61．articulate /ɑːrˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/ verb /ɑːrˈtɪk.jə.lət/ adjective
コズミカ
v t 1 （思想）を明確に表現する. －The professor articulated his views on educational policy. 教授は教育方針に関して自分の見解を明確に述べた.
2 （音・語）を明りょうに発音する.
v i 明りょうに発音する.
LDCE
v 1 [T] formal to express your ideas or feelings in words: Many people are unable to articulate the unhappiness they feel.
2 [I, T] to pronounce what you are saying in a clear and careful way: He was so drunk that he could barely articulate his words.
3 [I, T] technical if something such as a bone in your body in articulated to another thing, it is joined to it in a way that allows movement
4 articulate sth with sth formal if one idea, system, etc articulates with another idea, system etc, the two things are related and exist together: a new course that is designed to articulate with the current degree course
62．helter-skelter /ˌhel.t̬ɚˈskel.t̬ɚ/
コズミカ
adv 1 あわてふためいて. －run helter-skelter あわてふためいて逃げる.
2 乱雑に.
adj あわてた；混乱した
n c 《英》（遊園地などの）らせん式滑り台
LDCE
adv done quickly, in a disorganized way: He ran helter-skelter down the slope.
n [C] BrE a tall structure in a FAIR-GROUND which you sit on at the top and slide round and round to the bottom
63．instant /ˈɪn.stənt/
コズミカ
a 1 即座の、すぐの、てきめんの. －an instant response 即答／instant death 即死／instant access to the Internet インターネットへの即時アクセス／The ramen shop was an instant hit. そのラーメン屋は（開店して）たちまち大当たりした／Television viewers demand instant gratification. テレビ視聴者はその場ですぐに満足することを求める.
2 [名詞の前に置いて] （食品・飲料などが）即席の、インスタントの. －instant coffee インスタントコーヒー
LDCE
adj 1 [usually before noun] happening or produced immediately SYN immediate: an instant success | a system that provides instant access to client information | The women took an instant dislike to one another. | The programme brought an instant response.
2 [only before noun] instant food, coffee etc is in the form of powder and prepared by adding hot water: instant coffee | instant soup
64．think twice
英和イデ
think twice （before [about] doing [something]）
1（～する前に）よく考える、検討する、吟味する、軽率に行動しない、（～について）考え直す、ためらう
I’d think twice before buying an old car like that. （ぼくだったら、あんな古い車を買うのは、考えちゃうな）
“Did you take the job?” “Of course. I didn’t have to think twice about it.” （「そこに就職することにしたの？」「もちろんよ。あれこれ考える必要なんてなかったわ」）
Show him the proof. That’ll make him think twice. （彼に証拠を見せてやれよ。そうすれば、彼だって考え直すよ）
You should think twice before accepting help from a man like that. （ああいう人からの援助は、受ける前によく考えたほうがいいよ）
2 (not) think twice (about doing [something]/when …) （《否定文で》（～のことを）気にもとめない、深く考えない、当然のことと思う、平気だ、びくともしない」
Nowadays we don’t think twice when an airplane flies overhead. （最近では、飛行機が頭上を飛んでも気にもとめない）
Often people who are always polite to acquaintances don’t think twice about being rude to strangers. （知人に対していつも礼儀正しい人が、往々にして、見知らぬ人に対しては平気で失礼なことをしたりする）
Once the world was excited about television. Now no one thinks twice about it. かつて世界の人々はテレビに興奮したが、今ではだれも何とも思わない）
65．enviable /ˈen.vi.ə.bəl/
コズミカ
a 人をうらやましがらせるような. －an enviable woman 人がうらやむほど幸福な女性.
LDCE
adj an envialbe quality, position, or possession is good and other people would like to have it: Now he was in the enviable position of not having to work for a living. -enviably adv
66．-wise
コズミカ
接尾辞 1 「方法」「位置」「方向」などの意味の副詞を作る －likewise （同様に）／sidewise （はすかいに）.
