caucus / antibiotic / accuse of doing / obsess / outlive / tuberculosis / atrocity / hit out

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caucus
antibiotic
accuse of doing
obsess
outlive
tuberculosis
atrocity
hit out

caucus

意味　(主に米) 党員集会; （党の）幹部会, 執行部.

With less than 2 weeks until Iowa GOP caucuses, here’s what to know
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/upcoming-iowa-gop-caucuses/story?id=106049364

With less than 2 weeks until Iowa GOP caucuses, here's what to know

The first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses are less than two weeks away, and the candidates are crisscrossing the state to sh...

これ今年覚えたい単語。目にする頻度も増えるしね！

antibiotic

意味　[C][通例～s][薬] 抗生物質 (penicillin など)

New antibiotic compound very exciting, expert says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-67881289

New antibiotic compound very exciting, expert says

A new antibiotic compound could help treat a bacterium the World Health Organization classes as a major threat.

accuse of doing

意味　…したとして〈人〉を訴える, 告発する, 起訴する（しばしば受け身で; charge, prosecute と違い, 法的な告訴とは限らない）

SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing staff critical of Elon Musk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67878940

SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing staff critical of Elon Musk

A US labour agency says the employees sent an open letter to SpaceX executives, detailing workplace concerns.

Twitterでの無法っぷりを見たら、何しても驚かないわー。

obsess

意味　(非難して)[通例 be ～ed]＜…のこと＞ばかり考えている＜with, by＞

People are obsessed with photo of a shark that ‘looks like Satan’
https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/03/people-obsessed-photo-a-shark-looks-like-satan-20056978/

People are obsessed with photo of a shark that 'looks like Satan'

The photo has been shared 2,700 times on Facebook.

確かに見える！この両眼の部分って筋肉…？

outlive

意味　〈人〉より長生きする; 〈人〉の死後生き延びる

10 second test may be able to predict if you will outlive your friends and family
https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/03/10-second-test-may-able-predict-will-outlive-peers-20056141/

10 second test may be able to predict if you will outlive your peers

Do the work now, so you don't fail the test later.

tuberculosis

意味　[U] [医] 結核; （特に）肺結核 (consumption) ((略)TB).

India TB: Can vaccines help India triumph over tuberculosis?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67647054

India TB: Can vaccines help India triumph over tuberculosis?

India is far from achieving its stated goal of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025.

TBって何だろと思ったら、ちゃんと辞書にも略語って載ってた。

atrocity

意味　[C][-ties]（戦時などの）残虐行為

Senior education official cites Biden’s ‘blind eye to the atrocities’ in Gaza as reason for resignation
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/senior-education-official-cites-bidens-blind-eye-atrocities-gaza-reaso-rcna132107