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Book

意味 〈芸能人など〉と出演契約をする

7 Major Roles Henry Cavill Was Considered For But Did Not Book, Including 1 He Was Too Young For

https://www.justjared.com/2023/12/25/7-major-roles-henry-cavill-was-considered-for-but-did-not-book/3/
7 Major Roles Henry Cavill Was Considered For But Did Not Book, Including 1 He Was Too Young For
Could you imagine Henry Cavill in any of these roles?!

有名な話ばかりですが。

mogul

意味  (特にマスコミの) 大物, 大立て者.

Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong mogul pleads not guilty to national security crimes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-67860502
Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong mogul pleads not guilty to national security crimes
Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to breaching national security and colluding with foreign forces.

scabies

意味 [U][単数扱い][医] 疥癬, 皮癬 (ひぜん) (寄生虫による感染力の強い皮膚病).

Doctors warn of ‘nightmare’ scabies outbreak across UK

https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/01/doctors-warn-nightmare-scabies-outbreak-across-uk-20049774/
'Nightmare' outbreak of crabs that is showing no sign of slowing down
Doctors are struggling to treat patients fast enough to stop the condition from spreading.

複数形ではなく、これが原形らしい。マジかw
あ、記事リンク先に虫の顕微鏡写真があるので注意。

tremor

意味 (地面などの) 震動; (光· 音などの) ゆらめき, 微動.

Japan earthquake: Powerful tremors destroy buildings and trigger evacuations

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67859702
Watch: How earthquake shook Japan on New Year's Day
Dozens of buildings collapse in several towns, trapping an unknown number of people.

311の時もでしたが、被災民でないならしばらくSNS頻度落としたほうがいいです。生々しい動画写真見続けると鬱っぽくなっちゃうから。

drive the wrong way

意味 逆走する.

Wrong-way driver injures 7 pedestrians, 1 officer in New Year’s Day police chase

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wrong-driver-hits-injures-7-pedestrians-1-officer/story?id=106029945
Wrong-way driver injures 7 pedestrians, 1 officer in New Year's Day police chase
A driver fleeing an early New Year's Day dispute struck at least five pedestrians and injured three police officers befo...

a Nobel laureate

意味 ノーベル賞受賞者.

Muhammad Yunus: Nobel laureate sentenced to jail in Bangladesh

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67858016
Muhammad Yunus: Nobel laureate sentenced to jail in Bangladesh
Supporters of the Bangladeshi economist say the case against him is politically motivated.

bank holiday

意味 (英)[しばしば B- H-](土日以外の) 法定休日, 祝日 ((米)legal holiday) ; 銀行休業日.

Full list of UK bank holiday dates in 2024 – from Good Friday to Early May and more

https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/01/next-bank-holiday-full-list-2024-dates-20042591/
When is the next bank holiday? Full list of 2024 dates
Booking a holiday already?

うおー、これ前半の意味だと思ってなかった!語感のまんま、後半の「銀行休業日」だと思ってた!そっかー!

repel

意味 〈敵など〉を追い払う, 撃退する; …をはねつける.

Red Sea: UK defence secretary says British forces will repel Houthi attacks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67855304
Red Sea: UK defence secretary says British forces will repel Houthi attacks
The defence secretary says British forces are "willing to take direct action" to protect the key shipping lane.

発音は「 /ripél/ 」

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