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Volleyball (1 回使われました) (Level 2)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈvɒl.i.bɔːl/ US /ˈvɑː.li.bɑːl/

日本語 (Japanese): 〈U〉『バレーボール』,排球 / 〈C〉バレーボール用のボール

中国话 (Simplifized)：排球 (Páiqiú)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Until then volleyball had been a marginal sport and women were allowed in because matches were not popular enough to attract the attention of religious conservatives.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-33180756 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

After this volleyball was ruled strictly off-limits for female fans.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-33180756 )

Thumb (1 回使われました) (Level 2)

Pronunciation: UK /θʌm/ US /θʌm/

日本語 (Japanese): 『親指』;(手袋などの)親指の部分 / 〈本のページ〉‘を'親指でめくる / 《話》〈ヒッチハイカーが〉〈便乗〉‘を'親指を立てて頼む / ヒッチハイクする

中国话 (Simplifized)：拇指 (mǔzhǐ)

漢語 (Traditional)：拇指 [ㄇㄨˇㄓˇ] (mǔzhǐ)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Can't thumb through history.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-33002813 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Terrible thumb-sucking from individual making those wild allegations," its spokesman Dominic Chimhavi said in a tweet.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-32912917 )

Drawer (1 回使われました) (Level 3)

Pronunciation: UK /drɔːr/ US /drɑː/

日本語 (Japanese): 〈C〉『引き出し』 / 〈C〉引っ張る人 / 《複数形で》ズロース

中国话 (Simplifized)：抽屉 (chōutì)

漢語 (Traditional)：抽屜 [ㄔㄡㄊㄧˋ] (chōutì)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

In his drawer sits a constantly updated spreadsheet listing how the world's media values his assets, publication by publication, from Forbes magazine to The Sunday Times newspaper.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-33370118 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

He opened a drawer and got some pills out and told me because of these - these help me… He started telling me, 'You're in prison?

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35005825 )

Regret (1 回使われました) (Level 3)

Pronunciation: UK /rɪˈɡret/ US /rɪˈɡret/

日本語 (Japanese): …‘を'『後悔する』;…‘を'残念に思う / 〈人が〉〈失われたもの〉‘を'惜しむ,悲しむ / 〈U〉(…に対する)『後悔』,悔い;残念な気持ち,遺憾《+『at』(『for, over』)+『名』(doing)》 / 〈U〉(…に対する)悲しみ,哀惜,哀悼の意《+『over』(『for』)+『名』》 / 〈C〉《複数形で》(招持などへのていねいな)断り[状];(断るための)遺憾の言葉

中国话 (Simplifized)：后悔 (hòuhuǐ)

漢語 (Traditional)：後悔 [ㄏㄡˋㄏㄨㄟˇ] (hòuhuǐ)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

'Regret' "My intention was to celebrate with the players," he said.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-34385698 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

'regret leak' Elisabeth Proust, managing director of Total E&P UK, said after the case: "We regret the gas leak from the Elgin platform in 2012 and accept the fine handed down by the court.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-35159351 )

Token (1 回使われました) (Level 4)

Pronunciation: UK /ˈtəʊ.kən/ US /ˈtoʊ-/

日本語 (Japanese): (…の)『しるし』,象徴《+of+名》 / (…の)『記念品』,形見《+of+名》 / (また token coin)代用硬貨(バスや地下鉄などで切符の代りに用いられるもの) / 名(形)ばかりの,ほんのわずかの

中国话 (Simplifized)：代币 (dài bì)

漢語 (Traditional)：代幣 (dài bì)

例文1 (1^st sample sentense):

Token heroism is where you let it be known that you can be contacted if there's an emergency, yes even on your holidays!

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34006291 )

例文2 (2^nd sample sentense):

Or just some token heroism might be enough.

(出典元: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34006291 )