目 次 1．前置詞＋名詞 1 2．

【教材名】英検１級英熟語
【教材番号】704
【発行所】英語教材 100 円ショップ
【編著者】村上純一郎
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目
次
１．前置詞＋名詞
1
２．前置詞＋形容詞など＋名詞
3
３．前置詞＋名詞＋前置詞
5
４．前置詞＋冠詞など＋名詞＋前置詞
6
５．自動詞＋前置詞
8
６．自動詞＋前置詞＋名詞
17
７．自動詞＋副詞
19
８．自動詞＋副詞＋前置詞
24
９．他動詞～副詞
27
10．他動詞＋A＋前置詞＋B
37
11．他動詞＋(代)名詞
41
12．他動詞＋(代)名詞＋前置詞
45
13．他動詞＋副詞＋名詞／他動詞＋(代)名詞＋副詞
48
14．他動詞～前置詞＋名詞
49
15．他動詞＋IO＋DO／他動詞＋O＋C
50
16．be[自動詞]＋形容詞＋前置詞
51
17．be[自動詞]＋過去分詞＋前置詞
54
18．不定詞の熟語
56
19．冠詞＋名詞＋of ~
58
20．形容詞など＋名詞
59
21．形容詞中心の熟語
60
22．副詞中心の熟語
61
23．A＋and [or]＋B
62
24．その他の熟語
63
解答・和訳
64
1
１．前置詞＋名詞
1.
What is at (
) now is the extent to which inflation causes unemployment.
① probability
2.
② issue
Our family has been (
① in
3.
③ criticism
④ restriction
<1989-1>
) loggerheads with a neighbor over a small plot of land.
② on
③ for
④ at
The two main political parties, previously (
<1993-1>
) over income tax reform, have finally shown
signs of compromise.
① on ice
4.
② at odds
A poet is (
③ in a nutshell
④ under wraps
) a person who is passionately in love with language.
① nothing more like
② anything other than
③ before anything else
④ rather nothing of
5.
The wrestler won the match (
① in
6.
③ by
④ to
The popularity of cellular phones is growing by leaps and (
7.
<1994-1>
) default because his opponent got injured.
② of
① bounces
<2001-1>
② bounds
③ gaits
<1992-1>
) in Japan.
④ jumps
<1994-1>
Everyone agrees this plan is unworkable. Why don’t we forget it and start again from (
① scrape
8.
② scratch
③ script
④ scribble
)?
<1997-2>
A: Kevin, do you ever regret dropping out of college?
B: In (
), it was a mistake. Not having a degree really limited my career options.
① delusion
9.
In (
② semblance
③ stopgap
④ hindsight
<2013-1>
), Miho realized that she had been foolish to leave university before completing her
degree. At the time, however, she felt that work experience would be more useful to her.
① arrears
10.
In (
② memoriam
② foreknowledge
① resonance
③ reconnaissance
④ counterbalance
<2001-1>
), so I’m meeting with them today to sort things out.
② scarcity
③ compliance
④ jeopardy
<2008-2>
A: Did you hear what Harry said about my new hairstyle? He was really rude.
B: Don’t take it seriously. He only said it in (
① graft
13.
<2006-1>
A: I heard our biggest client is unhappy with the advertising campaign we did for them.
B: Yes, the account is in (
12.
④ hindsight
), I regret not following my father’s advice to go to college.
① hindsight
11.
③ proportion
② sneer
).
③ jest
④ flak
Though his artworks are now famous, Vincent van Gogh labored in (
<2010-3>
) all his life. It was
only after his death that his genius became widely recognized.
① blasphemy
14.
In (
② expediency
③ obscurity
④ efficacy
<2015-1>
), trying to fix the lawnmower when it was running wasn’t very wise, but that didn’t
occur to me at the time.
① rapture
15.
② retrospect
③ rampage
④ retort
<2013-2>
At a news conference, the football star admitted using drugs and said his life was in (
).
2
“One stupid mistake and I’ve ruined my career,” he explained.
① stacks
16.
② blotches
Despite the economy being in (
③ tatters
④ swathes
<2008-3>
) over the last few years, the CEO’s skillful management
has enabled his company to remain profitable.
① clemency
17.
③ dogma
The movie was so scary that it made my hair stand (
① on
18.
② for
③ at
④ turmoil
<2013-2>
) end.
④ with
<1992-1>
Realizing the importance of quick action, all the rescue workers obeyed their instructions with
(
).
