Hot Words No.45

Avert

発音：

[əvə́ːrt]

意味：

防ぐ

To avoid; to prevent

例文1：

Some say that the current financial crisis could not have been averted.

例文2：

A disaster control plan is designed to avert tragic consequences.

Bisect

発音：

[baisékt]

意味：

二分化する

To split in two

例文1：

This little alley bisects the town into pre- and post-war quarters.

例文2：

Look at this shape. It is a crudely bisected square.

Careen

発音：

[kəríːn]

意味：

コントロールを失って疾走する

To move fast, losing control

例文1：

The horse careened off the path.

例文2：

The toddler careened on the floor.

Debilitate

発音：

[dibílətèit]

意味：

弱化または非効率化させる

To make someone or something weak or ineffective

例文1：

Her recent loss of employment is debilitating her.

例文2：

The floods debilitated the global auto parts supply networks.

Fix

発音：

[fíks]

意味：

問題解決又は修理、難局

A solution or repair; a difficult situation or problem

例文1：

This is one potential fix, though not the best.

例文2：

The airline’s technical problem got a fix.

例文3：

The ongoing recession has put the financial industry in a serious fix.

例文4：

You have to work harder to meet the deadline. Otherwise, you will be in a big fix.

Go-to

発音：

[ɡóu-tə]

意味：

必要とされるスキルや情報を持ち合わせた

Having the needed expertise or skill to be helpful

例文1：

It would be good to know her. She is the go-to person in the office when you have a question.

例文2：

He is the go-to guy in matters of facility management.

Indigenous

発音：

[indídƷənəs]

意味：

原産の、地元の

Local or native

例文1：

Anthropologist Margaret Mead went to Samoa to study indigenous culture.

例文2：

Indigenous people complain that industrial pollution is threatening their health and economy.

Log

発音：

[lɔ́ːɡ]

意味：

公式に記録する

To officially record

例文1：

When you call the lawyer’s office, you should bear in mind that all phone calls are logged.

例文2：

Convenience stores logged record sales figures.

例文3：

Utility companies logged a big loss in the aftermath of the earthquake.