Hot Words No.24

Make allowance(s)

発音：

[méik əláuəns(ɪz)]

意味：

大目に見る、非常時に備える

To give special consideration or provision

例文1：

She is under a lot of stress from work. When she is irritable, you must make allowance.

例文2：

A rush hour train is extremely crowded. You must make allowances for occasional inconveniences.

例文3：

Our basement makes allowance for an emergency shelter.

Brash

発音：

[brǽʃ]

意味：

自信過剰な、音・色などが過度で注目を集める

Excessive in confidence, voice or color; attention-getting

例文1：

We got a new office manager. We are all having a hard time getting used to his brash management style.

例文2：

The audience was turned off by the speaker’s brash manner.

例文3：

Some say Lady Gaga is trashy but others like her brash ways.

Cajole

発音：

[kədƷóul]

意味：

説き伏せる、言いくるめる

To persuade

例文1：

She succeeded in cajoling the company into interviewing her.

例文2：

I wanted to quit the swim team but was cajoled into staying by the coach.

Comprise

発音：

[kəmpráiz]

意味：

〜から構成されている、全体で〜を占める

To consist of; to be made up of; to constitute

例文1：

This lecture comprises an introduction, the main argument and some concluding remarks.

例文2：

The committee is comprised of the chairman, 2 executives and 5 staff.

例文3：

The homeless comprise a large percentage of welfare recipients.

Defuse

発音：

[diːfjúːz]

意味：

難局を打開する、鎮める

To troubleshoot by improving a difficult situation

例文1：

The wage raise helped to defuse the labor union’s anger.

例文2：

He has a special gift of defusing awkward situations.

Elicit

発音：

[ilísit]

意味：

引き出す

To draw out

例文1：

At the end of my presentation, I asked the attendees for some feedback, but my request elicited no response from them.

例文2：

The new president elicits both admiration and fear from the employees.

Foray

発音：

[fɔ́ːrei]

意味：

特定の意図で目的地に出向くこと、何かを少しの間試してみること

A brief journey to some place for a specific purpose; a short attempt at something

例文1：

I make occasional forays into the countryside for fresh air.

例文2：

It was her first foray into post-modern art.

Impale

発音：

[impéil]

意味：

突き刺す

To pierce

例文1：

We went to this new restaurant, but I lost my appetite when I saw a pig’s head impaled on a stick.

例文2：

I had such a wonderful experience that it is impaled in my memory.