① acrimony
19.
② mutiny
② alacrity
③ calumny
④ clemency
<1995-2>
Governments should be made aware that they will not be allowed to violate international law
with (
).
① impotence
② impetus
③ implicitness
④ impunity
<1995-2>
3
２．前置詞＋形容詞など＋名詞
1.
Mr. Adams left at short (
① step
2.
) to take up another post.
② notice
③ time
④ term
In spite of our continual efforts, we were not perfect parents by a (
① high
3.
② great
③ long
You should send urgent mail by special (
① mailmen
4.
② distribution
③ postmasters
5.
② tune
Susan was in a tight (
① space
6.
) shot.
④ thick
<1992-2>
④ delivery
<1986-2>
).
How do you like this carpet? I got it for a (
① dance
<1989-1>
) at a flea market.
③ song
④ note
<1996-1>
) and asked me to lend her $100 until payday.
② mark
③ spot
④ point
<1995-2>
Allen knew his comic book collection would someday be valuable, so he kept it in (
)
condition, refusing to let anyone touch it.
① unwitting
7.
② debonair
③ poignant
The actress told her agent in no uncertain (
① conditions
8.
② senses
9.
② straits
Another title was not in the (
<2016-1>
) that she wanted to cancel her contract.
③ terms
John soon found out that the company was in serious (
① states
④ pristine
③ status
④ clauses
<1994-1>
) because of poor management.
④ stability
<1993-1>
) for last year’s champions. They were badly beaten in the
finals.
① hole
10.
(
② lead
<1999-1>
) beginning at $50,000.
② increments
③ stipulations
④ counterparts
<2002-2>
Although my father is a doctor, he never pressured me to become one. It is something I chose
to do of my own (
).
① precision
② volition
12.
④ clouds
At the auction for the painting, potential buyers were asked to place bids in thousand-dollar
① entities
11.
③ cards
③ coercion
④ delusion
As I was suddenly called upon to make the speech, I had to do it completely (
<2003-2>
). I wish I’d
had time to prepare.
① under my thumb ② by word of mouth ③ off the cuff
13.
When the boss suddenly asked me to make a brief speech at the office party, I had no choice
but to speak (
) the cuff.
① out
14.
② on the run
Mr. Dole has got to be on the (
① ball
16.
② off
③ with
④ in
Since it was the minor’s first offense, the judge decided to let him (
① up the creek
15.
④ on the tip of my tongue <2001-3>
I’ve been on the (
② barrel
③ on the carpet
<1995-2>
).
④ off the hook
<1999-2>
) if he wants to win the next election.
③ brink
) all day and I’m worn out.
④ balance
<1991-2>
4
① go
17.
② on the level
④ come
③ in the bag
That is not the correct answer, but you’re on the right (
① track
19.
③ works
<1989-1>
The salesman says that this used car is in really good shape. But I’m not sure if he’s (
① over the top
18.
② busy
② shoe
③ direction
).
④ off the cuff
<1997-2>
④ plan
<1990-1>
).
Not speaking a word of Spanish, Laura felt a bit out of her (
) at her Mexican friend’s
wedding reception.
① hands
20.
③ shell
④ element
At 75, my father is still very active and certainly does not think he is (
① down the line
21.
② control
② around the corner
I heard through the (
③ over the hill
<1997-1>
).
④ through the wood
<1997-1>
) that you’re quitting your job and going back to school. Is it really
true?
① gatepost
22.
③ grapevine
Have you been reading such dirty magazines under my (
① nose
23.
② applecart
② shoulder
③ back
Citizens’ Music Day will start off with a (
④ haystack
<2003-3>
)?
④ mouth
<1993-1>
) this Sunday when local chorus groups take part
in a mass concert at city hall.
① bang
24.
② puff
③ prance
④ burst
In spite of the cold weather, the entrance examination was conducted without a (
① hatch
② hitch
③ latch
④ scratch
<1994-2>
).
<1993-1>
5
３．前置詞＋名詞＋前置詞
1.
In (
) to the clients visiting from Paris, the chairman of the company delivered part of his
welcome speech in French.
① prowess
2.
The street fighting continued (
① for the sake
3.
② conjecture
② in defiance
③ remnant
④ deference
<2014-3>
) of the U.N. call for a cease-fire.
③ in disruption ④ against consideration
Every year on this date, a memorial ceremony is held in (
<1993-1>
) of the city’s destruction in the
Great Earthquake.
① continuance
4.
