Question of the Day #1092

Downtown Austin foot traffic lags behind pre-pandemic levels

From the headline of this article at Axios.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

歩行者［徒歩での］交通、客の出足

「客の出足」はいいと思いますが、一般的な訳としては「歩行者」でいいと思います。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

people walking: pedestrian activity

 

Examples

• The downtown area is being redesigned for foot traffic only.
• Foot traffic at stores across the country has declined this year.
• This evergreen ground cover features dark green foliage that can handle foot traffic and being planted under trees. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
• Plus, it’s made of a durable material that’s designed to hold up in areas that get a lot of foot traffic. —Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024
• Store managers will designate self-checkout lanes' hours based on foot traffic patterns, Target added. —Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2024

   

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Question of the Day #1091

Climate change: ‘We’ve created a civilisation hell bent on destroying itself – I’m terrified’, writes Earth scientist

From the headline of this article at The Conversation.

  上記の文で、hell bent (hell-bent, hellbent)の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "hell bent" (hell-bent, hellbent) mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 【形】〈話〉〔～しようと〕夢中［躍起・必死］になって、がむしゃらな◆叙述形容詞
2. 【副】〈話〉猛スピードで、がむしゃらに

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

stubbornly and often recklessly determined or intent

 

Examples

• No wonder we have helicopter parents hellbent on handholding.
WHY KIDS ARE MAKING US CRAZY | JAMES POULOS | MARCH 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
• Once more, Romney seems hellbent on snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
PAUL BEGALA: NEWT RAMPAGES, ROMNEY FOLDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA DEBATE | PAUL BEGALA | JANUARY 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
• But nobody's hell-bent on doing this in the Republican Party. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2024
• Both Adam Clay and John Wick are retired from elite secret assassin organizations and are hell-bent on revenge. —William Earl, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
• Many workers are hell-bent on leaving the office once their workday ends, and couldn’t even be convinced to attend their annual office holiday parties last month. —Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024

   

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Question of the Day #1090

The 2024 Honda Prologue is an all-new electric crossover from Honda that is, in essence, meant to hold down the fort until Honda can build its own electric vehicles.

From the 1st paragraph of this article at Jalopnik.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. とりでを守る
2. 〈比喩〉〔主や家族が不在の家の〕留守を守る［預かる］

この場合は、2番の意訳になります。すなわち「留守」を守るのではなく、Honda Prologueの車種ジャンル（クロスオーバー）を守ることを意味します。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

to be in charge of a place while the person who is usually in charge is away

 

Examples

• You can stay here and hold down the fort while I go to the store.
• I'll be out of the office for a few hours - will you hold the fort until I get back?
• It expands and contracts from show to show with 5 core members holding down the fort while holding open the door to the rest of us. - The Sun (2007)
• Dan Hellie filled in for him on DirecTV, while Scott Hanson continued to hold down the fort on the RedZone available on other platforms. —Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2020
• Thinking their online ski business would slow down for the holiday, Jones and Dannwolf (now husband and wife) decided to spend their long Thanksgiving weekend out of the country, leaving their only employee, Ofer Barniv, to hold down the fort. —Ryan Wichelns, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2017 See Less

   

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Question of the Day #1089

WHAT WRITERS AND STUDIOS MUST IRON OUT TO SETTLE ON AI

From the headline of this article at Variety.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔しわなどを〕アイロンをかけて伸ばす
2. 〔相違点などを〕調整する、〔問題などを〕解決する

言うまでもないと思いますが、問題の見出しの場合の訳は2番になります。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. to make smooth or flat by or as if by pressing
2. to resolve or work out a solution

 

Examples

• We're still trying to iron out some problems with the computer system.
• We hope they can iron out their differences and get on with working together.
• The indictment further alleges that Trump and Cohen ironed out the details of the scheme in the Oval Office at the White House, after he had been elected. —Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
• Differences between any bills passed by the House and Senate would be ironed out in conference committee. —Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
• But as Casey Neistat points out, this is the worst Apple Vision Pro will ever be: issues will be ironed out, features will be introduced and iterated upon, and more content will be available. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2024

   

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Question of the Day #1088

Why are teens ‘mewing’ and what is the trend all about?

From the headline of this article at Today.com.

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

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解答

意味：
阿南歯科のウエブサイトによると、

ミューイング（Mewing）とは、矯正歯科医のマイク・ミューと大学教授のジョン・ミューが考案した口腔姿勢のメソッドです。顎と顔面の正常な発達を促進するトレーニング法で、舌の位置と姿勢を正すことで、本来のポテンシャルを最大限引き出せるようになると言われています。

なお、mewingはアメリカの若者の間で流行っていますが、効果があるかどうかはまだ確認されているわけではありません。実のところ、イギリスのGeneral Dental Councilは、考案者のJohn Mewの歯科矯正医の資格を剥奪しています。

 

Answer

According to WebMD:

The basic idea behind mewing is that you can change the shape of your jawline if you think about the placement of your tongue in your mouth. People also claim it can help with sleep apnea, sinusitis, and other conditions.
The ideas behind mewing come from the work of British orthodontist John Mew, who continued to promote the practice well into his 90s. He and his son, fellow orthodontist Michael Mew, promote a form of orthodontics they call “orthotropics” that focuses on “jaw posture” including retraining the position of the tongue. Britain’s General Dental Council recently stripped the elder Mew of his dental license.

Note: If you are interested in trying mewing, please be sure to read the entire WebMD article because the method has not been proven to work.

 

Examples

• John and Michael Mew did not coin the term “mewing.”
• There is no serious research that suggests mewing can change the shape of your jawline or help with other issues.
• The main purported benefit of mewing is the enhancement of facial appearance.
• Mewing is thought to expand the jawline, providing the teeth with more space to align naturally.
• Why are teens ‘mewing’ and what is the trend all about?

   

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Question of the Day #1087

Brenda Lucki does not need to take the fall for the shortcomings of the RCMP

From the headline of this article at The Globe and Mail.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈俗〉責めを負う、逮捕される

   

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To face punishment, blame, censure, or arrest for someone else's crime or misdeed, perhaps intentionally.

 

Examples

• I'm always taking the fall for your mistakes—I'm sick of covering for you!
• I wasn't going to take the fall for him.
• I can't believe the director expected me to take the fall for her mistake.
• When they found an open alcohol container in my friend's car I took the fall for it because at least I can drink legally.
• Don't be stupid and try to take the fall for your friends or you could end up being expelled from school.

   

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Question of the Day #1086

‘Surge' pricing at Wendy's? Why your meal may cost more the next time you order it

From the headline of this article at NBC Chicago.

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

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解答

意味：
Weblioによると、

特需型値上げ。需要が高まった時に値上げする行為を指す

Dynamic pricingということもあります。
 

Anwer

According to the Cambridge Dictionary:

a way of setting the price for a product or service in which the price changes according to how much demand there is for it at a particular time (= how many people want to buy it or pay for it)

Also known as dynamic pricing.

Examples

• Is surge pricing a fair way to manage demand?
• Most passengers dislike surge pricing and will do everything in their power to avoid paying the extra fees.
• The company is working on making its controversial surge pricing more transparent.
• The hope of surge pricing (when the fare goes up because of high demand). Times, Sunday Times (2016)
• The idea behind surge pricing is to adjust prices of rides to match driver supply to rider demand at any given time.

   

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