英検2級ボキャブラリー

ボキャブラリー　レッスン70

パート1:ボキャブラリー

1. wide adjective [wahyd]

having a great distance from side to side; broad

◼ Example: The river is wide and difficult to cross without a bridge.

2. reason noun [ree-zuhn]

a cause or explanation for an action, event, or phenomenon

◼ Example: The reason for his absence from work was a sudden illness.

3. shoot verb [shoot]

to discharge a projectile from a firearm or bow

◼ Example: The hunter aimed and shot an arrow at the target.

4. coast noun [kohst]

the part of the land near the sea; seashore

◼ Example: We enjoyed a walk along the coast, feeling the sand between our toes.

5. confuse verb [kuhn-fyooz]

to make someone uncertain or unable to understand something

◼ Example: The complicated instructions confused the students during the experiment.

6. sink verb [singk]

to go down below the surface of a liquid

◼ Example: The ship hit an iceberg and began to sink in the icy waters.

7. be about to do idiom [bee uh-bout too doh]

to be on the verge of doing something; to be ready or prepared to do something

◼ Example: She was about to leave the house when the phone rang.

8. do nothing but do idiom [doo nuh-th ing buht doh]

to only do a particular action and nothing else; to focus solely on one activity

◼ Example: He does nothing but play video games all day long.

9. translate verb [trans-leyt]

to express the meaning of words or text in another language

◼ Example: The translator worked diligently to translate the document from English to French.

10. remove verb [ri-moov]

to take away or eliminate something; to make something no longer present

◼ Example: Please remove your shoes before entering the sacred temple.

パート2:練習問題1

Give the word being asked for each number.

◼ wide

◼ reason

◼ shoot

◼ coast

◼ confuse

◼ sink

◼ be about to do

◼ do nothing but do

◼ translate

◼ remove

____________________1. to go down below the surface of a liquid

____________________2. the part of the land near the sea; seashore

____________________3. to discharge a projectile from a firearm or bow

____________________4. having a great distance from side to side; broad

____________________5. to make someone uncertain or unable to understand something

____________________6. a cause or explanation for an action, event, or phenomenon

____________________7. to express the meaning of words or text in another language

____________________8. to only do a particular action and nothing else; to focus solely on one activity

____________________9. to take away or eliminate something; to make something no longer present

____________________10. to be on the verge of doing something; to be ready or prepared to do something

パート2:練習問題2

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences below.

1) I have a _______________ to believe that he is not telling the truth.

a. sink

b. reason

c. remove

d. shoot

2) The photographer aimed to _______________ breathtaking scenes of the natural beauty.

a. translate

b. confuse

c. shoot

d. coast

3) She spends her weekends doing _______________ watching movies.

a. sink

b. coast

c. nothing but

d. remove

4) The complex instructions can sometimes _______________ people trying to assemble the furniture.

a. reason

b. sink

c. translate

d. confuse

5) The shipwrecked sailors were relieved to see land on the _______________ after days of drifting at sea.

a. coast

b. shoot

c. wide

d. sink