In (
④ negligence
② gratitude
③ recognition
④ reward
As far as possible, we should try to settle the problem between us without (
① repulsion
6.
③ obedience
<1998-1>
) of Peter’s distinguished services, we are going to give him this medal.
① acceptance
5.
② observance
② reversion
③ recourse
④ retreat
<1988-2>
) to lawyers.
<1996-2>
According to police, a member of the South City Gang was shot and killed last night in (
for an attack on the North City Gang earlier this month.
① retaliation
② compilation
③ reformation
④ combustion
<2014-2>
)
6
４．前置詞＋冠詞など＋名詞 ＋前置詞
1.
These wines should be kept (
) 5°C.
① of a constant temperature at
② constant of a temperature at
③ at a temperature constant of
④ at a constant temperature of
2.
My uncle is a farmer, so he has to be up at the (
<1994-2>
) of dawn to milk the cows and let the
sheep into the fields.
① jolt
3.
② crack
③ clap
④ spark
<2003-1>
None of the banks have offered Mr. Jones a loan, so he is at the end of his (
① cord
4.
At the (
② line
② onset
③ intake
I racked my brains but could not for the (
① skin
6.
④ rope
<1991-2>
) of malaria, the patient experiences symptoms such as fever and shivering.
① inset
5.
③ straw
) now.
② heart
④ outtake
<2002-2>
) of me figure out an answer to the question.
③ head
④ life
<1988-1>
Given the unstable market conditions, managers found themselves in a (
) over whether to
increase or decrease production.
① brigade
7.
② candor
Those living in close (
③ quandary
④ cinch
<1999-1>
) to the accident site were forced to evacuate their homes until the
chemical spill had been cleaned up.
① collusion
8.
② procession
My brother is now in the (
① store
9.
10.
② market
② quick
③ trade
④ purchase
<2001-2>
② tick
<1994-1>
) of time, we jumped onto the train as the doors closed.
③ split
④ nick
The police managed to free the driver from the burning car in the (
① wink
11.
④ proximity
) for a new house because he’s going to get married soon.
Arriving at the station just in the (
① crack
③ sequence
③ nick
<2000-1>
) of time.
④ brink
According to police, a young man wearing glasses was seen in the (
<1993-2>
) of the jewelry shop
shortly before the owner was kidnapped last night.
① paucity
12.
② agility
③ infirmity
④ vicinity
<2010-3>
The success of the new discount shopping mall drove several local stores to the (
) of
bankruptcy.
① skirt
13.
Much to the (
② cliff
③ brink
④ corner
<2001-2>
) of his parents, Doug decided to drop out of college. Although they told him
how worried they were, he refused to change his decision.
① combustion
14.
③ configuration
④ consternation
Against her doctor’s orders, the woman continued to work overtime, to the (
① depreciation
15.
② compunction
② demolition
③ detriment
Ms. White made her latest expedition under the (
sponsoring her record-breaking treks for 10 years.
④ derision
<2016-2>
) of her health.
<1999-1>
) of Globe 2005, a group that has been
7
① equity
16.
② auspices
③ threshold
④ pretext
Despite the change in government, the people found themselves under the (
<2004-1>
) of a tyrant
every bit as cruel as the previous one.
① heel
② ankle
③ thigh
④ toe
<1995-1>
8
５．自動詞＋前置詞
1.
The owner of Watson’s Jewelry Store called the police on Friday night after one of his
employees (
) with over $100,000 in cash and jewels.
① absconded
2.
Cuba (
② decimated
② emanated
All the members of the committee (
① acquiesced
4.
③ seceded
<2008-2>
① adopted
④ retrieved
<1992-1>
) in the chairperson’s decision.
② administered
The children soon (
5.
④ rejuvenated
) from voting in the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.
① abstained
3.
③ encompassed
③ acquitted
④ augmented
<1991-2>
④ admitted
<1986-2>
) to their new way of life there.
② applied
The young couple (
③ adjusted
) over whether to sell their house, but finally decided to after realizing
it was the only way to save the family business.
① agonized
6.
② intensified
③ quivered
④ tortured
<2004-1>
Conscious of the fact their host had recently been fired, the dinner guests were careful not to
(
) to work in any way.
① allude
7.
② accrue
The writer often (
③ modulate
④ pander
<2007-1>
) to Russian novels in his essays, showing the significant influence they
have had on his work.
① eludes
8.
