Meet the parkour athletes defying fear and gravity at Red Bull Art of Movement
Parkour's elite broke out their best moves at Red Bull's Art of Motion event. The Greek island of Astypalea provided a stunning backdrop for the freerunning competition.
silhouette noun [C or U]
UK /ˌsɪl.uˈet/ US /ˌsɪl.uˈet/
a dark shape seen against a light surface: The silhouette of the bare tree on the hill was clear against the winter sky.
;松田聖子さんのサード・アルバムのタイトルなのだが,
;スペルをすっかり忘れていました。
この夏は“エアコン不足にご用心” AIR CONDITIONER RETAILERS FACING SUPPLY SHORTAGE
run out — phrasal verb with run verb
B1 to finish, use, or sell all of something, so that there is none left: I've run out of milk/money/ideas/patience. "Do you have any milk?" "Sorry, I've run out."
B2 If a supply of something runs out, all of it has been used or it is completely finished: The milk has run out. My patience is beginning to run out.
beat verb
UK /biːt/ US /biːt/
beat | beaten or US also beat
[T] To beat something that is going to happen is to take action before the thing happens: Let's try to beat the traffic by leaving early in the morning. I always do my shopping early to beat the rush. beat sb to it
to do something before someone else does it: I was just going to clean the kitchen, but you beat me to it.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
A home appliance store in Tokyo says / many models cannot be procured / from wholesalers.
The store sees the possibility of running out of air conditioners once the summer starts.
Moral Lesson Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail. Persuasion has the upper hand over pressure. Keeping things in perspective. Violence has its limits, but gentleness has none. They can’t win if they begin by making threats. Always treat others with compassion and warmth. Kindness effects more than severity. Bluster is not a sign of true power.
ロシア国債 一部で“デフォルト” INVESTOR PANEL SAYS RUSSIA IN POTENTIAL DEFAULT
rule verb
UK /ruːl/ US /ruːl/ rule verb
UK /ruːl/ US /ruːl/ rule verb (DECIDE)
[I or T] to decide officially: Only the Appeal Court can rule on this point. The judge ruled for/in favour of/against the defendant.
[+ that] The government has ruled that the refugees must be deported.
[+ obj + noun/adj] The courts have ruled his brave action illegal.
principal noun
UK /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/ US /ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/ principal noun (MONEY)
[C usually singular] FINANCE & ECONOMICS specialized
an amount of money that someone has invested in a bank or lent to a person or organization so that they will receive interest on it from the bank, person, or organization: She lives off the interest and tries to keep the principal intact. live off sb/sth — phrasal verb with live verb
to use someone or something to provide the money or food that you need to live: All his life he had lived off his father. They had learned to live off the land (= grow or find their own food).
denominated adjective [before noun] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET, MONEY dollar/euro/sterling, etc. denominated
used to describe shares, bonds, etc. that are in a particular currency: Investors would hold sterling-denominated shares in the merged company.
accrue verb [I] formal
UK /əˈkruː/ US /əˈkruː/
to increase in number or amount over a period of time: Interest will accrue on the account at a rate of seven percent. Little benefit will accrue to the city (= it will receive little benefit) from the new transport links.
uphold verb [T]
UK /ʌpˈhəʊld/ US /ʌpˈhoʊld/
upheld | upheld
to keep or defend a principle or law: When he took office he swore to uphold the laws of the land. The decision by the court upholds the right of rural Alaskans to subsistence hunt and fish on most waters in Alaska.
note noun
UK /nəʊt/ US /noʊt/
[C] FINANCE a written agreement that one person, organization, etc. will pay a particular amount of money to another person, etc. by a particular date: The note for your loan comes due on 1 June. a two-year note
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
Some believe / economic penalties for the invasion of Ukraine / make such a failure inevitable.
Here's how NASAwants to send humans back to the moon
NASA is planning to send humans back to the moon for the first time in over 50 years with the Artemis program. CNN's Rachel Crane explains everything you need to know about how NASA plans on getting humans onto the lunar surface and beyond.
kick out
To force a person or animal to leave some place. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "kick" and "out." The movie theater kicked out that guy for sneaking food inside. I had to kick the dogs out for a while because they were getting mud all over the house.
