despair / stun / stable / predecessor / hellscape / hit a long shot / effort / ditch

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despair
stun
stable
predecessor
hellscape
hit a long shot
effort
ditch

despair

意味　絶望, 失望

Welsh farmers’ despair at horrific dog attacks on sheep
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66303910

Welsh farmers' despair at horrific dog attacks on sheep

Tougher penalties are needed to stop "nightmare" dog attacks on livestock, farmers say.

羊は守りたい！放し飼いの狂犬（野犬かも）なんて銃殺でよろし！
サムネの看板の文章が完結で、怒りが伝わるな。

stun

意味　…を愕然 [茫然, 唖然] とさせる

Like a hot tub: Water temperatures off Florida soar over 100 degrees, stunning experts
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hot-tub-water-temperatures-florida-soar-100-degrees-stunning-experts-rcna96163

Like a hot tub: Water temperatures off Florida soar over 100 degrees

A buoy near Manatee Bay recorded an astounding 101.1-degree water temperature Monday, a temperature common for hot tubs.

海の生き物に、悪影響ないわけないよなこれ…年金どうこう考えるはるか前に地球が危なそうなので、貯金に本腰入りません！

stable

意味　（状態が）安定性のある, 不変の; （容態が）安定した

LeBron James’ eldest son Bronny stable after cardiac arrest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/66304746

LeBron James' eldest son stable after cardiac arrest

Bronny James, the eldest son of basketball great LeBron James, is in a stable condition after suffering a cardiac arrest...

predecessor

意味　前任者

China removes outspoken foreign minister and replaces him with predecessor
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-removes-outspoken-foreign-minister-qin-gang-replaces-101629020

China removes its outspoken foreign minister during a bumpy time in relations with the US

China has removed the country's sometimes outspoken foreign minister from office and replaced him with his predecessor

あー、王毅って名前聞いたことあるなと思ったら前任者か！

hellscape

意味　a place or time that is hopeless, unbearable, or irredeemable:

The Darién Gap, a dangerous hellscape for migrants is also appealing to tourists
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/darien-gap-dangerous-migrants-tourists-rcna95925

One of world's most dangerous places for migrants appeals to tourists

The remote jungle in the Isthmus of Panama has long been a deadly, treacherous place for migrants but it's also attracti...

サムネ、涼しくて気持ちよさそう…これは避暑に集まりますわ。

hit a long shot

意味　大穴を当てる

The rise of Vivek Ramaswamy: A long-shot candidate ascends in the GOP primary
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/rise-vivek-ramaswamy-long-shot-candidate-ascends-gop-primary-rcna94676

The rise of Vivek Ramaswamy: A long-shot candidate ascends in the GOP campaign

The 37-year-old executive and self-described “anti-woke” crusader has been rising in the polls, but his rivals say they ...

「long-shot」だと辞書ひっかからなかったので…この意味かしら。例文見ると「ロングシュート」の意味もありそうで、途中で考えるのあきらめたw

effort

意味　[C] （目的達成のため集団で行い一連の努力を伴う）活動, 作業, 仕事

Weather off the coast of Acapulco hinders efforts to find missing Baltimore man
https://abcnews.go.com/International/weather-off-coast-acapulco-hinders-efforts-find-missing/story?id=101623238