英検2010年度第2回試験の単語とか
どうもです。
ディクテイション諸々が終わったので，とりあえず，単語達をば。
全く知らん単語はそこまでないが，スペスミスしたり，曖昧だったり，
意味忘れたりなものが多い。
- 補足
んな感じ。
| 単語 | 意味 | 例文 |
|---|---|---|
| bibliography | 参考文献一覧，引用文献 | I know you want to submit this to an academic journal, so you'll need to provide more sources than are in your bibliography. |
| light bulbs | 白熱電球 | But we've already been replacing the light bulbs with energy-saving ones. |
| swerved | それる，deviate，車のハンドルを急にきる | I had to change lanes suddenly because a car coming the other way swerved into my lane. |
| in no way | 少しも〜ない，決して〜ない | From what you both say, sir, it looks like this lady is in no way liable for the accident. |
| footing the bill | 勘定を受け持つ，責任を引き受ける | I imagine your insurance will end up footing the bill. |
| officiated | 役を務める，職務を行う，儀式を行う，審判員をつとめる | The court was officiated by a group of volunteers who were 12 to 18 years old. |
| decide on | 〜について決定する | Its function is to decide on an appropriate sentence for first-time offenders who have already admitted to committing a petty crime. |
| petty | ささいな，つまらない，取るに足らない | |
| canopies | 天蓋(てんがい)，傘 | Trees in these areas have evolved leaf canopies and branching systems that trap droplet from the air. |
| aquarium | 養魚タンク，水槽 | Emeral coral bogies are a species of goby, a popular aquarium fish. |
| expulsion | 排除すること，駆逐，追放，除籍 | The threat of expulsion keeps colonies peaceful, and force is rarely used to maintain order. |
| ankle | 足首 | The SCRAM bracelet is an electronic device attached to a person's ankle that detects and records even slight amounts of alcohol in perspiration. |
| alcohol | アルコール | |
| perspiration | 汗，発汗 | |
| flaunted | 〜を見せびらかす，ひけらかす，これ見よがしに誇示する | The billionaire's daughter constantly flaunted her wealth, driving fancy cars and wearing expensive clothing and jewelry. |
| blunders | 誤り，大失敗，大失敗する | She often made social blunders that embarrassed him and made people think they were both unsophisticated. |
| pamper | 〜を甘やかす，欲望などを満たす，〜の好きなようにさせる | I like to pamper myself once a month. |
| grievance | 不平，不満 | The union members voted to strike because they had some serious grievance against the management, including unpaid overtime and dangerous working conditions. |
| teased | いじめる，悩ます，からかう | When Crystal lost a badminton match to her younger brother, she was annoyed by the way he gloated over it. He teased her for days. |
| immaculate | 少しも汚れていない，欠点のない，完全な | Harold's sister always leaves her room in a mess, but Harold cleans his room every day, so it is immaculate. |
| reprisals | 政治・軍事上の報復，報復行為，仕返し | Following the arrest of its leader by security forces, the terrorist group threatened reprisals against the government unless he was released immediately. |
| budding | 芽を出しかけた，新進の，芽生えたばかりの | The woods behind our house look beautiful in spring, with all the flowers in bloom and the little stream gently meandering among the freshly budding trees. |
| hype | 誇大宣伝，いんちき，麻薬常用者 | I think our expectations were too high because of all the hype in the media about it. |
| impervious | 通さない，不浸透性の，〜を受け付けない，無感覚な，鈍感な | He seems to be impervious to the cold. |
| defuse | 信管を取り〜から除く，〜を静める，和らげる | Fortunately, their respective foreign ministers met and were able to defuse the situation and prevent any conflict. |
| breeze in | くつろいで入ってくる，楽勝する | The manager informed the new staff of the company's strict rules about start time, warning them that they could not just breeze in whenever they liked. |
| tipped off | 〜にに内報する，警告する | The escaped convict was arrested at a local convenience store after a customer spotted him and tipped off the police. |
| milling about | うろうろ動き回る，ひしめく | At the time the presentation was scheduled to begin, people were still milling about in the lobby. |
| pan out | うまくいく，〜の結果になる | Unfortunately, things did not pan out as expected, and it became violent. |
| entice | 誘惑する，誘う，そそのかして〜させる | Ivy League schools have been competing to entice more students from middle- and low-income backgrounds. |
| fend off | 〜をかわして進む，追い払う | Utilizing these funds to create tution assistance programs for the benefit of students from middle- and low-income families may well be the best way to fend off increasing criticism. |
| onslaught | 猛攻撃，多量，多数，殺到 | In these days of environmental awareness, we are subjected to a constant onslaught of shocking news detailing the impact of human activity on our planet. |
| demise | 死去，消滅，集結 | The vast changes brought about by the fifth mass extinction --- which ocurred about 65 million years ago, causing the demise of dinosaurs --- indicate the scale of the consequences we face. |
| heed | 〜に注意を払う，〜を心に留める，listen to | We would do well, then, to heed Eldredge's messge. |
| textile | 織物，布地 | In 2008, worldwide sales of products created using nanotechnology --- from antibacterial skin creams to stain-resistant textile --- totaled approximately $120 billion. |
| given short shrift | 〜をよく考えずさっさと処理する，軽くあしらう | It is not surprising, then, that research has focused on the potential for nanoproduct development, while the possible risks have been given short shrift. |
| solubility | 溶解性，溶解度，解決可能性 | The chemical composition, shape, and solubility of a nanoparticle are also believed to influence its toxicity. |
| Treated | 化学薬品などで処理する，治療する | Treated wastewater is often released into oceans, rivers, and lakes, or ends up as fertilizer for crops, so it is imperative that it be safe. |
| loath | 嫌いで，気が進まない，嫌う | Some people are worried that the nanoproduct industry, blinded by the benefits and dollar signs, is loath to address possible problems. |
| downplay | 控えめに扱う | It would be wise to view with skepticism any attempts to downplay safety concerns. |
| upholding | を支持する，是認する，確認する，維持する | At present, however, this seems to be the only way it can keep children safe and maintain educational standards while upholding legal obligations to teachers until a review board determines whether they will be terminated or reinstated. |
| reinstated | 復帰させる，回復する，〜を元通りにする | |
| behooves | 〜するのがsbに必要である，ふさわしい | If we are to improve student performance, it behooves us to make a few changes outside the classroom before dedicatd teachers are defamed and demoralized. |
| defamed | 中傷する，名誉を傷つける | |
| demoralized | やる気を失わせる，士気をくじく，まごつかせる | |
| resurgent | よみがえる，再起する | They feared the resurgent power of a reunified Germany, a nation that had already been instrumental in causing two world wars. |
| instrumental | 手段となる，〜に助けになる，役立つ | |
| prop up | 支持する，支える | Mitterrand even paid an official visit to East Berlin in a last attempt to prop up the tottering Communist regime and prevent reunification. |
| tottering | よろめく，ゆらぐ | |
| barbed-wire | 有刺鉄線 | Hungarians credit their government's decision in May 1989 to dismantle the barbed-wire border with Austria. |
| sown | 種をまく | According to this view, the seeds of Communism's downfall in Eastern Europe may have been sown as early as 1968. |
| playwrights | 劇作家 | In Prague, Gdansk, Leipzig, and eventually East Berlin, dissident groups led by many different kinds of people, including playwrights, trade unionists and Lutheran pastors, organized weekly protests against Communist power. |
| trade unionists | 労働組合員 | |
| pastors | 牧師，司祭 | |
| countermanded | 〜を取り消す，撤回する | He gave local authorities the green light to fire on protesters in Leipzig, but this was countermanded by the deputy. |
| botched | 〜をやり損なう，だめにする | On November 9th, a botched public announcement by a government spokesman detailing the planned changes caused huge numbers of East Germans to gather at the wall. |
| watershed | 大転機，重大な分岐点 | Perhaps the most plausible explanation for what made this watershed moment in history possible hinges on a synthesis of contributing factors. |
| hinges on | 〜次第である，〜を決める | |
| scar | 傷跡 | We don't want scar tissue developing and restricting your range of motion. |
| screenwriters | シナリオライター | Hilary Budd's presentation, ``Dose this sound real?'' is a must for aspiring screenwriters. |
| stunt | スタント，曲芸，離れ業 | Finally, anyone who wants to get into stunt work will enjoy ``Don't try this at home!'' |
| patio | 中庭，パティオ | This will be presented by stuntwoman-turned-actress Veronica Spellman on the patio behind the building. |
| complimentary | 無料の，あいさつの，お世辞の | The airline will arrange complimentary accommodation at nearby hotels. |
| toiletries | 化粧品 | All passengers will receive an amenity kit containing toiletries for the night. |
| red tape | お役所的な，形式主義的な | There's always so much red tape, but once we were over that we were quite lucky. |
| pockets | 小地域，山間，谷間 | So I think there are still pockets that are really beautiful, but too many rivers have been dammed, and too many mountainsides have been concreted just in the quest for modernization. |
| mountainsides | 山腹，山の斜面 |
