underdog / ballistic missile / old-school / rebuff / mercenary / Lib Dem / business / summons

おはようございます。KANOです。今回調べた単語はこちら。

underdog
ballistic missile
old-school
rebuff
mercenary
Lib Dem
business
summons

underdog

意味　[the ～]（生存競争などの）敗北者（⇔top dog） ; （社会的不正の）犠牲者; 弱者.

UFC 286: Leon Edwards’ title defence continues inspiring underdog story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/mixed-martial-arts/65003803

UFC 286: Leon Edwards' title defence continues inspiring underdog story

Leon Edwards was celebrated at UFC 286 as he retained his welterweight title, but fans have not always warmed to 'Rocky'...

まあなんて直接的な単語。犬ってどの国でもあんまりいい意味の言われ方してなくて可哀想。

ballistic missile

意味　弾道弾 [ミサイル]

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile, day after claiming 800,000 have volunteered to fight US
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/18/asia/north-korea-ballistic-missile-launch-19-march-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/18/asia/north-korea-ballistic-missile-launch-19-march-intl-hnk/index.html

80万人も健康な青壮年が居るんですかねぇ…。

old-school

意味　旧来の, 伝統的な, 保守的な.

Samara Joy brought back old-school jazz. It won her two Grammys
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64982203

Samara Joy brought back old-school jazz. It won her two Grammys

The 23-year-old unexpectedly beat major pop stars to win Best New Artist. Here's how she did it.

これはいい写真。かっこいいなー。

rebuff

意味　〈人〉を拒絶する, 門前払いする; …をむげに断る

As Taiwan embraces its Indigenous people, it rebuffs China
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/18/asia/taiwan-indigenous-groups-significance-china-tensions-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

How Taiwan rebuffs China by embracing its Indigenous people | CNN

Avai Yata’uyungana was just 12 when the soldiers dragged his father away to be executed.

mercenary

意味　（外国人）傭兵（ようへい）.

Leader of Russian mercenary army lashes out at Putin’s military
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/03/16/wagner-prigozhin-vs-russia-military-bell-ebof-vpx.cnn

Leader of Russian mercenary army lashes out at Putin’s military | CNN

Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the private Russian army Wagner Group, is lashing out at the Russian Defense Ministry while...

Lib Dem

意味　Liberal Democrat[the ～s]（英国の）自由民主党; [C]自由民主党員 ((略)Lib Dem) (日本の自由民主党は Liberal Democratic Party ((略)LDP)).

Ed Davey: Lib Dem leader to woo Labour voters in conference speech
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64993275

Ed Davey: Repair our broken relationship with Europe to prosper

The UK must "tear down" trade barriers to prosper, Sir Ed Davey says at his party's conference.

記事の見出し部分に書いてあったのでわかったんだけど「こんな略し方あるかよーBBC手抜きやがってちゃんと調べてやる」→ちゃんと辞書に(略)Lib Demって書いてありました本当にすみませんw

business

意味　[U] (くだけて) （時に不快な）事柄, 仕事, 出来事（具体例では a ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う） ; （既出の一連の）物, 事

Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, Congress still has unfinished business
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/18/opinions/iraq-war-20-years-us-congress-lee-moix/index.html