Reader's Digest 11月号に、タイの地方で地滑りによる災害が発生しましたが、迫り来る地滑りにいち早く気づき多くの住民を助けることができた記事がありました。今日の単語はその記事からです。
A little over half an hour later, Somphit was jarred awake by a noise that seemed to come from the mountains - a thunderous roar that was getting closer by the second.
今日はこの "jarred"、原形は "jar" のはず、を覚えたい。
・Collins Dictionary: to undergo severe vibration; to make a harsh or discordant sound: The earthquake jarred the tiles loose.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to shake or move someone or something unpleasantly or violently: The sudden movement jarred his injured ribs.
・Wiktionary: to shock or surprise: I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn't gotten back in a car since.
A little over half an hour later, Somphit was jarred awake by a noise that seemed to come from the mountains - a thunderous roar that was getting closer by the second.
今日はこの "jarred"、原形は "jar" のはず、を覚えたい。
・Collins Dictionary: to undergo severe vibration; to make a harsh or discordant sound: The earthquake jarred the tiles loose.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to shake or move someone or something unpleasantly or violently: The sudden movement jarred his injured ribs.
・Wiktionary: to shock or surprise: I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn't gotten back in a car since.
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