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wreck
難破船、破損車、ポンコツ
wreck UK US /rek/ noun [C]
Extra Examples
C2
a vehicle or ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged:
Divers exploring the wreck managed to salvage some coins and jewellery.
The burned‑out wrecks of two police cars littered the road.
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Navigation and shipwrecks
C2
INFORMAL
someone who is in bad physical or mental condition:
The stress she had been under at work reduced her to a nervous/quivering wreck.
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Not fit and healthy
See also:
Thin or slender (of people)
Of unsound mind
Stupid and silly
brag
自慢する、威張る
brag UK US /bræɡ/ verb [I] (‑gg‑) INFORMAL DISAPPROVING
Verb Endings for brag
to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own:
She's always bragging about how much money she earns.
[+ that] They bragged that their team had never been beaten.
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Boasting
See also:
Showing arrogance and conceit
sulfuric acid
硫酸
sulphuric acid (MAINLY US sulfuric acid) UK US /sʌlˌfjʊə.rɪkˈæs.ɪd/ US /‑ˌfjʊr.ɪk/ noun [U]
a strong acid with no colour
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Specific chemicals, chemical compounds and gases
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Substances and structures in the body
Types of chemical
Don't be too sure.
油断大敵。
過信したらだめだよ、断言したらだめだよ。
thump
擬音語。ドシン、ドーン、ごつん
terrific
すごくいい、ものすごい
terrific UK US /təˈrɪf.ɪk/ adjective INFORMAL VERY GOOD
Extra Examples
B1
very good:
a terrific opportunity
You look terrific!
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Extremely good
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terrific UK US /təˈrɪf.ɪk/ adjective INFORMAL VERY GREAT
C1
used to emphasize the great amount or degree of something:
The police car drove past at a terrific speed.
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Enormous
See also:
Big and quite big
probe
調査、探査
to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions carefully and not directly:
The interviewer probed deep into her private life.
Detectives questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story.
The article probes (= tries to describe and explain) the mysteries of nationalism in modern Europe.
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Analysing and evaluating
See also:
Assessing and estimating value
to examine something with a tool, especially in order to find something that is hidden:
They probed in/into the mud with a special drill.
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Making holes in things
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