24 Flashcards
(100 cards)
Bluff
try to deceive someone as to one’s abilities or intentions:虚勢を張る
“he’s been bluffing all along” · [more]
synonyms:
pretend · sham · [more]
Folksy
having the characteristics of traditional culture and customs, especially in a contrived or artificial way:
“the shop’s folksy, small-town image”
synonyms:
unsophisticated · unpolished · unrefined · plain · [more]
Pip
US
informal
an excellent or very attractive person or thing:
“it’s a pip of a story”
Get the lay of the land
Understand the general situation
get the lay of the land 新しい場所の状況を探る、状況を理解する
Know What you’re settling for
落とし所を知る
Eager
熱くなる
So get in there
やってみなはれ
Draining
making you feel very tired:
つまらない、疲れさせる、かったるい
Reliving painful experiences can be emotionally draining.
Operating the heavy machinery is draining work.
Cascading
To occur in a sequence or successive stages: circumstances that cascaded into a crisis.
Setting off
- To ignite or cause something to explode.
Kids in the area have been setting off fireworks all night long.
The police set a small bomb off to force the door open. - To cause something to begin or occur.
The incident set off a series of protests that ultimately resulted in the law being changed.
Adding salt to the solution will set off a chain reaction, producing a great amount of heat and light. - To trigger or activate something.
If you open this door, it will set off the fire alarm.
The fire set off the sprinkler system.
Wrap my head around
To comprehend something that one considers challenging, confusing, or a foreign concept
は難しい事や複雑な内容を「理解する」こと
Shadow
follow and observe (someone) closely and secretly:
“he had been up all night shadowing a team of poachers”
synonyms:
follow · trail · track · [
Arguably
Probably
used to say that a statement is very possibly true even if it is not certainly true
He was arguably the greatest writer of his era.
Godforsaken
of places) not containing anything interesting or attractive, and far from other people:
Why would you come to this godforsaken place?
Gentrify
change the character of (a poor urban
vert
area) through wealthier people moving
improving housing, and attracting new
line
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businesses, typically displacing current
inhabitants in the process: formerly
bohemian districts are being gentrified |
grov
play about the professional classes buyir
mal
up and gentrifying working-class housin!
Esoteric
very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge:
He has an esoteric collection of old toys and games. 秘伝の
synonyms:
abstruse · obscure · arcane · recherché · rarefied · recondite · abstract · difficult · [more]
Signature
closely and distinctively associated and identified with someone or something
a musician’s signature style
a chef’s signature dish
特徴ある オススメ出来る
Articulation
the state of being jointed:
“the area of articulation of the lower jaw”
接合すること；接合部；《動物・植物》関節
2 ((形式))（言葉を）はっきり発音すること；《音声学》アーティキュレーション（◇各音を明瞭めいりょうに出すこと）
2a ((形式))（考え・感情などを）明確に表現すること≪of≫
High-fidelity
the reproduction of sound with little distortion, giving a result very similar to the original:
“high-fidelity speakers”
Fiderity
faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support:
“he sought only the strictest fidelity to justice”
synonyms:
loyalty · allegiance · obedience · constancy · fealty · homage · staunchness · fastness
sexual faithfulness to a spouse or partner.
synonyms:
faithfulness · loyalty · constancy · [more]
the degree of exactness with which something is copied or reproduced:
“the 1949 recording provides reasonable fidelity”
synonyms:
accuracy · exactness · exactitude · precision
Here’s the cool part
ここがすごいところなんです。
Malleable
of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking:
“a malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet”
synonyms:
pliable · ductile · plastic · pliant · soft · workable · shapable · moldable · tractile · tensile
easily influenced; pliable:
“Anna was shaken enough to be malleable”
synonyms:
easily influenced · suggestible · susceptible · [more]
Generic and inefficient
曖昧で意味がない
ありきたりの
Dabble
Take part in superficially
to take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period:
He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.
She dabbled with drugs at university.
take a slight and not very serious interest in a subject, or try a particular activity for a short period:
He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.
