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おはようございます。KANOです。今回調べた単語はこちら。

embassy
second degree
affiliate
fine
focus
a litter box
engage
spit out

embassy

意味　大使館; [集合的に; (主に英) では単複両扱い]（大使を含む）大使館員

British embassy spy snared by Berlin sting, court hears
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64639138

British embassy spy snared by Berlin sting, court hears

Fake Russian spies helped expose David Ballantyne Smith for sharing data with Russia, a court hears.

法廷画のタッチって万国共通なんだねえ。

second degree

意味　(米) 第 2 級の〈犯罪〉（ first-degree より軽い） .

Former NBA player Keith Appling pleads guilty to second degree murder
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/sport/keith-appling-guilty-plea-second-degree-murder-spt-intl/index.html

Former NBA player Keith Appling pleads guilty to second degree murder | CNN

Former NBA player Keith Appling pleaded guilty to second degree murder and a firearm charge on Monday in relation to a f...

affiliate

意味　〈人· 団体〉を加入 [加盟] させる, 所属 [附属] させる

What we know: Suspected gunman was not affiliated with MSU, officials say
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/us/msu-suspect-gunman-anthony-dwayne-mcrae/index.html

What we know about the Michigan State University gunman | CNN

Authorities identified the gunman in the deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University as 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne...

fine

意味　〈人〉に罰金を科す

Mars Wrigley factory fined after two workers fall into chocolate vat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64620418

Mars Wrigley factory fined after two workers fall into chocolate vat

Two workers were rescued when a hole was cut in the bottom of a partly-full Mars Wrigley chocolate tank.

この用法、TOEIC対策本でよく見るやつだー。

focus

意味　[C][U][通例単数形で]＜事件· 活動· 興味· 注意などの＞中心, 焦点, 重点, 注目＜of, for＞

Whitmer says being Michigan governor is ‘100% my focus’ amid presidential speculation
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/12/politics/whitmer-michigan-governor-white-house-speculation-cnntv/index.html

Whitmer says being Michigan governor is ‘100% my focus’ amid presidential speculation | CNN Politics

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Sunday that serving in her current role is “100% my focus” as the Democrat’s nationa...

a litter box

意味　(米) [tray (英)](ペットの) トイレ用の箱 [トレー].

This Ohio animal shelter will write your ex’s name in a litterbox for Valentine’s Day
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/12/us/ohio-shelter-litter-box-ex-trnd/index.html

This Ohio animal shelter will write your ex’s name in a litterbox for Valentine’s Day | CNN

The purrfect way to get back at your crappy ex.

こういう記事はいいですね。バレンタインデーにやるのがまたかわいい。

engage

意味　(かたく) ＜敵と＞交戦する＜against, with＞; 〈両陣営が〉交戦する

Pilots that engaged with the object that was shot down Friday near Alaska said it interfered with their sensors
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/12/politics/unidentified-object-canada-alaska-military-latest/index.html

Here is what we know about the unidentified objects shot down over North America | CNN Politics

A second unidentified object was shot down in Canadian airspace on Saturday, marking the third time in a week that US fi...

これは調べてよかった。こんな意味あるんだ！

spit out

意味　〈人が〉〈つば· 食べ物など〉を吐く, 吐き出す (out)

This celebrity chef spit out food while judging Super Bowl snacks
https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2023/02/10/gordon-ramsay-james-corden-super-bowl-snacks-cprog-orig-fj.cnn-business