●dismal Charlton's dismal run ●diminutive Portugal's diminutive wide man Dominguez ●banish they will help English sides banish their poor European form. ●deduct Empoli deducted two points for attempted match fixing. ●cruise Yugoslavia cruised past Malta 3-0 in Valetta. ●squander The hosts squandered several chances, ●mettle Lazio proved their mettle against a tough Inter ●wreak Zvonimir Boban, who wreaked havoc with Cagliari's defence ●havoc Zvonimir Boban, who wreaked havoc with Cagliari's defence ●seige Salernitana laid seige in the last five minutes, ●leapfrog Udinese, leapfrogging Inter into fifth place, ●falter Fiorentina's faltering title bid ●bid Fiorentina's faltering title bid ●woodwork Paolo Sergio also striking the woodwork ●deadlock Edmundo came close to breaking the deadlock for the hosts ●outmaneuver Martin Posse outmaneuvered Deportivo defender Noureddine Naybet ●laurel but they did not sit on their laurels and continued to attack, ●glimmer Ismael Ruiz gave Racing a glimmer of hope with a goal The tedium of a torrid match was only alleviated by a thunderous strike ●tedium ●torrid ●alleviate ●divert by diverting a Wagner free kick into his own net ●snatch Leverkusen snatched a late draw ●rounded off but Andy Booth rounded off Wednesday's fine win ●scrappy Ryan Giggs scored the only goal after a scrappy first half. ●deject Marco Simone, dejected by PSG's lacklustre performances, ●lacklustre Marco Simone, dejected by PSG's lacklustre performances, ●clause I have a contract and a clause in it, ●dim PSG's chances of salvaging the season were dim. ●dazzled Jose Maria Gutierrez who dazzled with the ball at his feet ●marksman who replaced injured marksman Tony Vairelles, ●clinch RC Lens clinch a 2-1 win at Auxerre ●exploit Tony Cascarino exploited a bad mistake by a Rennes defender ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlton's dismal run had seen them fail to win in their last 15 games ●dismal 形 暗い、陰鬱な、陰気な、気味の悪い、憂鬱な di'zml デズマル、ディズマル --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portugal's diminutive wide man Dominguez ●diminutive 形 ちっぽけな、指小の、小さい、小型の、小形の、小柄の --------------------------------------------------------------------------- they have brought to their clubs will help English sides banish their poor European form. ●banish 他動 追放する、(恐怖心・心配事・嫌{いや}な考えなどを)払いの ける、流刑にする、遠ざける、追い払う、国外追放する --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: Empoli deducted two points for attempted match fixing. ●deduct 他動 差し引く、控除する ディダクト、デダクト レベル 6 大学入試レベル 0 The costs of materials shall be deducted from the net sales price. 《契約書》材料費は正味販売価格から差し引くものとする。 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yugoslavia cruised past Malta 3-0 in Valetta. ●cruise 自動 (車で)行く、航行する、巡航する、歩き回る 他動 〜を巡航する、男をあさる、女をあさる --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The hosts squandered several chances, ●squander 他動 〜を浪費する、散財する 無駄遣い【むだづかい】 waste money on (vs); squander money on; flog a dead horse --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio proved their mettle against a tough Inter ●mettle 名 気質、気性、気迫、血気、根性、勇気 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- the entry of in-form Zvonimir Boban, who wreaked havoc with Cagliari's defence. ●wreak 他動 〜をぶちまける、(損害などを)もたらす、(復讐を)する、漏らす ri':k リーク 滅茶苦茶[めちゃくちゃ](uk) absurd/unreasonable/excessive/messed up/spoiled/ wreaked/ ●havoc 名 大破壊、大損害、大混乱、大惨事 ハボック 【惨害】 [さんがい] heavy damage/havoc/ravages --------------------------------------------------------------------------- An inspired Mario Stanic kept up his knack for big goals ●knack こつ、要領、特技 She has a knack for playing the piano. : 彼女はピアノ演奏のこつをつかんでいる。 [こつ] knack (uk)/skill --------------------------------------------------------------------------- as Salernitana laid seige in the last five minutes, --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Udinese, leapfrogging Inter into fifth place, 1. Lazio 22 13 6 3 44 21 45 2. Fiorentina 22 13 4 5 37 19 43 3. AC Milan 22 12 7 3 34 24 43 4. Parma 22 11 8 3 41 20 41 5. Udinese 22 10 6 6 31 28 36 6. Inter Milan 22 10 5 7 43 30 34 ●leapfrog 他動 〜をよけて通る、逃れる、避ける、飛び越える 自動 馬跳びをする、交互に前進させる、抜きつ抜かれつして進む 名 一足飛び 交互前進 馬跳び 1.