2 「…に関して（は）」の意味の副詞を作る. －saleswise （販売に関しては）／budgetwise （予算的には）
LDCE
suffix 1 price-wise/time-wise etc informal used for saying, which feature of a situation you are referring to: Time-wise we’re not doing too badly.
2 crosswise/lengthwise etc in a direction across something, along the length of something etc: Cut the carrots lengthwise.
67．clamor /ˈklæm.ɚ/
コズミカ
n uc （群衆などの）騒ぎ立てる叫び声、（要求・不平・怒りなどの）叫び、騒ぎ. －a clamor of protest 抗議の叫び声／the clamor against high prices 物価高に対する世間のやかましい不満の声.
v i （…を求めて）叫ぶ、騒ぐ（for, to do）. －The crowd clamored for food. 群衆は食べ物をよこせと騒ぎ立てた／clamor for attention 注意を引こうと叫び声をあげる.
v t …を声高に主張する.
LDCE
AmE, clamour BrE n [singular, U] 1 a very loud noise made by a large group of people or animals: He shouted over the rising clamor of voices.
2 the expression of feelings of anger and shock by a large number of people – used especially in news reports: [+for] Trouillot disregarded the growing public clamor for her resignation.
AmE, clamour BrE v [I] 1 [always ＋ adv/prep] to demand something loudly: [＋for] The audience cheered, clamoring for more. | clamor to do sth All his friends were clamoring to know where he’d been.
2 to talk or shout loudly: Children clamored excitedly.
68．exert /ɪɡˈzɝːt/
コズミカ
v t 1 （…するために）（力など）を働かせる、用いる、行使する（to do）. －exert all one’s strength 持てるすべての力を働かせる／exert one’s best effort to win 勝つために最善の努力を払う／exert pressure on him 彼に圧力を加える.
2 （exert oneself）（…するために）大いに努力する、精を出す（to do）. －He exerted himself to solve the problem. 彼はその問題を解こうと奮闘した.
LDCE
v [T] 1 to use your power, influence etc in order to make something happen: They exerted considerable influence within the school. | Environmental groups are exerting pressure on the government to tighten pollution laws.
2 exert yourself to work very hard and use a lot of physical or mental energy: He has exerted himself tirelessly on behalf of the charity.
69．work at
動詞活用
work at st/doing 「（～するために）努力する、頑張り続ける、（問題など）に（しっかり）取り組む」
It’s a tough problem. You’re really going to have to work at it. （それは難しい問題だ。しっかり取り組まなければならないよ）
Kindness doesn’t come easy to him. He has to work at it. （親切というものが彼にはたやすくできない。しようと努力しないとダメなんだ）
All week, I’ve been working at getting her to change her mind, but with no success. （1週間というもの、私は彼女の気持ちを変えようと頑張ってきたけど、無理だった）
60．struggle /ˈstrʌɡ.əl/
コズミカ
v i 1 もがく、じたばたする；（…しようと）もがく（to do）. －The thief struggled to get free from the police officer. （体をつかまれた）どろぼうは警官から逃れようとしてもがいた.
2 努力する；（…と）苦闘する（against, with）; （…を得ようと）努力する（for） －struggle with English 英語と格闘する／struggle for existence 生活のために苦闘する／struggle against cancer 癌と闘う／He struggled with his guilt. 彼は自分の犯した罪の意識と格闘した／The struggled for power. 彼らは権力を得ようと苦闘した.
LDCE
v {I] 1 to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult: struggle to do sth She’s struggling to bring up a family alone. | [+with] The airline is struggling with high costs. | [+for] Millions of people are struggling for survival. | [+against] Firms are struggling against a prolonged recession.
2 a) to fight someone who is attacking you or holding you, especially so that you can escape: [+with] James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the burglars. | struggle to do sth She struggled to free herself. b) if two people struggle, they fight each other for something, especially something one of them is holding: [+for] They struggled for possession of the gun.
3 to move somewhere with great difficulty: [+up/out of/into etc] Walkers were struggling up the dusty track.
4 to be likely to fail, even though you are trying very hard: The team has been struggling all season. | a struggling artist/writer/business