Question of the Day #1156

ScoPo’s Powerplays: ASX health stock fall but hold onto your hat for reporting season

From the headline of this article at Stockhead.com.

  上記の文で、hold onto your hatの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "hold onto your hat" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〔心の〕準備する、〔問題などに〕備える

大きな問題等が予想されるときにこのイディオムが使われます。
Hang onto your hatとも言います。

 

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

Get ready for what's coming or about to happen!

 

Examples

1. Hold on to your hats, everybody—we're about to see what these fireworks can do!
2. A: "Wow, the storm has been devastating so far." B: "Well, hold on to your hat, because it's about to get a whole lot worse!"
3. Hold on to your hat (and wallet) as the stock market zigs and zags!
4. Hold onto your hat, 2024 is coming
5. “Just in case you weren’t paying attention the first time, be ready for a rollercoaster ride in case there is a second time and, if there is, hold onto your hat or get some of that sticky stuff that holds down his hair to keep grounded.”

   

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Question of the Day #1155

What is a scab? UAW prez calls out Trump during DNC speech

From the headline of this article at northjersey.com.

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

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 《医》〔治りかけた傷口の〕かさぶた◆可算
2. 《動物》〔ヒツジの〕疥癬
3. 《植物病理》赤カビ病、黒星病◆菌類やバクテリアが原因となって、果物、葉、根などが疥癬状になる病害の総称。
4. 〈俗・軽蔑的〉卑劣漢、見下げ果てたやつ
5. 〈軽蔑的〉スト破り、スト不参加者◆【同】strikebreaker

問題の見出しでは、後半の文の主語はUAW prez (United Auto Workers president = 自動車労働者組合会長)であることから、5番目の訳が適切であることがわかります。

 

Answer

According to :

1. scabies of domestic animals
2. a crust of hardened blood and serum over a wound
3. 1. a contemptible person
   2. 1. a worker who refuses to join a labor union
      2. a union member who refuses to strike or returns to work before a strike has ended
      3. a worker who accepts employment or replaces a union worker during a strike
      4. one who works for less than union wages or on nonunion terms
4. any of various bacterial or fungus diseases of plants characterized by crustaceous spots

 

Examples

1. If the stars promote the movie at the festival, will they be seen as scabs? — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
2. If found guilty, scabs could be fined, or even expelled. — Hannah Leone, chicagotribune.com, 18 Oct. 2019
3. The scabs were cast out with the salary cap, and play resumed on April 25 under the same rules that had governed the sport on Aug. 11 the previous year. — Cliff Corcoran, SI.com, 12 Aug. 2014
4. So, as scripts run out, more of your favorite daytime soaps could also turn to scab writers to keep them going. — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 25 July 2023
5. At the same time, Gen Z’s army of TikTok creators linked virtual arms with striking workers at Kellogg’s, using their internet savvy to hobble the breakfast titan’s efforts to undermine the strike by hiring scab workers. From The Daily Beast

   

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Question of the Day #1154

Gaetz under fire for defending antisemitism vote with antisemitic trope

From the headline of this article at Politico.

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

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 言葉の比喩的用法、言葉のあや◆可算
2. 〔物語・映画・ドラマなどで毎回繰り返される〕お決まりの［決まりきった］こと［もの・展開（パターン）・シーン・言葉・動作］、お約束
3. 《キリスト教》トロープス◆中世にミサの曲の中に挿入された装飾用の語句。
4. 《ユダヤ教》トロープ◆ヘブライ語聖書の朗唱において、音楽的な単位となる節回しのパターン（伝統的な短いメロディー）。多くの種類がある。

問題の見出しは、1番の訳が適切ですが解釈によっては2番でも良いかもしれません。

   

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. 1. a word or expression used in a figurative sense : FIGURE OF SPEECH
   2. a common or overused theme or device : CLICHÉ
2. a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages

 

Examples

1. I grew up in the late 1980s and 90s, when the trope of the diabolical home invader was in full force. From Washington Blade
2. As such, they emphatically demonstrate the accuracy of the “no risk to public” trope. From The Daily Beast
3. The trope has reared its head again online ahead of the midterms. — Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022
4. In truth, the mixing of the mournful and the clownish is a stale trope. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021
5. The enemies-to-lovers trope is one of the best in romance. — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 10 Apr. 2022

   

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Question of the Day #1153

New research sinks old theory for the doldrums, a low-wind equatorial region that stranded sailors for centuries

From the headline of this article at Phys.org.

