今週のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Sponsor (14 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈspɒn.sər/ US /ˈspɑːn.sɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(…の)『保証人』《+『for』+『名』》 / (提案などの)主唱者,発起人;支持者,後援者 / 教父,教母,(洗礼のとしの)名付け親 / (商業放送の)スポンサー,番組提供者,広告主 / …‘を'保証する;…‘を'支持する,後援する / 〈商業放送〉‘の'スポンサーになる
中国话 (Simplifized)：赞助 (Zànzhù)
漢語 (Traditional)：贊助
[ㄗㄢˋㄓㄨˋ]
(Zànzhù)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
sponsor backing Mr Gosper says a strong financial platform has been created by having the team of business partners and sponsors all signed up one-year before the start of the Rugby World Cup, something World Rugby had never managed to do before.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
As a sponsor of the games, BHP provided gifts and hospitality to Chinese and other officials, the report alleges.
Amateur (9 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈæm.ə.tər/ US /-tʃɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(専門家に対して)アマチュア,しろうと / 愛好者,ファン / 未熟者,未経験者 / アマチュアの,しろうとの
中国话 (Simplifized)：业余 (yèyú)
漢語 (Traditional)：業餘
[ㄧㄝˋㄩˊ]
(yèyú)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Amateur photographer Dave Pearce spotted the pine marten in woodland The first confirmed sighting of a wild pine marten in England for over a century has been recorded in a Shropshire woodland.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Amateur video footage showed a group of young people holding hands and singing, before the first blast.
Contrary (9 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈkɒn.trə.ri/ US /ˈkɑːn.tre-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『板抵の』,相いれない / 逆の,逆方向の;意に反した / 《話》ひねくれた,強情な,意地の悪い(perverse) / 〈C〉 / 《the~》『正反対』; / 《しばしば複随形で》相反するもの;相反する性質 / (…の)反対に,逆に,(…に)反して《+『to』+『名』〈事〉,+『with』+『名』〈人〉》
中国话 (Simplifized)：相反 (xiāngfǎn)
漢語 (Traditional)：相反
[ㄒㄧㄤㄈㄢˇ]
(xiāngfǎn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Contrary to how it is traditionally represented in songs, poems and paintings, the River Jordan is unimpressively shallow, muddy and narrow.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Contrary to some reports, this is not the most gory film of the trilogy, but it is likely to attract controversy for its religious and racial references.
Mechanical (9 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/ US /məˈkæn.ɪ.kəl/
日本語 (Japanese):
『機械の』,道具の;機械(道具)を必要とする / 機械仕掛けの,機械操作の,機械製の / 機械に適した,機械向きの;(人・行動などが)機械的な,自動的な
中国话 (Simplifized)：机械 (jīxiè)
漢語 (Traditional)：機械
[ㄐㄧㄒㄧㄝˋ]
(jīxiè)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Mechanical engineer Roy Keld, originally of Sedgefield, lives about 1.5 miles (2km) from the blast site with his Chinese wife and son.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Its mechanical condition prior to the crash was not a factor.
Grain (8 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ɡreɪn/ US /ɡreɪn/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉(穀類の)『粒』《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈U〉《集合的に》『穀物』,穀類 / 〈C〉(砂・塩などの)粒《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉《おもに否定文で》『ごく少量』,ほんの少し(の…)《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉グレーン(最小の重量単位で約0.0648グラム;《略》『gr.』,『g.』) / 〈U〉(木・石などの)きめ,はだ,木目(もくめ),石目
中国话 (Simplifized)：粮食 (liángshí)
漢語 (Traditional)：糧食
[ㄌㄧㄤˊㄕˊ]
(liángshí)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Grain farmer Pierre Bot, from Vauhallan south of Paris, told AP news agency that while "it's not popular to annoy all the people on their way to work" such a tactic was necessary for farmers to make themselves heard.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
One grain farmer from Carstairs, Alberta, says he hopes people don't use the conversation about regulations as an opportunity to vilify farmers or the kids who grow up on farms.
Surrender (8 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /sərˈen.dər/ US /səˈren.dɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(…に)…‘を'『引き渡す』,明け渡す《+名+to+名》 / (感情などに)〈自分の身〉‘を'『任せる』,ゆだねる《+oneself to+名》 / 《文》〈権利・自由など〉‘を'『譲る』,放棄する / (…に)『降伏する』,自首する《+to+名》 / (感情などに)身をゆだねる,屈服する《+to+名》 / 『引き渡し,降伏』,自首;譲渡,放棄
中国话 (Simplifized)：投降 (tóuxiáng)
漢語 (Traditional)：投降
[ㄊㄡˊㄒㄧㄤˊ]
(tóuxiáng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
You surrender more than you realise when you use a pet's name as part of your login When we go online to tweet, post, like, email or chat we surrender small pieces of our identity as we do so - a surname here, a nickname there, the name of our favourite pet.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The surrender was the largest by Afghan security forces since Nato ended its combat mission in December.
