Hot Words No.50

Awry

発音：

[ərái]

意味：

混沌とした、目茶目茶な

Out of order; messy

例文1：

There was utter chaos in the village. It was a world gone awry.

例文2：

I finally made it to the office through the violent winds, my freshly permed hair totally awry.

Bulwark

発音：

[búlwərk]

意味：

強固な防護・防衛

A strong defense

例文1：

A separation of powers between executive, legislature and judiciary is meant to be a bulwark against the abuse of power.

例文2：

Consumers and investors serve as a bulwark against credit default.

Dig in (past and past participle: dug)

発音：

[díg ín/dʌ́ɡ]

意味：

長期に渡る難解な闘争や問題に腰を据えて取り組む

To prepare oneself for a long and difficult battle or problem

例文1：

As the recession continues, we have to dig in and patiently wait for things to start improving.

例文2：

Clashes turned violent as the government forces dug in.

Sustain

発音：

[səstéin]

意味：

維持する、持続させる、ダメージなどを被る

To support the continued existence or operation of something or someone; to experience some injury or illness or loss

例文1：

He keeps changing his jobs because he is incapable of sustaining good relationships with his coworkers.

例文2：

President Obama is trying to hammer out a new fiscal policy that would sustain the nation’s economic recovery.

例文3：

The football player sustained serious damage to his left shoulder.

例文4：

After the nuclear leak, it was found that some residents sustained exposure to unusually high levels of radiation.

Frisky

発音：

[fríski]

意味：

エネルギーと活気に満ち溢れた、はしゃいだ

Energetic, lively and full of fun

例文1：

He is a frisky young boy.

例文2：

You are just recovering from a long illness. Don’t be frisky now, all right?

Island

発音：

[áilənd]

意味：

小さな隔離された地域

A small, isolated area

例文1：

Poland is the last island of economic stability in the European sea of instability.

例文2：

Most of the continent was struck with the plague except for a few scattered islands of relative health.

Juice

発音：

[dƷúːs]

意味：

電力、エネルギー

Power; energy

例文1：

The innovative firm invented a machine to get juice from paper shreds.

例文2：

The AKB48 concert really got my juice going.

Morass

発音：

[mərǽs]

意味：

複雑で困難な状況

A complicated and difficult situation

例文1：

I am in a morass of legal problems over my immigration status.

例文2：

The new company is thriving where others find themselves in a labor morass.