behead / complication / wholesale / watchdog / vows / bombshell / grapple / tragic

おはようございます。KANOです。今回調べた単語はこちら。

behead
complication
wholesale
watchdog
vows
bombshell
grapple
tragic

behead

意味　〈人〉を打ち首にする; 〈人· 動物〉の首を切る

Images appear to show Russian soldiers beheading Ukrainian soldiers
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/04/12/ukraine-russia-beheading-videos-wedeman-nc-vpx.cnn

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/04/12/ukraine-russia-beheading-videos-wedeman-nc-vpx.cnn

記事リンク先は見てません。自己責任で。

complication

意味　[C][通例～s][医] 合併症

Actor Jamie Foxx is recovering after suffering undisclosed ‘medical complication,’ daughter says
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/13/entertainment/jamie-foxx-recovering-medical-complication/index.html

Jamie Foxx is hospitalized after ‘medical complication,’ source tells CNN | CNN

Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx is hospitalized in Georgia and under observation, a source with knowledge of the situatio...

wholesale

意味　卸売りの〈価格· 業者など〉.

Tesco cuts milk prices after wholesale costs fall
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65255643

Tesco cuts milk prices after wholesale costs fall

The supermarket says it is passing on savings to customers after seeing its own costs fall for milk.

こういう単語、実務で接してたら即覚えられるよなぁ…接したいなあ。

watchdog

意味　監視人, 監察委員

Matt Hancock investigated by Parliament’s standards watchdog
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65253933

Matt Hancock investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog

The ex-health secretary is among three MPs facing probes by Parliament's watchdog.

vows

意味　[通例～s]（結婚や修道生活に入るに際して行う）誓い, 誓約

Isn’t it romantic? Couples use ChatGPT to write their wedding vows
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/tech/chatgpt-wedding-vows/index.html

Who says romance is dead? Couples are using ChatGPT to write their wedding vows | CNN Business

When Elyse Nguyen was nearing her wedding date in February and still hadn’t started writing her vows, a friend suggested...

発音は「 /vaʊ/ 」

bombshell

意味　(くだけて)[通例単数形で]意外な事, 驚き; 悪い知らせ, 失望

Opinion: ‘Succession’ bombshell — here’s what could come next
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/opinions/succession-bombshell-raises-key-question-seymour/index.html

Opinion: I’m betting on Cousin Greg. But I’m not a serious person | CNN

Ever since the bombshell revealed in the third episode of “Succession“‘s final season, fans have shared their mixed feel...

見てないので（面白そうだけど）この単語がどの意味で使われてるのか不明！

grapple

意味　＜問題などに/…しようと＞取り組む＜with/to do＞

‘Not enough’: Low-wage workers continue to grapple with inflation
https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2023/04/12/low-wage-workers-struggle-rising-costs-yurkevich-dnt-cnntm-vpx.cnn

‘Not enough’: Low-wage workers continue to grapple with inflation | CNN Business

CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich speaks to low-wage workers who say they are still struggling to keep up with high prices despite...

tragic

意味　〈出来事· 状況などが〉悲惨な, とても悲しい, 痛ましい, 悲劇的な

Analysis: Kentucky bodycam footage shows the tragic reality of policing in America
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/politics/bodycam-footage-police-louisville-shooting/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/politics/bodycam-footage-police-louisville-shooting/index.html

ニュース記事で頻出なので早く覚えたい単語。