おはようございます。KANOです。今回調べた単語はこちら。
Asylum seeker
意味 (政治) 亡命希望者.
Asylum seeker says his ‘soul is destroyed’ after living in hotel for five months
https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/28/asylum-seeker-says-his-soul-is-destroyed-after-living-in-hotel-17957794/
![](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SEI_137951241-6e38_1672395141.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1)
festive
意味 (英)[[名]の前で]クリスマスの〈季節など〉.
Getting bored of turkey sandwiches? Try these leftover recipes with a very un-festive twist
https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/28/try-these-christmas-leftovers-recipes-with-an-un-festive-twist-18001545/
![](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SEC_138675037-fcfa_1672239143.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1)
こういうのが一番美味しいんだよ…なサムネイル。
brace oneself (for A)
意味 (A〈事〉に対して) 覚悟する, 備える
Google Employees Brace for a Cost-Cutting Drive as Anxiety Mounts
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/28/technology/google-job-cuts.html
![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2023/01/02/business/28google-anxiety-print/28google-anxiety-facebookJumbo.jpg?year=2022&h=550&w=1050&s=0de2629983a20d3735c394edc883abd53c17d0c7f06357e3c736e626102b16e3&k=ZQJBKqZ0VN)
hunk
意味 (パン· 肉などの) 厚切り, 塊
Magical (but uncomfortable) office chair made from giant hunk of amethyst crystal
https://boingboing.net/2022/12/27/magical-but-uncomfortable-office-chair-made-from-giant-hunk-of-amethyst-crystal.html
![](https://i0.wp.com/boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/screenshot-37.jpg?fit=1460%2C1692&ssl=1)
座れないじゃーんw
bong
意味 [C] (俗) (麻薬用の) 水ギセル [パイプ]; マリファナのひと吸い.
Coral’s Tiny World features tiny handcrafted glass bongs and more
https://boingboing.net/2022/12/27/corals-tiny-world-features-tiny-handcrafted-glass-bongs-and-more.html
![](https://i0.wp.com/boingboing.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Screen-Shot-2022-12-27-at-9.19.57-AM.png?fit=860%2C1090&ssl=1)
サムネイル的に、この意味で合ってるかなと…。
mindblowing
意味 強いショックを与える, 衝撃的な.
Strictly’s James and Ola Jordan show off 6-stone weight loss in mindblowing video: ‘Pretty crazy!’
https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/27/strictlys-james-and-ola-jordan-reveal-incredible-6-stone-weight-loss-18001041/
![](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-545145530_1672150632.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1)
最近も調べた単語だけど、もう一つの意味(〈薬物が〉幻覚 [恍惚] 状態にする, 幻覚性の.)で調べてたからセーフセーフ!
と、ビフォーアフターすごいなー脚綺麗になってる!
podiatrist
意味 [C] (米) 足 (病) 治療医 [師] ((英)chiropodist).
Tips to make sure your feet survive New Year’s Eve in heels – according to a podiatrist
https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/27/tips-to-make-sure-your-feet-survive-new-years-eve-in-heels-18000153/
![](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-740529501_1672142694.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1)
発音は「 /pədáɪətrɪst/ 」こんな単語があるんだな…日本だと整形外科に含まれるよね?
Homicide
意味 [U] (警察の) 殺人課.
Homicide detectives are assisting Monterey Park Police with shooting investigation, police say
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/22/us/monterey-park-california-shooting/index.html
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230122131609-bpt102-monterey-park-shooting-012223.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill)