Question of the Day #927

A dry-erase board featured a little cyclops at the bottom of a staircase, flexing its arms and looking a bit like the creature from Monsters, Inc.

From the headline of this article at Vulture.

  上記の文で、dry-erase boardの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "dry-erase board" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

ホワイトボード

Whiteboard, dry-erase boardの他にdry wipe boardとも言います。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

WHITEBOARD

Also called a dry wipe board.
 

Examples

• What is the difference between a dry erase board and a whiteboard?
• This Mother's Day, give Mom the note-taking gift of her dreams: a DIY dry-erase board. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022
• In the background of photos posted in April featuring Dre and Snoop in a recording studio, eagle-eyed fans noticed a tracklist for Detox written on a dry-erase board. — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2022
• The team has worked independently, occasionally meeting in Mr. Sapin’s studio to plot on a big dry-erase board. — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022
• His mother received a stem cell transplant for leukemia at Northwestern Memorial on his birthday, and the two said goodbye to each other using a dry-erase board. — Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022

   

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Question of the Day #926

That being said, she still sees those green-around-the-gills investors staying on the roller coaster ride, including herself.

From the 15th paragraph of this article at Market Watch.

  上記の文で、green around the gillsの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔体調不良のため〕顔色が悪くて
2. 酔っぱらって

もっと簡単にいうと、理由はともあれ英語の定義の通り「吐き気がする」です。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

Nauseated.

 

Examples

• After all that drinking last night, I sure am green around the gills today.
• The steady rocking of the boat caused Colleen to be green around the gills.
• Kenny stumbled out from the washroom looking rather green around the gills.
• When he heard how much the bill was, he looked a little green around the gills.
• It was Blunt, green around the gills and still buttoning his shirt. - Tony Parsons MAN AND WIFE (2002)

   

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Question of the Day #925

Crybaby or just a highly sensitive person?

From the headline of this article at The Sydney Morning Herald.

  上記の文で、crybabyの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 泣き虫、ちょっとしたことでもすぐに泣く人◆特に子どもについて用いられる
2. いつも不満ばかり言っている人、愚痴をこぼす人

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

one who cries or complains easily or often

 

Examples

• “Don't be such a crybaby,” she told her little sister.
• But we certainly are not cry-babies, and we are not going to be cry-babies.
• What kind of crybaby liberal suspends someone’s free speech? — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2022
• In general, we want to think people will respond to that, not calling someone a crybaby. - THE RIGHT, THE LEFT, AND ROMNEY'S JERKITUDE|MICHAEL TOMASKY|OCTOBER 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
• What a crybaby you must think me, she said presently, in a limp voice. - DOROTHY DIXON AND THE MYSTERY PLANE|DOROTHY WAYNE

   

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Question of the Day #924

As much as it would be easy to roll one’s eyes and say a good recession will take care of this attitude, it would probably be a mistake to do so.

From the 6th paragraph of this article at The Globe and Mail.

  上記の文で、roll one's eyesの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

目をグルグル回す［くるりと回す・白黒させる・むく］、あきれた表情をする

「目をグルグル回す［くるりと回す・白黒させる・むく］」は、子供以外にすることはそうないと思うので、イディオムとしては「あきれた表情をする」の訳が適切です。ただし、実際に目を上に向けたりすることが多いのでこのイディオムが成り立ちます。
 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To turn one's eyes upward or around in a circle, usually as an expression of exasperation, annoyance, impatience, or disdain.

   

Examples

• He rolled his eyes when he heard the stupid joke
• "Don't pay any attention to what he says," Carrie said rolling her eyes.
• Don't you roll your eyes at me, young lady! You will finish your homework this instant, or you can kiss your weekend goodbye!
• I just rolled my eyes as my dad told another one of his corny jokes.

   

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Question of the Day #923

Forget bed head — this trendy haircare trick can give you salon-level curls overnight.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at Greatist.

  上記の文で、bed headの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "bed head" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔髪の〕寝癖（のついた頭）
2. 寝台頭部

問題の見出しの場合、当然1番の訳になります。また、英辞郎ではbedheadのワンワードになっていますが、下記Merriam-Websterの定義にあるように二つの単語として表記することもあります。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. the head of a bed
2. or bed head, informal: hair that is mussed or tangled when a person gets out of bed

   

Examples

• I woke up in the morning with bedhead.
• He is a small man with a salt-and-pepper beard, very bright brown eyes and a perpetual case of bed head, little tufts flying every which way. — Alex Witchel
• Gift the person who's serious about their beauty rest with this culty silk pillowcase to keep bedhead and hair snags at bay. — Sarah Maberry, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Feb. 2023
• Just a few days after dazzling us with her luxurious bedhead glam for New Year's Eve, Jennifer Lopez is back at work to promote her upcoming movie, Shotgun Wedding, which premieres on Prime Video on January 27. — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 17 Jan. 2023
• The Who's the Boss star took to Instagram on Monday to share a morning selfie complete with bedhead and zero make-up, wearing a Yankees T-shirt. — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2022

   

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Question of the Day #922

Republicans, gobsmacked by abortion backlash, furiously backpedal in a struggle to rebrand

From the headline of this article at Salon.com.

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔自転車の〕ペダルを逆に踏む［こぐ］
2. 〔意見・立場などを〕変える、〔言ったことを〕撤回する、〔約束を〕翻す
3. 逆方向に進む

例の見出しは当然2番目の訳になります。
 

Answer

According to :

to retreat or move backward

 

Examples

• Allen back-pedaled, saying that he had had no intention of offending them.
• The cabinet may backpedal on these commitments.
• After a public outcry and protests from 900 Gold Start family members, among others, the administration was forced to backpedal the concession to Iran. — Fox News, 29 Dec. 2022
• In his campaign, Mr. Legault has had to backpedal several times after making comments that, his critics say, reveal the divisiveness of his nationalism. — Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2022
• Some Republicans are trying to backpedal or soften their stances. — Katie Glueck, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022

   

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Question of the Day #921

The BBC News channel was covering the Irish actor’s success in Aftersun and carried a chyron referring to him as one of two British actors up for an Academy award.

From the 2nd paragraph of this article at Deadline.

  上記の文で、chyronの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "chyron" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈米〉テロップ、字幕◆テレビや映画の画面下部に表示される字幕、および文字や画像が流れるスペースを指す

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a caption superimposed over usually the lower part of a video image (as during a news broadcast)

 

語源

英辞郎によると、

表示装置を開発したChyron社の商標から

 

Etymology

According to Merriam-Webster,

after the Chyron Corporation, American manufacturer in the 1970's of a character-generating device that created such captions

   

Examples

• The station also listed the incorrect name on its chyron. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 25 May 2022
• Fox News claimed to consider this costuming a liberal attack on the president and in outrage suffered an inflamed chyron.
SHAKESPEARE STILL MATTERS. A NEW BOOK REMINDS US WHY.|MICHAEL SIMS|SEPTEMBER 9, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
• It is the pin of an elder statesman, of a pundit worthy of her Fox News chyron.
FOX'S NEW LEADING LADY|REBECCA DANA|JANUARY 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
• The chyron on the first CNN newscast with Anderson Cooper references Scott Lang’s (Paul Rudd) memoir. — Richard Newby, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2022
• The chyron noted that by that night, 921 people had died of Covid in the whole United States. — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022

   

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Question of the Day #920

What Time Is Last Call in Every State? 

From the headline of this article at Vine Pair.

  上記の文で、last callの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "last call" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

ラスト・オーダー、最終審査請求

上記で間違いではないが、主にアメリカでは酒類を提供する店（バー、パブ等）でのラスト・オーダーです。基本的に、レストランで使用されることはありません。
ところが、イギリスではlast callではなくlast orderです。
   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

the time when the customers in a place where drinks are sold (such as a bar) are told that they can order one more drink before it closes

   

Examples

• The bartender is doing last call—do you want another drink?
• Hold last call, the Stars are thinking about ordering up another round.
• He was still going strong at last call, as I vaguely remember.
• Serious drinkers hold up the two main bars until the last call.

   

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Question of the Day #919

She closed the stove door with a bang, and approaching, assisted in removing Edna’s dripping mackintosh.

From The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin available at Project Gutenberg.

  上記の文で、mackintoshの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "mackintosh" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

レインコート、雨外套、防水布

Macintoshと綴ることもありますが、厳密には間違いです。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. chiefly British: RAINCOAT
2. a lightweight waterproof fabric originally of rubberized cotton

 

語源

英辞郎によると、

防水布の発明者Charles Macintoshの名前から。

ちなみに、Charles Macintoshと建築家・画家等のCharles Rennie Mackintoshは別人です。
 

Etymology

According to Merriam-Webster,

Charles Macintosh †1843 Scottish chemist & inventor

   

Examples

• Another mackintosh was hardly recognizable as clothing. — Sam Kean, Science | AAAS, 2 July 2021
• She discovered she had left mackintosh and umbrella at the office.
• For a sense of humor shall cover me as a mackintosh, off which the lemons, that fate casteth at me, shall roll as water.
• She found her turning the street corner, wearing a thick mackintosh that reached almost to her ankles and carrying a huge umbrella. - Thomas, Rosie THE WHITE DOVE
• The room would be twelve-and-six a night, and he signed the book, undid his mackintosh, a button for each floor. - Sillitoe, Alan THE OPEN DOOR

   

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Question of the Day #918

PFAS and Fire Fighter Turnout Gear

From the headline of this article at the International Association of Fire Fighters.

  上記の文で、turnout gearの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "turnout gear" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎や他の日本語のサイトにこの用語はないので、下記About Mechanicsの記事によると、

Turnout gearとは、消防士が使用する保護服・保護具の総称です。

Bunker gearとも言います。
 

Answer

According to About Mechanics:

The term turnout gear is used by firefighters to describe their protective clothing and equipment.

   

Examples

• Also known as bunker gear, turnout gear is the firefighter's first line of defense against the many hazards inherent to the job.
• Although global standards differ, the protective clothing which makes up the average turnout gear set includes a helmet, jacket, trousers, boots, and gloves.
• NFPA certified turnout gear is composed of three layers; an outer shell, a moisture barrier, and a thermal liner.　
• Turnout Gear, also known as Bunker Gear, gets its name from it’s history of being stored in the bunk room of fire departments so that is can be easily and readily accessible in case of emergencies.
• The average set of turnout gear weighs as much as 45 pounds.

   

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Question of the Day #917

“I have goosebumps now thinking about it”: Dwayne Johnson Reveals One Time He Misbehaved With Fans That Made Him Change His Attitude

From the headline of this article at Fandom Wire.

  上記の文で、goosebumpsの意味は？
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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔寒さ・恐怖などによって皮膚に生じる〕鳥肌

英辞郎が使っている綴りでわかるように、goose bumpsとも書きます。また、英国ではgoose pimplesと言うことがあります。
ちなみに、ハワイ州で使用されるpidgin Englishでは、chicken skinと言います。はっきりしたことはわかりませんが、日本からの移民が多いことから考えるとchicken skinは日本語の「鳥肌」からきているのかもしれません。
 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

a roughness of the skin produced by erection of its papillae especially from cold, fear, or a sudden feeling of excitement

   

Examples

• You're cold - look, you've got goosebumps!
• They also noted that the simple and powerful performance is enough to inspire tears, or at least goosebumps.
• This time, when the students sang, their voices produced a rich, sonorous harmony that brought goose bumps. — Cecilia Ballí, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2022
• The prolonged slog made this finish line sweeter, the end-game aroma more fragrant, the goose bumps the size of the pitching mound. — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2022
• But Woods, even diminished at 46, still has the capacity to create goose bumps. — New York Times, 14 July 2022

   

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