ニュースで学ぶ「現代英語」
小惑星“リュウグウ”の砂に生命の材料 RESEARCHERS SAY ASTEROID RYUGU CONTAINS LIFE'S BUILDING BLOCKS
scorch verb
UK /skɔːtʃ/ US /skɔːrtʃ/
scorch verb (BURN)
[I or T] to (cause to) change colour with dry heat, or to burn slightly: The iron was too hot and he scorched the shirt. The surrounding buildings were scorched by the heat of the explosion.
theory noun [C or U]
UK /ˈθɪə.ri/ US /ˈθɪr.i/
US発音に慣れていなくて,戸惑いました。orz
犬や猫にマイクロチップの装着義務 JAPAN MAKES ID CHIPS COMPULSORY FOR PET DOGS AND CATS
microchip verb [T]
US /ˈmaɪ.kroʊ.tʃɪp/ UK /ˈmaɪ.krəʊ.tʃɪp/
to put a microchip with information on it under the skin of an animal so that it can be identified (= recognized), and, for example, returned to its owner: More animals have been reclaimed because more owners are microchipping their pets. So much heartache could have been avoided after Hurricane Katrina if people had had their dogs microchipped.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
take in
To offer someone or an animal shelter or care. A noun or pronoun can be used between "take" and "in." My wife has a bad habit of taking in stray dogs. We're already taking in more guests than we're supposed to, so I don't know where you think we'll fit 10 more!
(from farlex Dictionary of Idioms)
abandon verb [T]
US /əˈbæn.dən/ UK /əˈbæn.dən/ abandon verb [T] (LEAVE)
B2 to leave a place, thing, or person, usually forever: We had to abandon the car. By the time the rebel troops arrived, the village had already been abandoned. As a baby he was abandoned by his mother. We were sinking fast, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship. If disturbed, the bird may abandon the nest, leaving the chicks to die. It was his instinct for self-preservation that led him to abandon his former friends and transfer his allegiance to the new rulers. According to an eyewitness account, the thieves abandoned their vehicle near the scene of the robbery and then ran off. The police are trying to trace the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned outside a hospital. The house had been abandoned for several years before they decided to demolish it.
tag verb [T]
US /tæɡ/ UK /tæɡ/ -gg- tag verb [T] (COMPUTING) COMPUTING specialized
to mark computer information to be processed in a particular way
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
In the past five decades, we haven't made as much progress on protecting the environment as you might think. See how our planet has changed in the climate crisis.
エリザベス女王 即位70年 QUEEN ELIZABETH THRILLS CROWDS ON LAST DAY OF PLATINUM JUBILEE
rejoice verb [I] formal
UK /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/ US /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/
to feel or show great happiness about something: Everyone rejoiced at the news of his safe return. She rejoiced in her good fortune.
[+ to infinitive] I rejoiced to see that she had made such a quick recovery.
procession noun
UK /prəˈseʃ.ən/ US /prəˈseʃ.ən/
C2 [C] a line of people who are all walking or travelling in the same direction, especially in a formal way as part of a religious ceremony or public celebration: a wedding/funeral procession The festival will open with a procession led by the mayor.
festivity noun
UK /fesˈtɪv.ə.ti/ US /fesˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/ festivities [plural]
the parties, meals, and other social activities with which people celebrate a special occasion: Come in and join the festivities!
coronation noun [C]
UK /ˌkɒr.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌkɔːr.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
a ceremony at which a person is made king or queen: He was present at the coronation of Queen Victoria.
humble adjective
UK /ˈhʌm.bəl/ US /ˈhʌm.bəl/
C2 not proud or not believing that you are important: He's very humble about his success.
formal Please accept our humble apologies for the error. In my humble opinion (= I want to emphasize that I think that) we should never have bought the car in the first place.