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upstart : 成り上がり者、新興企業

upstart 成り上がり者、新興企業、a person, group, etc, that has risen suddenly to a position of power or wealth 一般例文 an upstart tyrant an upstart family 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : New York Times (by JENNIFER SABA) - TV Content Wars: To…

at odds with : ~と不和で、~と争って、~と意見が食い違って

at odds with ~と不和で、~と争って、~と意見が食い違って 一般例文 Their two sons were at odds with each other. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Yuan Yang and Xinning Liu) - Tencent denies storing WeChat conversations (2018/…

scrap : 廃止する、キャンセルする

scrap 廃止する、キャンセルする、To discard or abandon as useless; cancel 一般例文 scrap a plan 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Ben McLannahan) - US doubts on China investments sink Ant Financial-MoneyGram deal (2018/01) Ant…

upheaval : 激動、大変動

upheaval 激動、大変動、extreme agitation or disorder, radical change 一般例文 a period of cultural and social upheavals 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Shannon Bond) - NBC faces more change after year of upheaval (2017/12) …

sunk cost : 埋没費用

sunk cost 埋没費用、cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered 一般例文 Car makers have enormous sunk costs in plants, processes and skills. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by RICHARD WATERS) - Tech trends for…

deliberately : 故意に、わざと

deliberately 故意に、わざと、intentionally 一般例文 You did this deliberately, didn't you? Mike was deliberately ignoring the issue. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Hannah Kuchler) - Apple apologises for slower iPhones afte…

have a say : 言いたいことを言う、発言権を持つ

have a say 言いたいことを言う、発言権を持つ 一般例文 The best thing about working for a smaller company is that it finally feels like everyone has a say in how it should operate. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : New York Times (by VINCENT M. MA…

viable :(計画などが)実行可能な

viable (計画などが)実行可能な、(国などが)存続可能な、Capable of success or continuing effectiveness; practicable 一般例文 a viable plan a viable national economy : 存続可能な国内経済 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Rich…

crunch : (深刻な)不足、a shortage or reduction

crunch (深刻な)不足、a shortage or reduction 一般例文 severe credit crunch : 深刻な資金不足 the energy crunch : エネルギー不足 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Robin Harding) - Births in Japan drop to lowest level since re…

hassle : 面倒なこと、困ったこと、trouble, bother

hassle 面倒なこと、困ったこと、trouble, bother 一般例文 We had to change classrooms twice during the session and it was a total hassle. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Peter Campbell and Patti Waldmeir) - Volvo, Cadillac an…

atheist : 無神論者

atheist 無神論者、a person who does not believe in God or gods 一般例文 The atheist refused to say the pre-dinner prayer. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : New York Times (by THOMAS HOOVEN, M.D.) - Sundays at the Altar of Science (2017/12) We we…

far-reaching : 広範囲に及ぶ

far-reaching 広範囲に及ぶ、Having a wide range, influence, or effect 一般例文 the far-reaching implications of a major new epidemic. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : New York Times (by THOMAS FULLER, ANAHAD O’CONNOR and MATT RICHTEL) - In Asia’…

wreak havoc : 大被害・大惨事をもたらす

wreak havoc 大被害・大惨事をもたらす、To cause a lot of problems 一般例文 The rainy weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans. The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city. These policies have wreaked havoc on the British economy. All invest…

plummet : まっすぐに落ちる、急落する

plummet まっすぐに落ちる、急落する、To fall straight down; plunge 一般例文 When the housing bubble burst, many people saw their property values plummet. Experts predicted compact disc sales would plummet when the ability to download music …

obscurity : 無名

obscurity 無名、the condition of being unknown 一般例文 The author’s books remained in obscurity until her publisher reprinted them after her death. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (By Richard Waters) - Eric Schmidt steps down …

headwind / tailwind : 向かい風 / 追い風

headwind / tailwind headwind : 逆風、向かい風 tailwind : 順風、追い風 一般例文 Moreover, the companies face the headwind of rising interest rates. Alibaba is still confident in China sales despite ‘Troubling Headwinds’ Small businesses can…

unprecedented : 前例のない

unprecedented 前例のない、空前の、前代未聞の 一般例文 unprecedented achievement 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : New York Times (By Brian X. Chen) - The Biggest Tech Failures and Successes of 2017 (2017/12) But this year’s hacking of Equifax, o…

OLED : 有機EL

OLED 有機EL。Organic Light Emitting Diode。A light-emitting diode that uses an organic compound to emit light. 一般例文 OLED display 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Peter Wells) - Japan Display shares jump on reports of Chi…

embroil : 巻き込む

embroil 巻き込む、To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions 一般例文 They were embroiled in the dispute(紛争). 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Peter Wells and Leo Lewis) - Japan bullet train safety scare embr…

stark : くっきりした、際立った

stark くっきりした、際立った、Clearly distinguished or delineated 一般例文 a stark contrast 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Robin Harding) - Japan to raise income tax for high earners (2017/12) Japan’s conservative ruling p…

blather : ばかげたこと、たわごと

blather ばかげたこと、たわごと; ばかげたことを言う、管を巻く 一般例文 He blathered the familiar excuses before me. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (Opinion Lex) - Oracle: rallying cry (2017/03) Shareholders can disregard all th…

cut-throat :(競争など)激しい、殺人的な

cut-throat (競争など)激しい、殺人的な、fierce or relentless in competition 一般例文 cut-throat prices 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (Opinion Lex) - Rakuten: crossed lines (2017/12) SoftBank should know something about exces…

snap up :(すぐに~を)購入する、手に入れる

snap up (すぐに~を)手に入れる、購入する To acquire quickly 一般例文 snapped up the tickets Spotify Technology seeks to broaden its appeal and snap up share of listening time from radio. 英字新聞・ニュースからの例文 引用元 : Financial Ti…

scale back : 規模を縮小する、減らす

scale back 規模を縮小する、減らす、to reduce or make a reduction in the level of activity, extent, numbers, etc 一般例文 Despite current price advantage, U.K. manufacturers are still having to scale back production. 英字新聞からの例文 引用…

excoriate :(人や動物の)皮をむく; 激しく非難する

excoriate (人や動物の)皮をむく; 激しく非難する、to wear off the skin of; to censure scathingly 一般例文 In his speech, the president will excoriate the dictator's actions and state his plans for military intervention. 英字新聞からの例文 …

business sentiment :(企業)景況感

business sentiment (企業)景況感 一般例文 business sentiment survey : 企業景況感調査 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Hudson Lockett and Robin Harding) - Japan business sentiment hits 11-year high (2017/12) Business sentime…

flounder : もがく、あがく、struggle

flounder もがく、あがく、struggle 一般例文 The economy was floundering. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by Harriet Agnew) - Gemalto rejects 'opportunistic' €4.3bn Atos takeover offer — 2017 (2017/12) Gemalto, which relies on S…

round off :(仕事を)完了させる、締めくくる

round off (仕事を)完了させる、締めくくる、to end something in a satisfactory way 一般例文 Thanks to his strong leadership, we could round off the work in time. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : Financial Times (by FT reporters) - The best thin…

juggernaut : 絶対的な力

juggernaut 絶対的な力、An overwhelming or unstoppable force 一般例文 With the reveal of its best-selling innovation, the software company has become a juggernaut in the tech industry. Because our football team has gone undefeated for two y…

discredit : ~の信頼性を傷つける

discredit ~の信頼性を傷つける、~の信用を落とす、To damage in reputation; disgrace 一般例文 a report on corruption that discredited the mayor. 英字新聞からの例文 引用元 : New York Times (by STEVEN ERLANGER) - 'Fake News,' Trump's Obsessio…