be slated to freewheeling inquisitive protege suffocate flit snug second nature
────────────────────────────── be slated to, …する予定である ────────────────────────────── = be scheduled If something is slated to happen, it is planned to happen at a particular time or on a particular occasion.
────────────────────────────── freewheeling, 自由奔放な ────────────────────────────── If you refer to someone's freewheeling lifestyle or attitudes, you mean that they behave in a casual, relaxed way without feeling restricted by rules or accepted ways of doing things.
例文 He has given up his freewheeling lifestyle to settle down with his baby daughter.
────────────────────────────── inquisitive, 好奇心旺盛な ────────────────────────────── An inquisitive person likes finding out about things, especially secret things.
例文 Barrow had an inquisitive nature...
────────────────────────────── protege, 弟分、子分、秘蔵っ子 ────────────────────────────── The spelling protegee is often used when referring to woman.
The protege of an older and more experienced person is a young person who is helped and guided by them over a period of time.
例文 He had been a protege of Captain James.
────────────────────────────── suffocate, 窒息させる、窒息する ────────────────────────────── If someone suffocates or is suffocated, they die because there is no air for them to breathe.
例文 He felt suffocated by his mother's love. 母の愛情に息が詰まる気がした
───────────────────────────── その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略] ────────────────────────────── flit, 飛び回る snug, いごごちのよい、快適な second nature, 第二の天性、習性
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 Expat Lifestyle (1) 10/2-3, 2006"
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