を'『円で囲む』;…'を'取り囲む / …‘の'回りを回る
中国话 (Simplifized)：圈 (quān)
漢語 (Traditional)：圈
[ㄐㄩㄢ]
(quān)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Circle Tickets, the company that took the money, has disappeared and calls and emails are not being returned.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Circle Tickets billed itself as "one of Europe's largest and most established secondary ticket agencies", but BBC Radio 4's You and Yours has spoken to a number of people whose tickets have not arrived.
Glove (2 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ɡlʌv/ US /ɡlʌv/
日本語 (Japanese):
(五指の分かれている)『手袋』 / (野球の)『グローブ』;(ボクシング用の)グラブ / …‘に'手袋をはめる / (野球で)〈ボール〉‘を'グローブで捕る
中国话 (Simplifized)：手套 (shǒutào)
漢語 (Traditional)：手套
[ㄕㄡˇㄊㄠˋ]
(shǒutào)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'Hand-in-glove' Ms Harman said she hoped Mr Cameron would make an "urgent diplomatic effort" with France and other European countries and asked him to say how he planned to deal with people trafficking and the "refugee crisis" in the long term.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
But Mr Fox denied that the glove abuse had taken place, saying: "That's what story they have come up with.
Hurry (2 回使われました) (Level 1)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈhʌr.i/ US /ˈhɝː-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『急ぐ』,あわてて行く(する) / 〈動作など〉‘を'『早める』,〈事〉‘を'『急いでする』,急がせる / 《副詞[句]を伴って》〈人など〉‘を'急がせる,せき立てる / (…へ)…‘を'急いで動かす(送る,運ぶ)《+『名』+『to』+『名』》 / 急ぐこと,大急ぎ / 《否定文・疑問文で》(…を)急ぐ必要《+『for』(『about』)+『名』》 / 《話》なかなか…する気にならない《+『to』 do》
中国话 (Simplifized)：赶快 (gǎnkuài)
漢語 (Traditional)：趕快
[ㄍㄢˇㄎㄨㄞˋ]
(gǎnkuài)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
But to hurry could be the only option given pressure to stage the in-out referendum as early as possible.
