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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。

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tumble

意味　〈株価· 価格などが〉＜…まで＞暴落する, 下落する＜to＞

First Republic shares tumble to new intraday low
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/business/first-republic-stock-falls/index.html

First Republic shares tumble to a new low | CNN Business

First Republic’s stock fell 47% to a record low Monday, as the bank struggled to persuade Wall Street it could remain vi...

protest

意味　[C]抗議集会 [デモ].

Trump’s risky call for protests
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/19/opinions/trump-call-for-protests-obeidallah/index.html

Opinion: Trump’s risky call for protests | CNN

Former President Donald Trump knows his base better than anyone, writes Dean Obeidallah. That’s why Obeidallah says it’s...

urge

意味　＜…を＞〈人〉に促す＜to＞

Caversham Primary: Ofsted urged to pause inspections after teacher death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-65019341

Ruth Perry: Ofsted urged to pause inspections after teacher death

Head teacher Ruth Perry took her own life while waiting for the publication of an Ofsted report.

grilling

意味　[C][通例単数形で]詰問; [U]網焼き [バーベキュー] (にすること).

Boris Johnson submits evidence before Partygate grilling
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65012967

Boris Johnson submits evidence before Partygate grilling

A committee of MPs is investigating whether the former PM misled Parliament over Covid rule-breaking parties.

前者の意味ですねこれは！イメージしやすくていいな！

catastrophe

意味　（突然の）大災害, 大惨事 (disaster)

The world is running out of time to avoid catastrophe, new UN report warns
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/20/world/ipcc-synthesis-report-climate-intl/index.html

‘The climate time-bomb is ticking’: The world is running out of time to avoid catastrophe, new UN report warns | CNN

The world is rapidly approaching catastrophic levels of heating with international climate goals set to slip out of reac...

カタカナ語にひっぱられるなぁー！

avert

意味　〈事故· 危険など〉を避ける, 防ぐ

UN climate report: Scientists release ‘survival guide’ to avert climate disaster
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65000182

UN climate report: Scientists release 'survival guide' to avert climate disaster

Technology is providing solutions but the climate forecast is worsening, scientists say in major report.

crumble

意味　〈物が〉ぼろぼろに崩れる, 粉々になる

They bought a ghost village in Italy then left it to crumble
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/italian-ghost-hamlet-san-severino/index.html

They bought a ghost village in Italy then left it to crumble | CNN

The decaying Italian hamlet of San Severino di Centola has been bought by locals who say they hope to breathe new life i...

quit

意味　(くだけて) 辞職する

Tory obesity strategy makes no sense, ex-adviser says after quitting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-65012960

Henry Dimbleby: Conservatives' obesity strategy makes no sense, ex-adviser says

Henry Dimbleby says the reluctance of government to intervene will cause "huge problems" for the NHS.

Toryもobesityもmakes no senseも分かったのに最後のこの単語だけ分からなかったというあるある。ex-adviserなので「もう辞めたんやろな」って読み流せばいいのによく調べた、偉いw　あ、obesity分かったのは半分以上サムネイルのおかげです。