Hot Words No.42

Augment

発音：

[ɔːgmént]

意味：

増やす又は強化する

To increase or strengthen

例文1：

I work as a photographer on the weekends to augment my income.

例文2：

The ethnic minority group is augmenting civil protests in the capital.

Bellicose

発音：

[bélikòus]

意味：

荒々しくて好戦的な

Aggressive and feisty

例文1：

Her bellicose attitude turns off a lot of people.

例文2：

The bellicose leader refused to give up the fight.

Close in

発音：

[klóuz ín]

意味：

敵対又は攻撃する目的で相手に接近する

To come closer so as to confront or attack

例文1：

When our car broke down in the middle of the inner city, we were scared to see a group of teenagers close in on us from all sides.

例文2：

As inflation cools, the debt problem closes in.

Exhort

発音：

[iɡzɔ́ːrt]

意味：

強く促す

To urge; to work very hard on someone to do something

例文1：

The prime minister exhorted the protesters to go home.

例文2：

She exhorted the class to spell-check their term papers before submitting them.

Flesh out

発音：

[fléʃ áut]

意味：

詳細を加える

To put more details on some idea

例文1：

Let’s have a meeting and flesh out our new corporate strategy.

例文2：

The decision-makers fleshed out the new plan amid fears that it isn’t enough.

Ironclad

発音：

[áiərnklǽd]

意味：

断固とした

Strong, unmoving and secure

例文1：

The president gave the nation an ironclad promise that he will bring the troops home for Christmas.

例文2：

The protesters have four ironclad demands.

Leapfrog

発音：

[líːpfrὰɡ]

意味：

目覚ましい勢いで追い抜く

To surpass something or someone in a sudden and impressive manner

例文1：

The presidential candidate joined the election campaign late and leapfrogged his rivals into a leading position.

例文2：

Volkswagen is expected to leapfrog G.M. to take the lead in car sales.

Put up

発音：

[pùt ʌ́p]

意味：

ある目的の為に出費する

To lay out money for a specific purpose

例文1：

The sponsors of the speech contest put up a million-yen prize for the winner.

例文2：

The government is trying to persuade private investors to put up more money to stimulate the economy.