覚えておきたいコトバたち(51-60)

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51.deign /deɪn/

コズミカ

v i (deign to do) (身分の高い人が)(かたじけなくも)…してくださる(⇒普通の人に用いる場合は通例否定文で、軽べつや皮肉を表す). -He did not even deign to look at me. 彼は(お高くとまって)私を見てさえくれなかった(無視した).

LDCE

v deign to do sth to do something that you think you are really too important to do – often used humorously: Travis called after her, but she didn’t deign to answer.

52.cure /kjʊr/

コズミカ

1 c 《病気の》治療(薬)、治療法;解決法(for). -Researchers are seeking a cure for AIDS. 研究者はエイズの治療法をさがしている.

2 u (病気の)全快;治療;[比ゆ的に](悪癖などの)矯正. -Her laziness is past [beyond] cure. 彼女の怠け癖は絶対に直らない.

LDCE

n [C] 1 a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away: [+for] There is still no cure for AIDS.

2 something that solves a problem, or improves a bad situation → solution: [+for] There is no easy cure for loneliness.

3 the act of making someone well again after an illness: The new treatment effected a miraculous cure.

53.censor /ˈsen.sɚ/

コズミカ

n C (出版物・映画などの)検閲官. -pass the censor (出版物などが)検閲を通る.

LDCE

n [C] someone whose job is to examine books, films, letters etc and remove anything considered to be offensive, morally harmful, or politically dangerous → censorship

censorship n [U] the practice or system of censoring something: censorship of books

54.well up

動詞活用

well up (from [out of] st) 「(液体が)(~から)あふれ出る、湧き出る;(涙が)こみ上げる、涙ぐむ」

Oil welled up from the broken underground pipe. (地中の壊れたパイプから油がみるみる地上にあふれ出てきた)

When I heard the sad story, I felt my tears welling up. (その悲しい話を聞いたとき、涙がこみ上げてくるのを感じた)

well up (inside sb) 「(感情が)(人のうちに)こみ上げる、湧き上がる、(感情で)胸がいっぱいになる」

A strong desire for revenge welled up inside him. (仕返しをしてやりたいという強い思いが彼の胸にこみ上げてきた)

I felt the compassion welling up as I watch the cripple child try to walk. (足の不自由な子が歩こうとしているのを見て、ふびんさで胸がいっぱいになった)

55.blast /blæst/

コズミカ

v t 1 (ダイナマイトなどで)…を爆破する;(銃などで)…を撃つ. -blast a tunnel through with dynamite ダイナマイトで爆破してトンネルを貫通させる.

LDCE

v 1 [T] to damage or destroy something, or to injure or kill someone, using a gun or a bomb: blast sb with sth She blasted her husband with a shotgun because he was having an affair. | The first shot missed and blasted a hole in the far wall. | The plane was blasted out of the sky by a terrorist bomb.

2 [I, T] to break something into pieces using explosives, especially in order to build something such as a road: blast sth through sth A 1.5 km tunnel was blasted through the mountain. | blast sth out of sth The road will have to be blasted out of solid rock. | [+through] Railway workers had blasted through the mountains 90 years before.

56.pressing /ˈpres.ɪŋ/

コズミカ

a 1 (事態などが)差し迫った、急を要する. -a pressing need 緊急の必要

2 (人・要請などが)たっての、熱心な;しつこい. -a pressing invitation ぜひ来るようにという招待

LDCE

adj needing to be discussed or dealt with very soon SYN urgent: pressing problem/ matter/ need etc Poverty is a more pressing problem than pollution.

57.resentment /rɪˈzent.mənt/

コズミカ

n u (…に対する)憤慨、立腹、恨み(against, at, toward). -She felt resentment against his unfair treatment. 彼女は彼の不公平な扱いに憤慨した.

LDCE

n [U] a feeling of anger because something has happened that you think is unfair SYN bitterness: [+at/against/of etc] She was filled with deep resentment at being passed over for promotion. | feel/harbour/bear resentment He felt considerable resentment towards Sheila for making him work late.

58.deprivation /ˌdep.rəˈveɪ.ʃən/

コズミカ

n 1 uc (職・権利などの)はく奪. -the deprivation of civil rights 市民権のはく奪.

2 uc 痛い損失;喪失

3 uc (必需品の)欠乏、不足;貧困、窮乏

LDCE

n [C usually plural, U] the lack of something that you need in order to be healthy, comfortable, or happy: Sleep deprivation can result in mental disorders. | social/economic/emotional etc deprivation Law birth weight is related to economic deprivation. | [+of] the deprivations of prison life

59.adroit /əˈdrɔɪt/

コズミカ

adj 機敏な;(…が)器用な、巧みな、上手な、抜け目のない(at, in). - an adroit tennis player テニスのうまい人.

LDCE

adj clever and skilful, especially in the way you use words and arguments SYN skilled: an adroit negotiator

60.procrastinator /proʊˈkræs.tə.neɪ.t̬ɚ/

コズミカ

n c (仕事など)やるべきことを先延ばしにする人.

MALED

procrastinate verb [no obj]: to be slow or late about doing something that should be done: to delay doing something until a later time because you do not want to do it, because you are lazy, etc.

He procrastinated and missed the submission deadline. He told her to stop procrastinating and get to work.

  • procrastination noun [noncount] She is not prone to procrastination.
  • procrastinator noun [count] Some people are procrastinators when it comes to paying their bills.

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