smudge / vulnerable / have butterflies in one’s stomach / intrusion / snub / deserter / Northern lights / dialect

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smudge
vulnerable
have butterflies in one’s stomach
intrusion
snub
deserter
Northern lights
dialect

smudge

意味　…を汚す; …に染みを付ける.

Trump ‘wouldn’t wear Covid face mask because it smudged his makeup’
https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/22/donald-trump-covid-mask-makeup-hutchinson-19544978/

Trump 'wouldn't wear Covid face mask because it smudged his makeup'

Ex-President Donald Trump refused wearing face mask when he realized his bronzer got on it, according to ex-aide Cassidy...

大統領時代も数回（自分や家族が感染した時だけ）しか着けなかったよね。ボリスとトランプのコロナ感染速報見た時は結構緊張したなぁって思い出したw懐かしいなあ。

vulnerable

意味　〈人· 体· 感情などが〉もろい, 脆弱な

Pandemic aid officials who overpaid vulnerable renters are saying, ‘We messed up, pay us back’
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/pandemic-aid-officials-overpaid-renters-are-demanding-money-back-rcna100496

Pandemic aid officials who overpaid vulnerable renters are saying, ‘We messed up, pay us back’

Unlike emergency unemployment aid, rental relief programs don’t show many signs of fraud. But efforts are underway in at...

have butterflies in one’s stomach

意味　(くだけて) （緊張· 心配などで）どきどきする, 落ち着かない.

Butterflies in the stomach? Researchers map where in the body different types of love are felt
https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/23/butterflies-in-the-stomach-researchers-map-where-love-types-are-felt-19531781/

Butterflies in the stomach? Researchers map where love types can be felt

Ever wondered whether you can feel love physically as well as emotionally?

ちょうちょなんだ。胃なんだ。かわいいな。

intrusion

意味　じゃま; 侵入.

Salt water intrusion in Mississippi River could impact drinking water in Louisiana
https://abcnews.go.com/US/salt-water-intrusion-mississippi-river-impact-drinking-water/story?id=103434536

Saltwater intrusion in Mississippi River could impact drinking water in Louisiana, officials say

A saltwater intrusion in the Mississippi River poses a threat to Louisiana's water supply. The river has low water level...

snub

意味　（会った時に）〈人〉を鼻であしらう, 無視する

Only one GOP candidate has completely snubbed Iowa so far: Chris Christie
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/only-one-gop-candidate-completely-snubbed-iowa-far-chris-christie-rcna116845

Only one GOP candidate has completely snubbed Iowa so far: Chris Christie

Christie hasn't set foot in the first caucus state yet, instead going with a New Hampshire-focused strategy that illustr...

deserter

意味　脱走兵, 脱艦兵; 逃亡者

Wagner deserter Andrey Medvedev held over bid to return to Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66901229

Wagner deserter Andrey Medvedev held over bid to return to Russia

It is the latest colourful incident involving Andrey Medvedev, who has been in Norway since January.

Northern lights

意味　[the ～; 複数扱い]北極光 (aurora borealis).

Northern lights activity is sky-high, and scientists say more is yet to come
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/northern-lights-forecast-diagram-graphic-2024-rcna99053

Northern lights activity is sky-high, and scientists say more is yet to come

An increase in space weather could lead to the greatest display of the northern lights in the past two decades.

dialect

意味　[言] 方言, お国言葉; 国 [地方] なまり（発音だけでなく語彙· 語法も含む）

What started with Spanglish has become a whole new English dialect in this U.S. city
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/spanglish-changed-english-miami-dialect-study-found-rcna111336

Spanglish has become a new English dialect in this U.S. city

Latinos have transformed the city in the last half-century — and the Hispanic influence extends to English phrases that...