This toxic lake has enough lithium to supply US electric vehicles for decades
The "brine" beneath this remote Californian lake could provide more lithium than any source on the planet, enough to power all domestic EV car batteries for decades to come. But will the "white gold" rush be all that it promises?
mad adjective
UK /mæd/ US /mæd/
madder or maddest mad adjective (ANGRY)
A2 [after verb] informal very angry or annoyed: He's always complaining and it makes me so mad.
mainly US Are you still mad at me?
UK Kerry got really mad with Richard for not doing the washing up.
UK Bill's untidiness drives me mad.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
fall low 1.低い所まで落ちる 2.堕落する rise high 高く上がる[上昇する]
(from 英辞郎on the WEB)
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海保の潜水士 懸垂の連続回数で世界記録 JAPAN COAST GUARD DIVER SETS NEW WORLD PULL-UP RECORD
bust verb [T]
UK /bʌst/ US /bʌst/ busted or UK also bust | busted or UK also bust bust verb [T] (BREAK)
informal to break something: Oh no! I bust his MP3 player.
earnest adjective
UK /ˈɜː.nɪst/ US /ˈɝː.nɪst/
serious and determined, especially too serious and unable to find your own actions funny:
He was a very earnest young man. in earnest
When something begins in earnest, it has already started but is now being done in a serious and complete way: The election campaign has begun in earnest.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
The 34-year-old was able to do just 12 pull-ups / when he enrolled in the Japan Coast Guard School / 15 years ago.
首都直下地震 東京都が被害想定見直し TOKYO REVIEWS DAMAGE ESTIMATE FROM POSSIBLE QUAKE
metropolitan adjective
UK /ˌmet.rəˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/ US /ˌmet.rəˈpɑː.lə.tən/
relating to a large city: the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York He was drawn to the metropolitan glamour and excitement of Paris. a metropolitan area
tremor noun [C]
UK /ˈtrem.ər/ US /ˈtrem.ɚ/
tremor noun [C] (EARTH MOVEMENT)
a slight earthquake (= sudden, violent movement of the earth’s surface): The tremor was centered just south of San Francisco.
(from Cambridge Dictioanary)
A disaster-prevention panel has reviewed / the metropolis's earthquake damage estimate / for the first time in a decade.
タンチョウのヒナ育つ BIRD LOVERS DELIGHT IN PLAYFUL RED-CROWNED CRANE CHICK
playful adjective
UK /ˈpleɪ.fəl/ US /ˈpleɪ.fəl/
funny and not serious: a playful exchange of insults He was in a playful mood.
chick noun [C]
UK /tʃɪk/ US /tʃɪk/ chick noun [C] (BIRD)
a baby bird, especially a young chicken
bundle of joy
a baby: Three days after the birth, Paul and Sandra took their precious bundle of joy home.
arrival noun
UK /əˈraɪ.vəl/ US /əˈraɪ.vəl/
[C] informal a baby that has recently been born: Their new arrival was keeping them busy.
reserve noun
UK /rɪˈzɜːv/ US /rɪˈzɝːv/ reserve noun (AREA OF LAND)
B2 [C] (also reservation); (US also preserve)
an area of land kept in its natural state, especially for wild animals to live in and be protected: a nature/game/wildlife reserve
tireless adjective
UK /ˈtaɪə.ləs/ US /ˈtaɪr.ləs/
working energetically and continuously: Tony is a tireless worker. The prisoner's family is conducting a tireless campaign for his release. The police have been tireless in their search for the child's killer.
fluffy adjective
UK /ˈflʌf.i/ US /ˈflʌf.i/ fluffy adjective (SOFT)
soft and like wool or fur: fluffy toys fluffy adjective (NOT SERIOUS) pleasant but not serious or important: It's a fluffy romantic comedy. They thought she was too fluffy to be a serious politician.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
Marie the Scientist "Why does time go faster or slower sometimes?"
hand noun
UK /hænd/ US /hænd/ hand noun (CLOCK/WATCH)
[C] one of the long, thin pieces that point to the numbers on a clock or watch: Does anyone have a watch with a second hand?
go ahead — phrasal verb with go verb
B2 to start to do something: We've received permission to go ahead with the music festival in spite of opposition from local residents. I got so fed up with waiting for him to do it that I just went ahead and did it myself.
hype verb [T often passive]
UK /haɪp/ US /haɪp/
(also hype sth up) to advertise or praise something a lot in newspapers, on television, online, etc. in order to make people excited about it and want to buy or try it: Over-enthusiastic followers hyped this company to the moon and now sales are failing to match those heady expectations. Europe was hyped up as the place to invest last year.
massacre noun [C]
UK /ˈmæs.ə.kər/ US /ˈmæs.ə.kɚ/
C2 an act of killing a lot of people: He ordered the massacre of 2,000 women and children.
(from Cambridge Dictionary)
measure noun
: a step planned or taken as a means to an end took strong measures against the rebels
specifically : a proposed legislative act sponsored an anti-inflation measure in the senate
(from Merriam-Webster)
Startup jumping into space race with 3D printed rockets
Using proprietary tech to 3D print rockets, California-based Relativity Space has dreams of helping build a Mars colony. But they have to get a launch under their belt first.
外国人観光客の入国 再開へ JAPAN TO ACCEPT FIRST FOREIGN TOURISTS IN TWO YEARS
cap noun [C]
UK /kæp/ US /kæp/ cap noun [C] (LIMIT)
a limit on the amount of money that can be charged or spent in connection with a particular activity: Central government has imposed a cap on local tax increases.
deem verb [T not continuous] formal
UK /diːm/ US /diːm/
C2 to consider or judge something in a particular way:
[+ obj + noun/adj] The area has now been deemed safe.
[+ noun/adj] We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate.
[+ obj + to infinitive] Anyone not paying the registration fee by 31 March will be deemed to have withdrawn from the offer.
Synonym hold