Congestion / gap / resent / sterilization / craze / litter / Benefit / kneecap

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Congestion
gap
resent
sterilization
craze
litter
Benefit
kneecap

Congestion

意味　[医] うっ血, 充血; 詰まり

Essential Oils for Congestion: 6 Expert-Approved Picks
https://www.firstforwomen.com/posts/health/essential-oils-for-congestion

The 6 Best Essential Oils For Congestion: Expert Advice on How & When to Use Each to Feel Better Fast

Simply inhaling these pleasant scents flushes mucus, tames inflammation and may even kill off viral and bacterial invade...

精油って、香りが気に入るものから選ぶのがいいよなぁと思います。効果優先で買っても、嗅ぎたくならない香りだと結局無駄なのでねw

gap

意味　隔たり, 不一致; （貿易の）不均衡

Jenrick insists UK workers will fill labour gaps after migration crackdown
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67622998

Robert Jenrick insists UK workers will fill labour gaps after migration crackdown

The immigration minister says he is prepared to "take further steps" if net migration does not come down.

gapsってsがつくんだ。

resent

意味　〈人が〉〈人· 言葉· 行為など〉に憤慨する, 怒る

Arthur Conan Doyle secretly resented his Sherlock Holmes creation, says historian
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/dec/04/arthur-conan-doyle-secretly-resented-his-sherlock-holmes-creation-says-historian

Arthur Conan Doyle secretly resented his Sherlock Holmes creation, says historian

Author blamed literary success of the fictional detective for his highbrow historical novels ‘lying unread’

死なせたら抗議の手紙がやばかったらしいもんね。行き過ぎたオタク多かったんだろうな。

sterilization

意味　[U]殺菌, 消毒 ; 不妊; 断種.

HIV and forced sterilisations: How four Kenyan women found justice
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67553104

HIV and forced sterilisations: How four Kenyan women found justice

Four women living with HIV who won a landmark case tell the BBC about how they were sterilised.

辞書には「sterilization」で載ってた。パット見も、zのほうが自然だな…うまく説明できないけどw　「-sation」って違和感あるよねぇ。

craze

意味　[C] （一時的）大流行, 熱狂, 熱中 (fad)

The next plant-based craze: Plant-based egg
https://www.nrn.com/consumer-trends/next-plant-based-craze-plant-based-egg

The next plant-based craze: Plant-based egg

As a growing number of consumers (even ones who aren’t vegetarians) look for meat replacements at every meal, plant-base...

プラントベースの卵、通常の鶏卵と値段が逆転したら検討しますw　値上がった今も充分安いからな。

litter

意味　[U] （公共の場所にある）ごみ, 散らかったくず

Jason Manford angry at theatregoers leaving litter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-67612485

Jason Manford angry at theatregoers leaving litter

"Unbelievable - you wouldn't treat your home like that," the comic says, at the litter-strewn floor.

Benefit

意味　(主に英)[制度自体をさす場合は[U]]（社会的弱者に対する）公的補助金, …手当

Benefits falling behind rising cost of living
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/67616610

Benefits falling behind rising cost of living

New data suggests that the cost of living has been rising faster than official inflation figures.

「利益」しか出てこなかった…早く慣れたいなあ。

kneecap

意味　（復讐· 制裁で）…の膝を撃つ [撃って歩けなくする].

White House warns Congress that inaction on aid will ‘kneecap’ Ukraine
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-warns-congress-inaction-aid-will-kneecap-ukraine-rcna127876

White House warns Congress that inaction on aid will 'kneecap' Ukraine

Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young told leaders in Congress that the administration is "out of mone...