馬跳び(をする),(人・物を一気に)追い抜く,2.急激に上昇させる,★ leap frogと2語で綴られることも / Anyway, it does not do us much good to copy them - our challenge is 'leap frog' them. (ここでのusは「欧米企業」,them は「日本製品」) -Kaisha --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiorentina's faltering title bid, ●falter よろめく,たじろぐ 口ごもって言う たじろぐ /to falter/to wince/ 躊躇い[ためらい]faltering/hesitation (vs)/ the visitors, bidding for a first away win since April, in bids for ~ 〜の(目的の)ために,〜しようとして,★in a bit to do ~の形式もあり / In the view of many Western executives, the behavior of the Japanese is reckless when prices are slashed in bits for increased market shared. 多くの欧米の経営者からすると,市場シェアを拡大しようとして値下げをする日本人の行 動は無謀である。 -Kaisha bid (〜しようとする)努力、企て、骨折り 自動 (権力・名声・支持などを)得ようと努力する、手を尽くす 他動 得ようと尽力する --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ●woodwork dangerous with Paolo Sergio also striking the woodwork ゴールポスト -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edmundo came close to breaking the deadlock for the hosts ●deadlock 行き詰まり、同点 《コンピュータ》デッドロック 動 行き詰まる、暗礁に乗り上げる 行き詰まらせる、暗礁に乗り上げさせる 【行詰り】 [ゆきづまり] dead end/impasse/deadlock/stalemate 【行き詰り】 [いきづまり] deadlock/stalemate/impasse 【行き詰り】 [ゆきづまり] dead end/impasse/deadlock/stalemate 【同点】 [どうてん] deadlock/tie/draw 【膠着状態】 [こうちゃくじょうたい] deadlock/stalemate ------------------------------------------------------------------- ●outmaneuver Martin Posse outmaneuvered Deportivo defender Noureddine Naybet outmaneuver 他 〜の裏をかく、〜よりも上手に立ち回る、謀略で勝つ の裏をかく maneuver 画策【かくさく】 plan (vs); scheme; formulate a program; maneuver 機動【きどう】 maneuver 他 うまく扱う、巧みに扱う、巧みに動く、 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ●laurel 栄誉、月桂樹 他動 栄誉を与える but they did not sit on their laurels and continued to attack, 【栄冠】 [えいかん] laurels/garland 【桂冠】 [けいかん] crown of laurel 【月桂冠】 [げっけいかん] laurel wreath 【月桂樹】 [げっけいじゅ] laurel tree/bay tree 【胡座をかく】 [あぐらをかく] to sit cross-legged/to rest on one's laurels --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ismael Ruiz gave Racing a glimmer of hope with a goal four minutes later ●glimmer ぼんやりとした光、かすかな光、 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The tedium of a torrid match, in which both sides spent most of their time making mistakes in the midfield, was only alleviated by a thunderous strike by Athletic's Santi Ezquerro on 73 minutes. ●tedium 【発音】ti':di 名 飽き飽きすること、退屈 【退屈】 [たいくつ] tedium (an) (vs)/boredom ●torrid 形 こげた、乾き切った、強烈な、焼けた、焼け付くような、情熱的な トーリッド、トリッド torrid day 炎熱の日 torrid desert 焼け付くような砂漠 torrid love letter 熱烈なラブレター torrid zone 熱帯 ●alleviate li':vieit 他 軽減する、楽にする、緩和する、軽くする、多少とも解決する 緩和【かんわ】 relaxation; palliation; relax; alleviate; moderate (vs) 軽減【けいげん】 relief; alleviation; relieve; alleviate; abate (vs) The tedium of a torrid match was only alleviated by a thunderous strike ●tedium ●torrid ●alleviate ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー ●divert by diverting a Wagner free kick into his own net 他動-1 反らす、(方向)転換する、転送する 他動-2 〜を転用する、流用する ダイバート、デバート、ディバート Nuclear materials are diverted for military use. 【転換】 [てんかん] convert/divert 【紛らす】 [まぎらす] to divert/to distract 【紛らわす】 [まぎらわす] to divert/to distract ●snatch Leverkusen snatched a late draw Wolfsburg snatched a draw with a goal 名-1 ひったくり 名-2 《下品》女性器◆【同意語】vagina; cunt 他動 〜を素早くつかむ、急いで取る、やっと手に入れる、ひったくる、強奪する、 (勝利を)奪う 【ひったくり】 purse snatching/purse snatcher 【引っ手繰る】 [ひったくる] to snatch (steal) from 【横取り】 [よこどり] usurpation/snatching/seizure 【奪う】 [うばう] to snatch away 【掠め取る】 [かすめとる] to snatch/to steal ●rounded off round off Blackburn Rovers 1 Sheffield Wednesday 4 but Andy Booth rounded off Wednesday's fine win round off 〜に丸みをつける、完全にする、概数にする、 四捨五入する、収まりをつける、端数を切りすてる、有終の美を成す ●scrappy Ryan Giggs scored the only goal in the 78th minute after a scrappy first half. 