今日の単語 chafe
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１．chafe ちぇいふ と読みますね。お茶とコーヒーの間みたいですが、意味を探ってみましょう。
Events companies chafe at further delays – Events organisers have reacted with frustration at the government’s decision to postpone the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions until July 19. “It just kicks the can down the road. We need someone to say we are able to run physical events with up to 1,500 people in September and that’s not going to change,” said Michaela Jeffery-Morrison, co-founder of Ascend Global Media. “But we know that no one is able to say that.” (from the TIMES)
コロナの規制緩和が遅れて、イベント会社もイライラ。
Hello, and welcome to all-things anti-chafing shorts. As we welcome warmer days, many of us also embark on the challenge of preventing one of the most unbearably painful side effects of thick thighs and summer temps. Every year, we are flooded with hacks and tools to stop the chafe, from patting yourself down with baby powder to rolling on deodorant. But what if I told you that there’s one fool-proof solution that will prevent the dreaded “my legs are chafing, and I’m trying to stop them from rubbing” walk of shame home? Well, allow me to introduce you to the trusty anti-chafing short – the only solution that will 100% guarantee no chaffing and doesn’t involve patting, rolling, sticking or moisturizing. So, can I get a whoop whoop?! (from Cosmopolitan)
痩せている人には無縁の話しかなと思いますが、アスリートや脚が太い人にとっては夏の chafing は辛い問題のようです。日本語では股ずれ、ですかね。
Local employers chafe over lack of workers – Employers in Clallam and Jefferson counties are begging for workers, with some forced to offer hiring bonuses for hourly wage jobs while COVID-19 restrictions ease and the economy opens up. (from Sequim Gazette)
コロナ関連の規制が緩んでビジネス再開、はいいのだけど人手不足。
She turned him in the bed so that the sheet wouldn’t chafe his skin into sores.
床ずれがしないように体の向きを変えてあげたんですね。
He was chafing under the company’s new ownership.
オーナーが変わってイライラしていた。
We have been chafing under petty regulations for too long.
些細なルールかもしれないけど長期間続けばストレスたまりますよね。
２．物理的な chafe と心理的な chafe があるようですね。では、英英辞典と英和辞典の意味を確認してみましょう。
to make or become damaged or sore by rubbing
to warm a part of the body by rubbing
to be or become annoyed or lose patience because of rules or limits
if your skin is chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it
if you chafe at something such as a restriction, you feel annoyed about it
こすれる、擦れる
イライラする
今日の単語は
chafe 擦れる、イライラする
でした