Hot Words No.27
Apace
発音：
- [əpéis]
- 意味：
- 速いペースで
- At a fast pace
- 例文1：
- The anti-government riot spread apace after a 10-year-old boy was shot and killed by the government forces.
- 例文2：
- Her generosity grew apace as she became richer and richer.
Breed
発音：
- [bríːd]
- 意味：
- 発生させる、引き起こす
- To cause into being; to bring about
- 例文1：
- Bad family relationships often breed psychological disorders.
- 例文2：
- A miserable failure sometimes breeds a spectacular success.
Corpus
発音：
- [kɔ́ːrpəs]
- 意味：
- 大量のコレクション・集合体
- A large collection
- 例文1：
- According to a corpus of new data, the disease can be very deadly if it’s not treated immediately.
- 例文2：
- The national library has the entire corpus of ancient Greek manuscripts.
Drawdown
発音：
- [drɔ́ːdáun]
- 意味：
- 縮減、削減
- A reduction or decrease
- 例文1：
- She turned down the job offer because it would have meant a drawdown in income.
- 例文2：
- The US is contemplating a troop drawdown in its overseas military operations.
Even keel
発音：
- [íːvən kíːl]
- 意味：
- 安定した、堅実な
- Stable; solid
- 1. On an even keel
- I value stability above everything. That’s why I want to keep our relationship on an even keel.
- 2. Even-keeled
- They trust her as a leader because she is intelligent and even-keeled.
Harrowing
発音：
- [hǽrouiŋ]
- 意味：
- 気分を害するように恐ろしい、又はショッキングな
- Frightening and shocking in an upsetting way
- 例文1：
- Our daughter went through a harrowing time when she was interviewed by the persistent TV crew.
- 例文2：
- There was a shooting on the bus. That was the most harrowing experience of my life.
Lever
発音：
- [lévər]
- 意味：
- 目的を達成する為の道具や手段
- A tool or means with which to get the result one seeks
- 例文1：
- She uses her charms as a lever to advance her career.
- 例文2：
- His fluent English is a powerful lever at his disposal to drive up global sales.
Plum
発音：
- [plʌ́m]
- 意味：
- 1. 他人が羨ましがるように良い
- To be so good and ideal that others would envy
- 2. 他人が羨ましがるように良いもの
- (As noun) Something very good and ideal that others would envy
- 1の例文a：
- I accepted the job offer on the spot. It was a plum job.
- 1の例文b：
- The school gave him the plum role of leading the graduation ceremony.
- 2の例文：
- When they asked her to translate the latest bestseller by Miyuki Miyabe, she just could not possibly pass it up. It was a real plum.
