distraught misgiving salve head off tone down due caution fly in the ointment disaffected sore point crux air by degrees
────────────────────────────── distraught , 動揺した、取り乱した ────────────────────────────── If someone is distraught, they are so upset and worried that they cannot think clearly.
ex) Mr Barker's distraught parents were last night being comforted by relatives. comfort 慰める
────────────────────────────── misgiving , (未来の事についての)疑い、不安 ────────────────────────────── = doubt If you have misgivings about something that is being suggested or done, you feel that it is not quite right, and are worried that it may have unwanted results.
ex) She had some misgivings about what she was about to do.
────────────────────────────── salve , 和らげる、いやす ────────────────────────────── If you do something to salve your conscience, you do it in order to feel less guilty. [FORMAL] conscience 罪悪感
ex) I give myself treats and justify them to salve my conscience.
────────────────────────────── head off , …を回避する、…を阻止する ────────────────────────────── If you head off something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
ex) We do too little to head off disaster.
────────────────────────────── tone down, 和らげる ────────────────────────────── = moderate If you tone something down, you make it less strong, severe, or offensive.
ex) He advised me to tone down my article.
───────────────────────────── その他にも、次も押さえておきたい。[誌面の都合上省略] ────────────────────────────── due caution, 十分な[それ相当の]注意 fly in the ointment, 玉にキズ、興ざめ disaffected, 不平[不満]を抱いている sore point, 不満の種、泣き所 crux, 最も重要なポイント air, =express 公表する by degrees, =step by step 少しずつ、徐々に
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 New Office Ambience (2) 4/4-5 2007"
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