Sailing (7 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/ US /ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉帆走,ヨット遊び / 〈C〉航海 / 〈C〉〈U〉出航,出帆 / 〈U〉航海術
中国话 (Simplifized)：帆船 (fānchuán)
漢語 (Traditional)：帆船
[ㄈㄢˊㄔㄨㄢˊ]
(fānchuán)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Sailing down the escalator into the store his mother has just reminded me that she has never bought toys for him or his sister.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Sailing with a superstar: Donaghadee native Jordan Sturdy smiles for a photograph with American superstar Neil Diamond It was just your typical Monday afternoon in the small coastal town of Donaghadee, County Down.
Excitement (7 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ɪkˈsaɪt.mənt/ US /ɪkˈsaɪt.mənt/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉『興奮』,動揺 / 〈C〉興奮させるもの(事),刺激物
中国话 (Simplifized)：激动 (jīdòng)
漢語 (Traditional)：激動
[ㄐㄧㄉㄨㄥˋ]
(jīdòng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Excitement mounts, and the vigilantes clamber up the vehicle.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The excitement and enthusiasm that Grey's publication has generated is totally irresistible and I am delighted with these early results.
Dependent (7 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /dɪˈpen.dənt/ US /dɪˈpen.dənt/
日本語 (Japanese):
『頼っている』,依存している,従属している / 扶養される人(家族)
中国话 (Simplifized)：依赖的 (yīlài de)
漢語 (Traditional)：依賴的
(yīlài de)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Oil dependent Rosneft said that the $14bn constituted its total investment in current and future projects in Venezuela.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
I am dependent on the generosity of neighbours for food.
Frequent (7 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈfriː.kwənt/ US /ˈfriː.kwənt/
日本語 (Japanese):
『しばしば起こる』,頻繁な / 『常習的な』 / ‘に'『しばしば行く』,常に出入りする
中国话 (Simplifized)：频繁 (pínfán)
漢語 (Traditional)：頻繁
[ㄆㄧㄣˊㄈㄢˊ]
(pínfán)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Frequent power cuts have made the sweltering conditions even more unbearable.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Frequent showers, both indoors and outdoors, are recommended in India ## India - Geeta Pandey In Delhi, when temperatures hit 45C (95F) or above, it gets really difficult to stay cool.
Breath (6 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /breθ/ US /breθ/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉『息』,『呼吸』;UC〉1回の吸気(め気) / 〈C〉(風の)そよぎ;(…の)かすかなかおり《+『of』+『名』》 / 〈C〉(…の)ささやき(whisper)《+『of』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：气息 (qìxí)
漢語 (Traditional)：氣息
[ㄑㄧˋㄒㄧˊ]
(qìxí)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Breath, bodily odours and urine are all amazingly revealing about general health.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A breath test showed a reading of 46 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath; the legal limit is 35.
Puzzle (6 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈpʌz.l̩/ US /ˈpʌz.l̩/
日本語 (Japanese):
《単数形で》(頭を)『悩ませる物』(『事』,『人』),難問,難物 / 《しばしば複合語で用いて》(遊び用の)『パズル』,判じ物,なぞ / 〈難問が〉〈人〉‘の'頭を悩ませる;(…について)〈頭〉をひねって考える《+『名』+『about』(『over』)+『名』》 / (…に)頭を悩ませる,(…を)頭をひねって考える《+『about』(『as to, over』)+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：谜 (mí)
漢語 (Traditional)：謎
[ㄇㄧˊ]
(mí)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'Puzzle' The BBC's economics editor Robert Peston said productivity in the UK was historically 30% lower than in Germany and America - a gap that previous governments had wrestled with but failed to do much about.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A puzzle jug has three spouts - so users have to guess from which water will pour.
Seventh (6 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈsev.ənθ/ US /ˈsev.ənθ/
日本語 (Japanese):
《the~》『第7の』,7番目の / 7分の1の / 《the~》『第7』,7番目[のもの],(月の)7日 / 〈C〉7分の1 / 〈C〉(音楽で)7度
中国话 (Simplifized)：第七 (dì qī)
漢語 (Traditional)：第七
[ㄉㄧˋㄑㄧ]
(dì qī)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
A seventh episode will take a fresh look at the planet through the eyes of the top predators and the scientists and conservationists who are fighting to protect them.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A seventh man, Roger Griffiths, 76, of Wrexham, was cleared on Friday, after a trial which started in April.
Decrease (6 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /dɪˈkriːs/ US /ˈdiː.kriːs/
日本語 (Japanese):
…'を'『減らす』 / 『減る』,少なくなる / 〈U〉〈C〉(…の)『減少』,縮小《+『in』+『名』》 / 〈C〉(…の)減少量(額)《+『in』(『of』)+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：减少 (jiǎnshǎo)
漢語 (Traditional)：減少
[ㄐㄧㄢˇㄕㄠˇ]
(jiǎnshǎo)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
A decrease in spending by the oil industry has also taken its toll on manufacturing and is likely to continue to do so, analysts said.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The decrease in this was the main driver.
Conscious (6 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈkɒn.ʃəs/ US /ˈkɑːn-/
日本語 (Japanese):
《補語にのみ用いて》『気づいている』,知っている,意識している / 《補語にのみ用いて》(…に)『反応を示す』,意識(知覚)のある《+『to』+『名』》 / 《名詞の前にのみ用いて》『意識した』,わざとらしい / 考えることができる,意志のある
中国话 (Simplifized)：自觉 (zìjué)
漢語 (Traditional)：自覺
[ㄗˋㄐㄩㄝˊ]
(zìjué)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'Conscious when found' Mr Yuill's father, Gordon Yuill, has told the Daily Record newspaper that his son's injuries were so severe that he would have died on impact after the Clio left the motorway and plunged down a tree-lined embankment.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
I was conscious all the time.
Offend (6 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /əˈfend/ US /əˈfend/
日本語 (Japanese):
《しばしば受動態で》〈人〉‘の'『感情を傷つける』,‘を'恐らせる / 〈感覚など〉‘を'不快感を与える,さわる / 罪を犯す / (法律・規則などに)反する,そむく《+『against』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：得罪 (dézuì)
漢語 (Traditional)：得罪
[ㄉㄜˊㄗㄨㄟˋ]
(dézuì)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
'Offend the people' Life of Brian - the story of a man born at the same time as Jesus Christ and who is mistaken for the Messiah - was released at the end of 1979 and immediately stepped into a huge blasphemy row.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
If we offend you so much that you lose weight, I'm OK with that.
Alter (6 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈɒl.tər/ US /ˈɑːl.t̬ɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
(形・性質などの点で)…'を'変える,改める / 変わる,改まる
中国话 (Simplifized)：改变 (gǎibiàn)
漢語 (Traditional)：改變
[ㄍㄞˇㄅㄧㄢˋ]
(gǎibiàn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
We alter council tax bands only if evidence indicates they are incorrect, or there has been a physical change to a property or its locality.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
We cannot alter it.
Twist (6 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /twɪst/ US /twɪst/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈糸・なわなど〉‘を'『よる』,より合わせる(糸・なわなどに)…‘を'よる《+名+into(in)+名》 / …‘を'よって(より合わせて)作る,なう;(…から)…‘を'よって作る《+名+from(out of)+名》 / (…に)…‘を'『巻きつける』,からませる《+名+around(《英》round)+名》 / …‘を'ねじる,よじる,しぼる / 〈足首・関節など〉‘を'くじく,ねんざする / 〈顔など〉‘を'ゆがめる,しかめる;…‘を'ゆがめて(…に)する《+名+into+名》 / 〈言葉・文章など〉‘の'意味を曲げる,‘を'曲解する / …‘を'回す,‘の'向きを変える / よじれる,ねじれる,ゆがむ / 身をよじる,体をくねらせる / 縫うように進む,曲がりくねる / 〈C〉『より合わせること』;より,ねじれ,ゆがみ / 〈C〉より合わせて(よって)作ったもの(より糸,なわ,ねじりパンなど) / 〈C〉(意味などを)ねじ曲げること,曲解,こじつけ / 〈C〉(道・流れなどの)曲がり,くねり / 〈C〉(性質・態度などの)癖,かたより,ゆがみ / 〈C〉(事件などの)意外な急変 / 〈C〉〈U〉(野球で)カーブ,曲球 / 《the ~》ツイスト(1960年代に流行した体をひねって踊る強烈な踊り)
中国话 (Simplifized)：捻 (niǎn)
漢語 (Traditional)：捻
[ㄋㄧㄢˇ]
(niǎn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Twist, the single from her next album, is a tangled tale of love - a soap opera involving two women and a man.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Twist your feet to turn.
Weakness (6 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈwiːk.nəs/ US /ˈwiːk.nəs/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈U〉(体・心・性格か)『弱いこと』《+of+名》 / 〈C〉『弱点』,短所 / 〈C〉(特に良くないものに対する)特別な好み,愛好《+for+名》
中国话 (Simplifized)：弱点 (ruòdiǎn)
漢語 (Traditional)：弱點
[ㄖㄨㄛˋㄉㄧㄢˇ]
(ruòdiǎn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'Weakness and indecision' And Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan tweeted: "I accept that there may be some arguments for staying in the EU.
Blade (6 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /bleɪd/ US /bleɪd/
日本語 (Japanese):
(刀・ナイフ・のこぎり・かみそりなどの)『刃』,刀身 / 刀,剣 / (特にイネ科植物の)葉,葉身 / (一寮に)薄く平べったい部分 / (アイススケート靴の)金属のすべり
中国话 (Simplifized)：刀片 (dāopiàn)
漢語 (Traditional)：刀片
[ㄉㄠㄆㄧㄢˋ]
(dāopiàn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Blade is the latest recruit to the region's joint police dog unit What will a dog do to get hold of its favourite toy?
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Blade offers helicopters for hire in New York and even Uber itself - the firm that runs the car app - has trialled helicopter-pooling at the Cannes film festival this year.