Hot Words No.36

Bank on

発音：

[bǽŋk άn]

意味：

見込みの通りに事が展開することを期待する

To count on something happening

例文1：

How disappointing! I was banking on your completing the project on time.

例文2：

Don’t bank on the proposed tax reduction. It may not come true.

Catch

発音：

[kǽtʃ]

意味：

隠された問題や難点

A problem or difficulty that is not obvious or revealed

例文1：

This may sound like a great investment opportunity, but it comes with a catch.

例文2：

The catch is that you are not eligible for citizenship unless you have lived in this country for at least 10 years straight.

Downplay

発音：

[dáunplèi]

意味：

実際より重要でないような印象を与える

To make something appear less important or significant than it actually is

例文1：

The school officials tried to downplay the damage inflicted on its facilities by the hurricane.

例文2：

The rebel military leader downplays his links to the terrorist group.

En route

発音：

[ɑːn rúːt]

意味：

〜の途上

On the way

例文1：

We stopped over in Hawaii en route to Australia.

例文2：

The first shipment of the new product is en route.

Funk

発音：

[fʌ́ŋk]

意味：

不安・懸念がある心境、困った状態

A concerned or worried state of mind; a troublesome situation

例文1：

I am in a funk about being the MC at the upcoming event.

例文2：

Buying American will not lift the sluggish economy out of a funk.

Gambit

発音：

[ɡǽmbit]

意味：

議論や交渉で有利に事を展開できるよう意図的に計画された発言や行動

A statement or action intended to give oneself an advantage in a dispute or negotiation

例文1：

Your joke at the beginning of the discussion was a clever opening gambit.

例文2：

To make fun of the opponent’s life style is sometimes a smart debating gambit.

Honor

発音：

[άnər]

意味：

約束や同意条項を守る

To keep a promise; to respect and abide by an agreement

例文1：

My husband and I are proud that our daughter honors her commitment to do the house chores every day.

例文2：

The political allies were reassured by the new prime minister that the previous agreements will be honored.

Joust

発音：

[dƷáust]

意味：

競い合う、議論する

To compete or argue against one another; to vie

例文1：

The the two main parties jousted with each other in the Parliament.

例文2：

The contenders are jousting over key political issues.