play fetch with A / unlit / trap / essential / Plaster / plummet / expectation / revamp

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play fetch with A
unlit
trap
essential
Plaster
plummet
expectation
revamp

play fetch with A

意味　Aに投げた物を取ってこさせる.

Cats purrfectly happy to play fetch, research finds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67719709

Cats purrfectly happy to play fetch, research finds

Scientists find many cats instinctively want to play throwing and retrieving games, just like dogs.

いい写真だなーかわいい。

unlit

意味　〈道· 建物などが〉明かりがついていない.

Delivery driver found Alex Batty on unlit mountain road
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67725568

Alex Batty's long night journey home on unlit roads

It was the middle of the night when a delivery driver stumbled across the teenager in the Pyrenees.

trap

意味　[通例 be ～ped]〈人などが〉閉じ込められる; 出られ [動け] なくなる; 陥る

British-Palestinians call for visa scheme for trapped relatives
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67720176

British-Palestinians call for visa scheme for trapped relatives

A letter sent by 80 families urges the government to set up a scheme for relatives trapped in Gaza.

「わな、わなを仕掛ける」しか思い浮かばなかったー。

essential

意味　[通例～s]必要不可欠な [絶対必要な] 物

Millions borrowing to pay essential bills at Christmas, charities warn
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67703257

Millions borrowing to pay essential bills at Christmas, charities warn

Energy costs are a key concern to charities, just as gas and electricity prices are about to rise again.

私の生活必需品（卵とマヨ）も高いままですからね…一人だから節約しようもあるけど家族居ると大変だろうな。

Plaster

意味　[U]石膏; 焼き石膏 (plaster of Paris)

Plaster sculpture perfection with Wallace and Gromit
https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/health/plaster-sculpture-perfection-with-wallace-and-gromit-4447058

Plaster sculpture perfection with Wallace and Gromit

Patients and staff at Stepping Hill Hospital’s fracture clinic waiting room are enjoying fantastic sculptures of some we...

plummet

意味　[～＋[副]]〈乗り物などが〉垂直に落ちる

Girl, 6, plummets to her death after being chased off roof by monkeys
https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/14/girl-6-plummets-death-chased-off-roof-monkeys-19975862/

Girl, 6, falls to her death after being chased off roof by monkeys

'There was nothing we could do.'

expectation

意味　＜…に対する＞期待, 希望, （将来の）見込み＜of, for＞

Trump sets expectations for Iowa: He wants to win — by a lot
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-expectations-iowa-republican-caucuses-rcna129711