英語のボキャビル。これは永遠のテーマだな。。。
英文記事100本チャレンジというタグを発見してから
不得意なリーディングにチャレンジしています。
それにしても
どんどん知らない単語が出てくる～😞
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variant = 異形
to undertook = to do
be staggering = be amazing
chances of = likelihood of = ～の可能性
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a seaplane = a plane that can take off from and land on a body of water*1
to think out = to think about all the parts of something carefully before deciding or planning exactly what to do*2
collectively = as a group*3
sheer insanity = まったくもって馬鹿げている
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a spat = informal a short unimportant quarrel *4
litany of = a long list of problems, excuses etc – used to show disapproval*5
conspiracy = a secret plan made by two or more people to do something that is harmful or illegal*6
to defraud = to trick a person or organization in order to get money from them*7
be brazen = used to describe a person, or the actions of a person, who is not embarrassed about behaving in a wrong or immoral way*8
to deploy = formal to use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments etc
to smear = to damage = to tell an untrue story about someone important in order to make people lose respect for them – used especially in newspapers*9
to crack down = to become more strict in dealing with a problem and punishing the people involved*10
objectively = 客観的に
to safefuard = to protect
*1:
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
*2:
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
*3:
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
*4:
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
*5:
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
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