Hot Words No.38

Blitz

発音：

[blíts]

意味：

1. 何らかの目的を成就する為の尽力、急襲

(As noun) A great effort intended to attain a given objective; a sudden military attack

2. 急襲する

(As verb) To attack suddenly

1の例文a：

We need your help. We will have a cleaning blitz on the house.

1の例文b：

The small nation was not prepared for the blitz from the invading forces.

2の例文a：

The team blitzed its rival team.

2の例文b：

The village was blitzed by the hurricane.

Crunch

発音：

[krʌ́ntʃ]

意味：

何かの不足による困難な状態、重要な決断を迫られる瞬間

A difficult situation due to a shortage of something; an important decision-making moment

例文1：

The company just announced that it will freeze the employees’ salary so as to pull through the financial crunch.

例文2：

The high unemployment rate among women is only exacerbating the day care crunch.

例文3：

The crunch abruptly came when I found myself alone in the elevator with my boss.

Glossy

発音：

[ɡlάsi]

意味：

うわべだけ輝いている又は取り飾った

Shiny or attractive in an artificial and superficial way; sleek

例文1：

Her glossy social life came to an end when she lost her fortune in the stock market crash.

例文2：

She dyed her hair glossy black.

Inscrutable

発音：

[inskrúːtəbl]

意味：

無表情で何を考えているか分からない

Expressionless and mysterious as to what one’s is thinking or feeling

例文1：

A tiny old man answered the door. His expression was inscrutable.

例文2：

Some Westerners find Asians inscrutable.

Laconic

発音：

[ləkάnik]

意味：

口数少ない

Few in words

例文1：

The station clerk gave me a laconic reply when I politely asked for directions.

例文2：

She was hostile and laconic throughout dinner.

Nab

発音：

[nǽb]

意味：

逮捕する、大急ぎで確保する

To arrest; to grab in a hurry

例文1：

The new regime nabbed the protesters in a large-scale crackdown.

例文2：

I rushed into the train and nabbed a window seat.

Overhaul

発音：

[òuvərhɔ́ːl]

意味：

改正、是正

A reform; an improvement

例文1：

The procedure is in need of an overhaul.

例文2：

The government promised a complete overhaul of the tax system.

Pound

発音：

[páund]

意味：

強打する、大きな音を立てて歩く又は走る

To strike hard; to slam; to walk or run with heavy and loud footsteps

例文1：

A typhoon pounded the coastal areas, leaving scores of people dead.

例文2：

When I worked as a salesman, I had to be out pounding the pavement every day.