acorn / scrutiny / plea / confront / mess / fire back / the State of the Union Message [Address] / fling

おはようございます。KANOです。今回調べた単語はこちら。

acorn
scrutiny
plea
confront
mess
fire back
the State of the Union Message [Address]
fling

acorn

意味　[C]どんぐり (oak の実)

Pest control finds 700 pounds of acorns stuffed inside walls of California home
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/us/california-acorns-woodpeckers/index.html

700 pounds of acorns found stuffed by woodpeckers inside walls of California home | CNN

A pair of California woodpeckers are surely crushed after a pest control technician on a routine call recently found the...

発音は「 /éɪkɔːrn/ 」
サムネ見て一瞬「うえ、虫！？」って思ってスルーしようとしたんだけど、acornってどっかで見たことある単語だったから恐る恐る調べてみたw

scrutiny

意味　[U][C] (かたく)[単数形で]詳細 [綿密] な検査 [調査]; じろじろ見ること; 監視

Analysis: Big Oil faces scrutiny after huge jump in profits
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/energy/big-oil-profits/index.html

Big Oil faces scrutiny after huge jump in profits | CNN Business

BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and TotalEnergies raked in a record 9.3 billion in profits in 2022, benefiting from th...

plea

意味　嘆願, 懇願 (appeal)

Zelensky makes ‘wings for freedom’ plea in surprise UK visit to push case for fighter jets
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/europe/zelensky-visit-uk-intl-gbr/index.html

Zelensky makes ‘wings for freedom’ plea in surprise UK visit to push case for fighter jets | CNN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to the UK on Wednesday, sweeping in to London on the first ...

行動力すごいよなー。ゆっくりだけどちゃんと自分で（通訳でなく）英語喋って伝えようとする姿をただただ尊敬。

confront

意味　〈人が〉〈人〉と対決 [対抗] する

On the road: Biden confronts Republicans in first speech after ‘spirited’ State of the Union
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/politics/joe-biden-gop-battle-2024-wisconsin/index.html

Biden brings his battle with Republicans on the road after contentious State of the Union | CNN Politics

President Joe Biden brought his State of the Union populist economic messaging to Wisconsin on Wednesday, firing back at...

mess

意味　(くだけて)[a ～]（過失などから生じた）困った立場, 窮境 (muddle, difficulty)

‘It’s a mess down here.’ Southwest pilots detail the Christmas meltdown chaos
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/business/southwest-meltdown-hearings/index.html

‘It’s a mess down here.’ Southwest pilots detail the Christmas meltdown chaos | CNN Business

Congress is set to receive new evidence Thursday of internal chaos at Southwest Airlines over the Christmas holiday melt...

fire back

意味　ぴしゃりと言い返す.

Firing back: Biden brings his battle with Republicans on the road after contentious State of the Union
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/08/politics/joe-biden-gop-battle-2024-wisconsin/index.html