Hot Words No.48

Bagatelle

発音：

[bæ̀ɡətél]

意味：

取るに足らない物

Something trivial and insignificant

例文1：

Oh, just ignore these objections. They are mere bagatelles.

例文2：

I was insulted when the professor dismissed my comment as bagatelle.

Buoyant

発音：

[bɔ́iənt]

意味：

上昇気味の、健全で前向きな姿勢の

Rising; happy, healthy and optimistic

例文1：

The country needs buoyant exports for economic growth.

例文2：

Taking a walk in the park always puts me in a buoyant mood.

Cringe

発音：

[kríndƷ]

意味：

自分の発言や行動に対して恥ずかしく思う、恐怖で退く

To feel uncomfortable and embarrassed for saying or doing something; to pull away and step back in fear

例文1：

I cringe at saying this but I can’t help thinking that they are a nation of barbarians who don’t deserve our financial aid.

例文2：

When I tried to help the old lady with her bag, she cringed away from me.

例文3：

The nation of savers is cringing at the EU’s decision to intervene in their economy with the aim to rescue the euro.

Dissipate

発音：

[dísəpèit]

意味：

徐々に弱化・減少する、又はさせる

To gradually become weaker or less; to make something become so

例文1：

When the fire went out, the warmth of the room gradually dissipated.

例文2：

The heat dissipated vigor, via pipes, to the showers and radiators.

例文3：

I attained wealth in the stock market but it was dissipated before I knew it.

Founder

発音：

[fáundər]

意味：

一定の期間努力してみた末に失敗する

To fail after a period of time during which efforts were made

例文1：

The sales negotiations foundered as the two parties could not agree on the final price.

例文2：

As her marriage foundered, she sought comfort in painting.

例文3：

Stocks foundered on the latest credit ratings threat from Standard & Poor’s.

Harbor

発音：

[hάːrbər]

意味：

悪質または危険な考え・感情、物、人物などを心に抱いたり、含んだり、かくまったりする

To keep, contain or shelter something or somebody that is bad or dangerous

例文1：

She has been harboring a grudge against her ex-boyfriend ever since they broke up.

例文2：

The galaxy harbors a giant black hole.

例文3：

Harboring a criminal is a crime, even if you are family.

Marshal

発音：

[mάːrʃəl]

意味：

特定の目的の為に必要とされる人材、アイデア、物を集積し整理する

To organize persons, ideas or resources for some intended purpose

例文1：

The debater impressed the audience as she immediately marshaled arguments to rebut her opponent’s claim.

例文2：

The government is marshaling its resources to fight cybercrime.

Petrify

発音：

[pétrəfài]

意味：

動けなくなるほど怖がらせる

To frighten someone to such a degree that they would not be able to move

例文1：

I am petrified of that client because she has a temper problem at the slightest indication that I don’t follow what she is saying.

例文2：

I was totally petrified when I heard the loud explosion.