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

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 憂鬱、不振、沈滞（状態）、低迷、スランプ
2. （赤道）無風帯、無風状態

問題の見出しの意味は2番の訳ですが、一般的に1番の訳で使用されることが多い。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. a spell of listlessness or despondency
2. a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms..., squalls, and light shifting winds
3. a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump

 

Examples

1. August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises.
2. His successor, the first George Bush was at a loss about how to respond to the economic doldrums of the early 1990s. From The Daily Beast
3. The campaign will now stagger through the February doldrums. From The Daily Beast
4. The luxury brand may be in the doldrums sales-wise, but the pair were all smiles. —Booth Moore, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
5. All signs indicate that violence will persist and the economy will remain in the doldrums. —Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2012

   

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Question of the Day #1152

Team India blow away Ireland with dominant bowling display

From the headline of this article at Royal Challengers.

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

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意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. ほこり・嫌な気分などを〕吹き飛ばす、ふっ飛ばす、吹き払う、一掃する
2. 〈米俗〉撃ち殺す、射殺する、銃殺する、ぶっ殺す
3. 〈米俗〉〔敵などを〕完全に負かす、ぶちのめす
4. 〈米俗〉〔素晴らしい演技などが〕感動させる、つくづく感心させる、～に非常に良い印象を与える
5. 〔スポーツなどの記録を〕破る、塗り替える

問題の見出しの場合は、スポーツなので5番の訳が適切ですが、「破る、塗り替える」ではちょっと意味が弱いので3番の「完全に負かす、ぶちのめす」が適訳だと思います。
なお、このイディオムはよく使用されますので、それぞれの意味を覚えて損することはありません。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air
2. to kill by gunfire : shoot dead
3. to impress very strongly and usually favorably
4. to defeat soundly

 

Examples

1. They blew the other team away in the second half of the game.
2. And when this offense isn't able to blow away its opponent, the rest of the team steps up. — Calum Trenaman, CNN, 7 Dec. 2020
3. Again the smoke was blown away, but the deer would run no more. — Outdoor Life, 23 Nov. 2023
4. She was also blown away by his and Jude’s taste in food. — Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
5. He'd like to get hold of a gun and blow them all away.

   

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Question of the Day #1151

Dads under pressure: are modern fathers getting a raw deal?

From the headline of this article at The Times.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈話〉ひどい［不当な］仕打ち、不公平な扱い

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

an instance of unfair treatment

 

Examples

1. He said that many children in the city's schools were getting/being given a raw deal by being taught in classes that were too large.
2. He felt he had gotten a raw deal but didn’t complain.
3. Shareholders have had a pretty raw deal over the past couple of years. Times, Sunday Times (2012)
4. Even some of the biggest stars in U.S. running seemed to be getting a raw deal. — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 12 May 2020
5. The streaming wars have created an arms race for the hottest shows and movies, but the writers behind them are getting a raw deal. — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2021

   

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Question of the Day #1150

The Importance Of Becoming A Disruptor In 2023

From the headline of this article at Forbes.

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

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 〔行為やその進行を〕中断させる人［もの］、邪魔する人［もの］◆disrupter＝disruptor◆【動】disrupt
2. 〔物事の秩序を〕混乱させる人［もの］、破壊する人［もの］
3. 創造的破壊者◆最新のデジタル技術を活用して、旧式の方法・商品・サービスをもっと便利で効率の良いものに変える人（または企業）。結果的に旧式のもの（を扱う市場）は破壊されることになる。◆【類】innovator
4. 《生化学》かく乱物質

上記見出しの意味は、3番の訳です。

 

Answer

The meaning of the word disruptor in the above headline according to the Cambridge Dictionary is:

a company that changes the traditional way an industry operates, especially in a new and effective way

 

Examples

1. Small high-tech companies with low overheads have often been among the main disruptors in the industry.
2. In recent years mobile technology has acted as a disruptor of traditional business models.
3. To be a disrupter is to create a product, service, or way of doing things which displaces the existing market leaders and eventually replaces them at the helm of the sector.
4. Disruptors are often linked to the fast-moving technology industry but can be found in almost any area of business.
5. Digging a little deeper into its meaning, we need to realise that although a disruptor is always an innovator, not every innovator is a disruptor.

   

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