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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。

urge

意味 <…を>〈人〉に促す <to>

Sponsors urged to back Olympic ban on Russia athletes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/64920417
Paris Olympics 2024: Government calls on sponsors to support Russia & Belarus athlete ban
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer writes to Olympic sponsors asking them to support a ban on Russian and Belarussian athlete...

オリンピックなんてもうやめればよくね?と思うけどね。マイナースポーツ以外は競技ごとの大会だけで盛り上がった方がいいでしょもう。

curb

意味 〈悪い状況など〉を抑制 [抑止] する; 〈行動など〉を制限する

Can Australia curb its killer cats?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-64806771
Can Australia curb its killer cats?
Free-roaming felines kill billions of native animals and pose a huge threat to endangered species.

殺人猫!?って思ったけど、生態系に悪影響的な意味みたいでよかった…いやよくないかw オーストラリアの野良猫ってデカくて強そうだもんなぁ…。

grid

意味 (電気) 配電網; 配管網.

Has Putin’s assault on Ukraine’s power grid failed?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64899045
Has Putin’s assault on Ukraine’s power grid failed?
For 22 days Ukraine went without power cuts, and there are hopes Russia's strikes are losing momentum.

Putin’s assaultをナチュラルにPutin’s assassinationに空目するこの頃です。

corruption

意味 [U] (役人などによる) 不正行為, 汚職, 買収 [U]堕落, (道徳的) 腐敗.

FC Barcelona and former club presidents charged with ‘continued corruption’

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/10/football/fc-barcelona-corruption-charges-referees-payments-spt-intl/index.html
FC Barcelona and former club presidents charged with ‘continued corruption’ relating to alleged improper payments | CNN
FC Barcelona was charged on Friday by the Barcelona provincial prosecutor’s office with “continued corruption between in...

いくつか意味があったけど、この2つ両方含んでそう。

savvy

意味 (米· くだけて)〈人が〉(実際的な) 知識を持った, やり手の, しっかりした

Judge concerned Sam Bankman-Fried is too ‘technologically savvy,’ could find a way around tech restrictions

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/10/business/sam-bankman-fried-bail-technology-restrictions/index.html
Judge concerned Sam Bankman-Fried is too ‘technologically savvy,’ could find a way around tech restrictions | CNN Business
United States District Judge Lewis Kaplan indicated at a hearing Friday he might modify FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s ...

スペルミスじゃないのかw そして確かにこの人オタ…詳しそうだもんな。

shingles

意味 [単数扱い][医] 帯状疱疹 (ほうしん).

How shingles spreads and what to do about it

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/10/health/shingles-explainer-wellness/index.html
What is the painful condition called shingles? | CNN
What is shingles, the painful skin condition caused by same virus as chickenpox and the rare condition that partially pa...

これまた変な単語…single想像するし語尾sで複数っぽいw あんまり出会わなそうだし覚えにくいな。

sink

意味 (書) 〈地位· 価値などが〉下がる; 〈声· 程度· 数量などが〉弱くなる

Global markets sink after sharp selloff in US bank stocks

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/10/investing/us-bank-stocks-sell-off-fallout/index.html
Global markets sink after sharp selloff in US bank stocks | CNN Business
Markets in Europe and Asia tumbled Friday following a sharp selloff in banking stocks in the United States as a major te...

issue

意味 (正式に)〈声明など〉を出す, 発する ((ややかたく) 響くので日常英語では put out の方が普通)

A level 4 of 4 warning of excessive rainfall issued in some California areas

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/10/weather/california-atmospheric-river-flood-friday/index.html
2 dead, nearly 10,000 under evacuation orders as California floods intensify | CNN
At least two people have died as the result of the ongoing storms inundating California, and nearly 10,000 residents are...
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