Hot Words No.29

An array of

発音：

[ən əréi əv]

意味：

驚くべき多くの

An impressive number of

例文1：

At the museum we saw an array of artifacts from ancient Greece.

例文2：

Her library has an array of world literature.

Bristle

発音：

[brísl]

意味：

憤慨やいら立ちを表す

To show anger or displeasure

例文1：

The homeless person bristled at the policeman’s rough treatment.

例文2：

She was hurt and bristled when her husband ignored her complaints.

例文3：

The student bristled at the teacher’s criticism.

Canvass

発音：

[kǽnvəs]

意味：

詳細に渡って話し合う

To discuss in detail

例文1：

The directors got together to canvass the options.

例文2：

After the event, its details were canvassed by those who had attended it.

Droves

発音：

[dróuvz]

意味：

大勢の群衆

A large group or gathering of people

例文1：

Every year droves of international students enroll at New York University.

例文2：

Shoppers came in droves when the new department store opened in Ginza.

Flunk

発音：

[flʌ́ŋk]

意味：

試験に落ちる、資格を満たすのに失敗する

To fail to pass a test or to meet a set of requirements

例文1：

When he flunked the final exam, he chose to drop out of high school.

例文2：

Eight major banks flunked the new requirements set by the government.

A litany of

発音：

[ə lítni əv]

意味：

延々としたリスト、集合体

A long list of; a group of

例文1：

He came late for the date and started offering her a litany of excuses.

例文2：

A litany of factors contributed to the accident.

Muzzle

発音：

[mʌ́zl]

意味：

口を塞ぐ、黙らせる

To silence

例文1：

The media were muzzled by the authoritarian regime.

例文2：

The dissident was finally freed but was muzzled by the government from speaking out.

Neophyte

発音：

[níːəfàit]

意味：

新米、新しいメンバー

A beginner; a novice

例文1：

A 6-year-old neophyte got on the stage and started dancing a Tchaikovsky piece.

例文2：

As a neophyte of the religious order, she had to wake up at 4 every morning.