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B2 · Nature, animals & weather

B2 · 自然・動物・天気

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    mineral(noun)

    /ˈmɪnərəl/

    ミネラル

    a substance that is naturally present in the earth and is not formed from animal or vegetable matter, for example gold and salt. Some minerals are also present in food and drink and in the human body and are essential for good health.

    Your diet should have enough minerals.

    あなたの食事は十分なミネラルを含むべきです。

    mineral deposits/extraction

    類義語elementnutrientinorganic substancetrace element
    対義語organic compoundvitamin
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    shade(noun)

    /ʃeɪd/

    日陰 (hikage)

    an area that is dark and cool under or behind something, for example a tree or building, because the sun’s light does not get to it

    We sat down in the shade of the wall.

    私たちは壁の陰に座った。

    The trees provide shade for the animals in the summer.

    類義語shadowshadowinessumbrapenumbradimnesscovershelter
    対義語lightsunlightbrightnessexposure
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    rural(adjective)

    /ˈrʊrəl/

    田舎の, 農村の

    connected with or like the countryside

    Many young people leave rural areas to look for work in big cities.

    多くの若者が仕事を求めて農村地域を離れ、大都市へ向かう。

    類義語countryrusticagriculturalpastoralcountryside
    対義語urbanmetropolitancitytown
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    feather(noun)

    /ˈfeðər/

    羽 (hane)

    one of the many soft light parts covering a bird’s body

    a peacock feather

    孔雀の羽 (kujaku no hane)

    a feather pillow (= one containing feathers)

    類義語plumagequillplumedown
    対義語weightleadstone
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    slope(noun)

    /sləʊp/

    斜面 (shamen)

    a surface or piece of land that slopes (= is higher at one end than the other)

    There are some nice gentle slopes that we can ski down.

    スキーで滑り降りることができる、なだらかで良い斜面がいくつかあります。

    a grassy slope

    類義語inclinegradientdeclivitybankpitch
    対義語flatlevelhorizontal
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    tropical(adjective)

    /ˈtrɑːpɪkl/

    熱帯の

    coming from, found in or typical of the tropics

    Vietnam has a tropical climate with four seasons in a year.

    ベトナムは熱帯気候で、一年には四季があります。

    tropical Africa

    類義語equatorialtorridlushhumid
    対義語arcticfrigidpolartemperate
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    creature(noun)

    /ˈkriːtʃər/

    生き物 (ikimono)

    a living thing, real or imaginary, that can move around, such as an animal

    Merlion which is a creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish is the symbol of Singapore.

    ライオンの頭と魚の体を持つ生き物であるマーライオンは、シンガポールのシンボルです。

    respect for all living creatures

    類義語beinganimalorganismentitylife form
    対義語inanimate objectnonbeingthing
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    wildlife(noun)

    /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/

    野生生物 (yasei seibutsu)

    animals, birds, insects, etc. that are wild and live in a natural environment

    It's a famous documentary on Peruvian wildlife.

    それはペルーの野生生物に関する有名なドキュメンタリーです。

    類義語faunaanimalscreaturesbeastsgame
    対義語domestic animalslivestockpets
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    species(noun)

    /ˈspiːʃiːz/

    種 (shu)

    a group into which animals, plants, etc. that are able to have sex with each other and produce healthy young are divided, smaller than a genus and identified by a Latin name

    Over a hundred species of insect are found in this area.

    この地域では百種類以上の昆虫が見られます。

    類義語kindsorttypevarietybreedgenusclassification
    対義語individualsingular
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    flame(noun)

    /fleɪm/

    炎

    a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that is on fire

    The flame flickered in the wind.

    炎が風に揺れた。

    類義語blazefireglowflare
    対義語darknesscoldice
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    shadow(noun)

    /ˈʃædəʊ/

    影 (kage)

    the dark shape that somebody/something’s form makes on a surface, for example on the ground, when they are between the light and the surface

    The tree cast a long shadow in the afternoon sun.

    木は午後の太陽の下で長い影を落とした。

    類義語shadesilhouetteoutlinephantom
    対義語lightbrightnessillumination
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    stretch(verb)

    /stretʃ/

    広がる, 延びる, 続く

    to spread over an area of land

    The desert stretches for hundreds of kilometres to the south.

    砂漠は南へ数百キロにわたって広がっている。