おはようございます。KANOです。今回調べた単語はこちら。
podium
意味 指揮台; 演壇 (dais); 表彰台; (米) 演台 (lectern).
Formula 1: Sergio Perez wins in Saudi Arabia as Fernando Alonso loses podium
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65008832
![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_sport/D7D5/production/_129035255_saudigp.jpg)
lose podiumって言うのかー。スポーツの見出しも最近面白いなと思えるようになってきました(全然イミフの場合は見なかったことにするだけ)。
late
意味 (最近) 亡くなった, 故…(すでに死亡していることをあえて言うために用いられるので, 死亡記事の中や, はるか昔に死んだ人に対しては普通は使わない)
Jason Ritter admits his late father John Ritter helped him land first acting job
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/entertainment/jason-ritter-nepotism-hire/index.html
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230319124311-01-jason-ritter-file.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill)
辞書のこの()内の説明、とても親切。なるほど!
be to blame
意味 <…を理由に> 責めを負うべきである, 責任がある <for>
Could birth control pills be to blame for a bland sex life?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/health/birth-control-sex-drive-wellness/index.html
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230317165430-birth-control-pills-stock.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill)
sack
意味 (主に英· くだけて) 〈人〉をクビにする ((主に米)fire)
Taliban officials must sack sons given government jobs
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65005792
![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/116A5/production/_129033317_gettyimages-1247295303.jpg)
provocative
意味 〈言動などが〉人を怒らせる; 物議をかもす
Putin’s Mariupol visit is likely to be seen as particularly provocative to Ukrainians
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/europe/putin-mariupol-visit-icc-intl-hnk/index.html
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230319010712-01-vladimir-putin-073122-file-restricted.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill)
どうなんでしょうね…年明けにバイデン迎え入れたお返しを今してきた感も。どっちにしろ早く終わってほしいだけだわもう。
interim
意味 [[名]の前で]中間の〈期間· 配当· 結果など〉; 仮の, 一時的な, 暫定的な
SNP leadership: SNP in ‘tremendous mess’, interim chief says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65001543
![](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/12CD/production/_129031840_c7b9c65dde4a5f41bef2b088282fdf3df4b1af09.jpg)
Law enforcement agency
意味 法執行機関.
Law enforcement agencies meet about how to prep for possible Trump indictment
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/politics/law-enforcement-prepare-possible-trump-indictment/index.html
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210226215645-nypd-police-car-file.jpg?q=x_11,y_3,h_1592,w_2830,c_crop/w_800)
intercept
意味 [軍]〈敵機· ミサイルなど〉を迎撃する.
NATO fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/18/world/nato-fighter-jets-russian-interception-estonia-intl-hnk/index.html
![](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230318211354-tupolev-134-file.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill)