今日のBBC英語ニュースの頻出単語
Ankle (4 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈæŋ.kl̩/ US /ˈæŋ.kl̩/
日本語 (Japanese):
『足首』,くるぶし
中国话 (Simplifized)：踝 (Huái)
漢語 (Traditional)：踝
[ㄏㄨㄞˊ]
(Huái)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Taxes on ankle-high boots and sports shoes will be halved to 12%.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
His broken ankle can clearly be seen as he emerges from the water.
Berry (4 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈber.i/ US /ˈber.i/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈C〉『ベリー』,イチゴ(小粒で果汁の多い食用果実;strawberry, raspberry, gooseberryなどのイチゴ類) / 〈C〉液果(果肉が柔らかく多くの種をもつ果実;tomato, grapeなど) / 〈U〉(魚・エビなどの)卵
中国话 (Simplifized)：浆果 (jiāngguǒ)
漢語 (Traditional)：漿果
[ㄐㄧㄤㄍㄨㄛˇ]
(jiāngguǒ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Berry had a bedside tape recorder to capture any nocturnal inspiration and once he found a story, the song was there.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Berry drew on songs where a lovelorn fellow misses his sweetheart, including One for My Baby and One More for the Road (set in a New York bar and made famous by Frank Sinatra).
Steamer (4 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈstiː.mər/ US /-mɚ/
日本語 (Japanese):
『汽船』(steam・ship) / (料理用)蒸し器,せいろう
中国话 (Simplifized)：汽船 (qìchuán)
漢語 (Traditional)：汽船
[ㄑㄧˋㄔㄨㄢˊ]
(qìchuán)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
In Panama, it was loaded on to another steamer, the Santa Rita, sailing all the way to New York.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
This last image shows the Yelcho - a Chilean steamer - returning to pick up the remaining 22 men from Elephant Island at the end of August 1916.
Spell (2 回使われました) (Level 2)
Pronunciation: UK /spel/ US /spel/
日本語 (Japanese):
〈語〉‘を'『つづる』,‘の'つづりを言う(書く) ・〈…の文字が〉〈語〉‘の'『つづりである』・(受動態にできない) ・(結果として)…‘を'招く,意味する・語をつづる,語のつづりを言う(書く)
中国话 (Simplifized)：拼写 (pīnxiě)
漢語 (Traditional)：拼寫
[ㄆㄧㄣㄒㄧㄝˇ]
(pīnxiě)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
A spell in the middle of last century after the notorious screening of La Vie Commence Demain saw one critic call the cinema the place to see "films on the edge of the art and sex boundary".
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
A spell in the emergency room and a visit to social services would lead her to spend nearly two years in a safe house.
Penny (2 回使われました) (Level 3)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈpen.i/ US /ˈpen.i/
日本語 (Japanese):
ペニー ( penī )
中国话 (Simplifized)：一分钱 (yī fēn qián)
漢語 (Traditional)：一分錢
[ㄧㄈㄣㄑㄧㄢˊㄧㄈㄣㄏㄨㄛˋ]
(yī fēn qián)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Penny Tham returned from her 10-day holiday to find the 40-year-old box balls in her Fulham garden decimated.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Penny Holbrook, council cabinet member for skills, learning and culture, said the authority had listened to feedback from residents and library campaigners, but must "prioritise expenditure".
Adjust (2 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /əˈdʒʌst/ US /əˈdʒʌst/
日本語 (Japanese):
…'を'『調節する』;(…に)…'を'合わせる《+『名』+『to』+『名』(do『ing』)》 / 〈争い・不和〉'を'調停する / (…に)順応する,適応する《+『to』+『名』》
中国话 (Simplifized)：调整 (tiáozhěng)
漢語 (Traditional)：調整
[ㄊㄧㄠˊㄓㄥˇ]
(tiáozhěng)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Harris did not adjust well.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
Asked how he would adjust from being first minister to a Commons back bencher, Mr Salmond added: "I loved being first minister but everything has its time and I think things are turning out not too badly.
Parrot (2 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈpær.ət/ US /ˈper-/
日本語 (Japanese):
『オウム』 / 《軽べつして》(訳が分からずに)まねをする人 / 《軽べつして》〈人の言葉など〉‘を'訳も分からず繰り返す,おうむ返しに言う
中国话 (Simplifized)：鹦鹉 (yīngwǔ)
漢語 (Traditional)：鸚鵡
[ㄧㄥㄨˇ]
(yīngwǔ)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Kiwi the parrot's beak and head became trapped in the cage A parrot was rescued from its own cage by a firefighter after getting its head wedged between the bars.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
The female parrot, called Charlie and worth £2,000, was stolen on 4 August from Timperley Aquatics Pet & Reptile Centre, in Greater Manchester.
Lively (2 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈlaɪv.li/ US /ˈlaɪv.li/
日本語 (Japanese):
『生気にあふれた』,活気のある(vigorous) / 陽気な(cheerful) / 独創的な(creative) / (色彩などが)鮮やかな(vivid) / (描写が)真に迫った / (ベールが)よくはずむ / 元気よくはやく,急いで
中国话 (Simplifized)：热闹 (rènào)
漢語 (Traditional)：熱鬧
[ㄖㄜˋㄋㄠˋ]
(rènào)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Lively crowd @liverpoolphil last night - shame our tour bus was nicked from outside the venue!
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'lively and bright' The jury also heard about the final movements of 19-year-old Colin Wafer, a Liverpool bank clerk described by his family as "as lively and bright as his red hair".
Miserable (2 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈmɪz.ər.ə.bl̩/ US /-ɚ-/
日本語 (Japanese):
(人が)『みじめな』,ひどく不幸な / (物事が)人の気をめいらせるような,哀れな;ひどく不快な / 《名詞の前にのみ用いて》貧弱な,みすぼらしい,程度の低い
中国话 (Simplifized)：惨 (cǎn)
漢語 (Traditional)：慘
[ㄘㄢˇ]
(cǎn)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
Miserable-looking young men were hanging around at the roadside getting wet.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'Miserable' "One is obviously the polling industry - the final polls all had the election very close, with many of them showing a move to Labour.
Poisonous (2 回使われました) (Level 4)
Pronunciation: UK /ˈpɔɪ.zən.əs/ US /ˈpɔɪ.zən.əs/
日本語 (Japanese):
『有毒な』,毒を含む / 有害な;(精神的に)人を害する / 悪意のある,意地の悪い / 不快な,いやな
中国话 (Simplifized)：有毒 (yǒudú)
漢語 (Traditional)：有毒
[ㄧㄡˇㄉㄨˊ]
(yǒudú)
例文1 (1st sample sentense):
poisonous weed The letters also reveal correspondence between Mr Johnson and the prince about the poisonous weed ragwort and its control and spread in the UK.
例文2 (2nd sample sentense):
'Poisonous institutions' Maimuna Jawo says she escaped to the UK in 2009 because her mother performed female genital mutilation and when she died, the community wanted her to carry on the tradition, which she did not want to do.
