Hot Words No.15-1

Abrasive

発音：

[əbréisiv]

意味：

無礼な、がさつで荒々しい

To be rude and obnoxious; to be rough on the surface

例文1：

When I visited New York, I was shocked by the abrasive behavior of some pedestrians.

例文2：

The cloth has an abrasive touch.

Bathe

発音：

[béið]

意味：

覆う、浸る

To cover; to bask; to cover oneself in

例文1：

Sunlight bathed the pavement.

例文2：

The team bathes in the spectacular victory over its archrival.

Dilate

発音：

[dailéit]

意味：

増大する、詳細に渡りコメント・描写をする

To grow bigger; to comment or describe at length

例文1：

His eyes dilated upon watching the shocking news on TV.

例文2：

She talked more than usual and dilated on the history of England.

Instigate

発音：

[ínstəɡèit]

意味：

デモ・反乱などを引き起こす、扇動する、けしかける

To touch off a protest or riot; to induce someone to do something bad

例文1：

The mass protest was instigated by a young revolutionary.

例文2：

The school expelled the student because he was always instigating violent behavior in others.

Linger

発音：

[líŋɡər]

意味：

予想や希望より長く継続もしくは残留する

To continue or stay longer than expected or desired

例文1：

The psychological damage from the recent breakup lingers in my mind.

例文2：

The scientist went on to challenge a lingering taboo about the safety of nuclear energy.

In the offing

発音：

[ín ði ɔ́ːfiŋ]

意味：

計画中、近い将来に起こる

In plans; likely to happen before long

例文1：

Due to depressed sales, there is a rumor that a company-wide downsizing is in the offing.

例文2：

In the lingering aftermath of the major earthquake, curbs on power consumption are in the offing.

Propulsive

発音：

[prəpʌ’lsiv]

意味：

拍車のかかった、必然的な

Forceful; compelling; inevitable

例文1：

Once the two parties signed an agreement, things proceeded quickly with a propulsive sense of destiny.

例文2：

This is a fast-paced propulsive thriller.

Snub

発音：

[snʌ́b]

意味：

拒絶する、無視する

To reject

例文1：

She snubbed my invitation to dinner.

例文2：

The king snubbed the people’s demand for political reform.