形-1 断片的な 形-2 肝っ玉の座った、根性のある、喧嘩腰の、けんか好きな、戦闘的な 屑の ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Experienced Italian striker Marco Simone, dejected by Paris St Germain's lacklustre performances, will leave the French capital next season. "My decision is made. I have a contract and a clause in it," the 30-year-old Italian said PSG's chances of salvaging the season were dim. ●deject Marco Simone, dejected by PSG's lacklustre performances, 他動 落胆させる 【がっかり】 feel disappointed (vs)/be dejected/lose heart/feel emotionally drained/feel let down 【すごすご】 dejectedly 【弱まる】 [よわまる] to abate/to weaken (vi)/to be emaciated/to be dejected/to be perplexed 【弱る】 [よわる] to weaken (vi)/to be troubled/to be downcast/to be emaciated/to be dejected/to be perplexed/to impair (vt) 【喪心】 [そうしん] absent-mindedness/stupor/dejection 【浮かぬ顔】 [うかぬかお] long face/look dejected 【幽欝】 [ゆううつ] depression (an)/melancholy/dejection/gloom 【憂欝】 [ゆううつ] depression (an)/melancholy/dejection/gloom 【憂鬱】 [ゆううつ] depression (an)/melancholy/dejection/gloom 【落胆】 [らくたん] discouragement/despondency/dejection 【力無げ】 [ちからなげ] feebly/dejectedly 【悄気る】 [しょげる] to be dispirited/to be dejected/to be disheartened/to lose heart ●lacklustre 形 艶のない、パッとしない、活気のない ●clause 節、箇条、条項 【各項】 [かくこう] each item/each clause 【各項】 [かっこう] each item/each clause 【句】 [く] phrase/clause/sentence/passage/paragraph/expression/line/verse/ stanze/17-syllable poem 【句々】 [くく] every clause 【句句】 [くく] every clause 【句節】 [くせつ] phrases and clauses 【個条】 [かじょう] article/clause/item 【項】 [こう] item/clause/paragraph/head (pref)/main 【主文】 [しゅぶん] the text/the main clause (gram)/the main part of a document 【条項】 [じょうこう] clause/article/stipulations 【付属節】 [ふぞくせつ] subordinate clause 【約款】 [やっかん] agreement/stipulation/article/clause ●clause 節、箇条、条項 ●dim 形 かすかな、かすむ、かすんだ、はっきりしない、薄れる、薄暗い ぼんやり absent-minded (vs); block-head; dim; faint; vague ぼやける to become dim; to become blurred 微か【かすか】 faint (an); dim; weak; indistinct; hazy; poor; wretched 曇る【くもる】 to become cloudy; to become dim 濛々たる【もうもうたる】 dense; thick; dim; vague 薄暗い【うすぐらい】 dim; gloomy 薄れる【うすれる】 to fade; to become dim 幽微【ゆうび】 dim (an); indistinct ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Star performer for Real was midfielder Jose Maria Gutierrez who dazzled with the ball at his feet although his finishing once again left a lot to be desired. ●dazzle ぎらぎら glare (vs); glitter; dazzle 目が眩む、キラキラと輝く 〜の目をくらませる、まぶしくする、人の目を驚かす、眩惑させる、驚嘆させる、圧倒 する、ボーッとさせる ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Substitute Philippe Brunel, who replaced injured marksman Tony Vairelles, ●marksman 名 射手 射撃の名人 射撃[しゃげき] firing (vs)/shooting/fire/gunshot/marksmanship marksmanship 射撃技量,射撃術,弓術 French champions RC Lens clinch a 2-1 win at Auxerre ●clinch 【クリンチ】 clinch 【決め手】 [きめて] a person who decides/deciding factor/clincher/trump card/winning move 【止め】 [とどめ] finishing blow/clincher 他 〜で勝利を収める Ireland veteran Tony Cascarino exploited a bad mistake by a Rennes defender to salvage a consolation goal for Nancy in injury time. ●exploit 名 手柄、功績、功業 他動 〜を利用する、活用する、搾取する、使役する、人から絞り取る、食い物にする 【偉業】 [いぎょう] great enterprise/exploits 【開発】 [かいはつ] development/exploitation 【功業】 [こうぎょう] exploit/achievement 【詐取】 [さしゅ] exploitation (vs)/fraud/swindle 【搾り取る】 [しぼりとる] to exploit 【搾取】 [さくしゅ] exploitation (vs)/squeezing/sweating 【事績】 [じせき] achievement/exploit/merits 【収奪】 [しゅうだつ] plundering/exploitation 【拓殖】 [たくしょく] colonization/exploitation 【武功】 [ぶこう] military exploits レベル 4 His father's exploits make a great novel Loah, tell us about your exploits. The superstar's exploits are frequently the talk of the town. I never felt exploited, never felt used. Playboy exploits women. The show is exploiting people's misery to increase its audience. There are parents who will exploit these children. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ●salvage salvage a 1-1 draw at home to VfL Bochum ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ●accusation とがめ、責め、非難、告訴、告訴理由、告発 Robson, whose side is currently 13th in the league, denied the accusation 【公訴】 [こうそ] accusation/prosecution 【告訴】 [こくそ] accusation/complaint 【弾劾】 [だんがい] impeachment/accusation/censure