Hot Words No.14-1

Batch

発音：

[bǽtʃ]

意味：

一つにまとまった集合体、一束、一団

A collection; a group

例文1：

The teacher distributed a batch of handouts to the class.

例文2：

A batch of customers were lined up, waiting for the store to open.

Caveat

発音：

[kǽviὰːt ]

意味：

警告、忠告、条件・前提

A warning; a condition

例文1：

The rebels accepted the government’s offer of ceasefire, with the caveat that it may be temporary.

例文2：

With the caveat that the brake may need repair, the used car dealer sold the Pontiac to a first-time customer.

例文3：

The mother gave the child permission to play outside, with the caveat that he stay away from water.

Draw

発音：

[drɔ́ː]

意味：

〜を受ける、〜を被る、〜を惹きつける

To receive; to attract

例文1：

She drew criticism for making a radical statement.

例文2：

The political activist is drawing a lot of support worldwide.

Equal to

発音：

[íːkwəl tu]

意味：

ある機能・役目を遂行できる、課題・難問を克服できる

To be fit to perform a certain function; to be capable of standing up to a given challenge

例文1：

I will do it. I feel perfectly equal to the task.

例文2：

Japan is in an unprecedented crisis, but we have every confidence that it will prove equal to the challenge.

Oust

発音：

[áust]

意味：

追放する、排除する

To expel; to force out; to remove

例文1：

He was ousted from a position of power.

例文2：

The non-confidence vote ousted the ruling party from government.

Row

発音：

[ráu]

意味：

口論、論争、ひと騒ぎ

A dispute; an argument; a fuss

例文1：

The ongoing row over immigration is splitting the nation.

例文2：

The workers are kicking up a row over the minimum wage.

Rumble

発音：

[rʌ́mbl]

意味：

1. 浸透するような深く長い音を発する

To make a deep, long, rolling sound

2. 低い継続した音を出しながら進む

To move with a low, heavy, continuous sound

1の例文a：

The ground rumbled as the earthquake hit the village.

1の例文b：

The thunder is rumbling outside.

1の例文c：

(As noun) The townspeople heard a rumble of war.

2の例文：

The parade rumbled on along the river.