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scale

意味 (かたい書)〈人が〉〈高い山· 崖· 壁など〉をよじ登る

Jared Leto scales Empire State Building to promote upcoming tour

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/jared-leto-scales-empire-state-building-promote-upcoming-tour-rcna124397
Jared Leto scales Empire State Building to promote upcoming tour
The daredevil “Dallas Buyers Club” star and 30 Seconds to Mars frontman said climbing the New York City skyscraper had b...

「測量する」しかイメージできなかった!climbじゃだめなのかよと思ったけど、かたい言葉なんだな。

discipline

意味 <…のことで>〈人〉を罰する, 懲戒する (punish) <for>

Black N.J. police officer disciplined for hairstyle accuses boss of hair discrimination in lawsuit

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/black-nj-police-officer-disciplined-hairstyle-accuses-boss-hair-discri-rcna124394
Black N.J. police officer disciplined for hairstyle accuses boss of hair discrimination in lawsuit
Chian Weekes-Rivera, a veteran of the police department in Maplewood Township, alleges in the suit that she was subjecte...

発音は「 /dɪ́səplɪn/ 」

perjury

意味 [法] [U]偽証; 偽証罪; [C]偽証の陳述

Former Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby convicted of perjury about Florida retirement homes

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-baltimore-prosecutor-marilyn-mosby-convicted-perjury-florida-re-rcna124522
Former Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby convicted of perjury about Florida retirement homes
Mosby also faces separate charges of mortgage fraud. A trial date on those charges hasn’t been set.

ditch

意味 (くだけて) 〈考え· 計画〉をやめる

Lancashire supermarket chain Booths ditches self-service tills

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-67373472
Self-service: Booths supermarket puts staff back behind its tills
Booths says removing its self-service checkouts is the right thing to do and what customers want.

この単語全然定着しないな、何度調べたか…そんなに見かけないからか、毎回新鮮な気持ちで辞書ひいてるw

minor

意味 〈病気· けがなどが〉生命の危険のない, 割と軽い

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak briefly hospitalized following minor stroke

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-briefly-hospitalized-minor-stroke-rcna124377
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak briefly hospitalized after minor stroke
The Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur, 73, was attending the World Business Forum in Mexico City.

declare

意味 〈国· 組織· 人などが〉(公に)〈事〉を宣言する, 公表する, 布告する

Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic with 42 deaths, over 900 hospitalizations

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rico-declares-flu-epidemic-42-deaths-900-hospitalized-rcna124470
Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic with 42 deaths, over 25K cases
Those who are 0 to 19 years old have been most affected, with more than 13,600 cases reported in that population, accord...

overturn

意味 〈決定· 結論· 判決など〉を撤回する, 覆す

Steve Bannon seeks to overturn conviction for defying Jan. 6 committee

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/steve-bannon-seeks-overturn-conviction-defying-jan-6-committee-rcna124364
Steve Bannon seeks to overturn conviction for defying Jan. 6 committee
The former Trump adviser was previously sentenced to four months in federal prison and ordered to pay a ,500 fine for ...

トランプ氏周辺って絵になる人ばっかり。この方なんて俳優さんにしか見えんw

tease

意味 じらし広告 (teaser ad).

Frank Ocean’s new music tease gets fans emotional

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-67367505
Frank Ocean's new music tease gets fans emotional
A 60-second clip previewing new music on the singer's Instagram account sends fans into a frenzy.

YouTubeなどでの各種予告で使われる「teaser」に慣れちゃってたから、teaseって動詞用法だけだと思ってたー。この形でも名詞の意味で使うんだ…ほうほう。

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