Hot Words No.43

Amble

発音：

[ǽmbl]

意味：

緩やかに歩く

To walk slowly and at one’s leisure

例文1：

The standup comedian ambled over to the microphone and started talking.

例文2：

She ambled across the yard.

Bevy

発音：

[bévi]

意味：

人の群れ

A large group of people

例文1：

We were glad to see a bevy of college students at the convention.

例文2：

A bevy of good pitchers lifted our team over the opponent.

Cloud

発音：

[kláud]

意味：

より不明確・困難・不快にする

To make something more unclear, difficult or unpleasant

例文1：

Suspicion clouded my judgment.

例文2：

Hunger clouds the child’s face.

例文3：

Questions of bribery cloud the Senator’s elation over the election victory.

Drab

発音：

[drǽb]

意味：

退屈な、冴えない

Unexciting or boring

例文1：

I don’t like his fictions. He has a drab writing style.

例文2：

Young people nowadays are facing a drab and depressing future.

A flurry of

発音：

[ə flə́ːri əv]

意味：

突然の増加

A sudden increase of something

例文1：

At the monthly sales staff meeting, she reported that there had been a flurry of activity in her assigned territory.

例文2：

A flurry of new bills in Congress offers further proof that the US will need a larger budget.

Hamstring (past tense and past participle: hamstrung)

発音：

[hǽmstríŋ]

意味：

誰かの行動を抑制することで計画等を阻止する

To frustrate or incapacitate someone by restricting their action

例文1：

Obama is hamstrung by a Republican House of Representatives.

例文2：

The US forces were hamstrung as the rebel forces exploited jungle battlefields.

Incite

発音：

[insáit]

意味：

喧嘩や口論をするようにけしかける

To trigger a fight or argument

例文1：

The police accused him of inciting the homeless to robbery.

例文2：

The killing incited a mass protest movement.

Lodge

発音：

[lάdƷ]

意味：

申し立てる

To make a formal statement

例文1：

I lost substantial money on the investment. I am thinking of lodging a complaint against the financial planner for bad advice.

例文2：

The treatment at the border was so bad that the tourists lodged a protest.