spur to encourage (someone) to do or achieve something The reward spurred them to work harder. - often + on His encouragement spurred them on to finish the project. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 全仏オー…

自己ワーストぐらいの感じだったので，結果は分かっていたものの， 気を取り直して，採点しました。 大問１ 13/25 (10/21, 3/4) 今回は句動詞を除くと勘マークで１問も取れず。orz 大問２ 4/6 (2/3, 2/3) 大問３ 7/10 (2/3, 1/3, 4/4) 選択肢の英文の作り込…

relish [+obj] to enjoy or take pleasure in (something) I relish traveling to new places. I don't relish the idea/prospect/thought of working late tonight. He relishes the chance/opportunity to compete again. -------------------------------…

abortive failing to achieve the desired result : not successful He made several abortive [=aborted] attempts to escape. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 昨日は興奮状態ですぐに寝付けなくて，午前１時過ぎになり…

chuck to give up (something) He decided to chuck [=abandon,leave] his career/job. - often + in He grew tired of his job and decided to just chuck it (all) in . [=quit, five it up] -----------------------------------------------------------…

edgy nervous and tense Too much coffee makes me edgy. Why are you so edgy? People are starting to get edgy [=on edge] about rising prices. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 増田有華さん，フットサルリーグで，…

brittle easily broken or cracked brittle glass brittle bones ---------------------------------------------------------------- 本日，午前4時半に目が覚めるとめちゃくちゃ腰が痛く，湿布をして， ギリギリまで，寝ていました。 試合を見ていないので…