② secludes
③ intrudes
④ alludes
The company president knew he would have to cut some staff but (
<2001-3>
) at doing it just before
Christmas. He decided to wait until the new year.
① straddled
9.
② drooled
③ muffled
④ balked
The buyers were very interested in our revolutionary product, but they (
<2010-1>
) at the high price.
After careful consideration, we lowered it by 10%.
① opted
10.
② vetoed
It was more than Helen had bargained (
③ parried
④ balked
<2003-1>
) when the delivery man knocked over her favorite
vase.
① into
11.
② for
① flooding in
I’m not (
③ coming by
④ banking on
<2007-1>
) his help this weekend. He’s let me down so many times before.
Labor unions (
① control
14.
<1992-2>
) your support. Is there anything I can say to change your mind?
② holding out
① growing on
13.
④ with
A: I’ve decided to vote against the merger at today’s meeting.
B: Really? I was (
12.
③ of
② turning up
③ banking on
④ building up
<1999-2>
) with employers for better conditions of pay and employment.
② reverse
③ discuss
④ bargain
<1989-1>
People waiting outside the theater to buy tickets for the play were angered when a man (
the crowd to get to the front of the line.
① patched up
② perked up
③ carried over
④ barged through
<2009-3>
)
9
15.
Having just won first prize in the gymnastics competition, the boy (
) in the approval and
admiration of his friends.
① wilted
16.
② basked
③ sheered
④ wrangled
Spend your next vacation in style! The Tradewind Resort invites you to (
<2005-1>
) in the warm
Caribbean sun on the white sand of our private beach.
① ebb
17.
② lurk
③ fret
④ bask
The student remained calm when the professor criticized his conclusions, but he (
<2000-1>
) at the
suggestion he had stolen other authors’ work and left the room in anger.
① dilated
18.
① ransack
How did you (
① get by
20.
② capitalize
③ retract
<2012-2>
④ engender
<2014-1>
) this information? It’s supposed to be confidential.
② come by
③ slip up
④ keep up
<2002-3>
④ off
<1989-1>
) with so many people out of work.
② by
③ about
As a result of his father’s death, Bill came (
① over
22.
④ chuckled
) on their increased spending power.
Jobs are hard to come (
① around
21.
③ prodded
With the nation’s currency so strong, a record number of people are expected to travel abroad
this summer to (
19.
② bridled
② to
) a lot of money.
③ into
④ through
My best friend was very upset when she lost her job, so I went over to her house to (
<1993-2>
) with
her.
① matriculate
23.
Forced to (
② encapsulate
③ commiserate
④ debilitate
<2009-1>
) with a growing list of costly environmental regulations, the company found it
increasingly difficult to make a profit.
① confer
24.
② comply
③ coalesce
④ commune
The president said that trade friction threatens the world’s ability to cooperate (
<2002-2>
) more
important issues such as pollution control.
① with
25.
② in
③ at
④ on
After two days of performances by local musicians, our annual music festival (
<1994-1>
) in an
appearance by a well-known country singer.
① culminated
26.
② aggregated
③ relegated
④ satiated
<2000-2>
Ken e-mailed Makiko three times to ask her on a date but she never replied. It finally (
)
him that she was not interested.
① tacked on
27.
Journalists (
① delved
28.
(
② dawned on
③ reeled off
④ skirted around
<2011-3>
) into the politician’s past in the hope of uncovering some scandal.
② perforated
③ intervened
④ bolstered
<2004-1>
Mountain View is one of the country’s best ski resorts. Every year, thousands of tourists
) the area, pumping millions of dollars into the local economy.
① launch into
② descend on
③ rifle through
④ pass up
<2005-1>
10
29.
After Mike lost his job, he had to (
) his retirement savings to pay his bills. He was
relieved when he got a new job and could start saving again.
① dip into
30.
② revel in
③ knock back
④ cut across
<2014-3>
Everybody at the meeting already knew each other, so they were able to (
)
self-introductions and start talking about business immediately.
① get across
31.
Strange noises (
① diverged
32.
② whip up
③ stop off
④ dispense with
<2015-3>
) from the robot before it started to smoke and then stopped.
② emanated
As human development (
③ tapered
④ impinged
<1997-2>
) ever further into the jungles of the Amazon, many wildlife
habitats have become threatened.
① submerges
33.
(
② Assimilating
You won’t catch me falling (
① in
35.
③ absconds
④ encroaches
<2005-2>
) from past records of climatic change, experts predict an increase in global warming.
① Congregating
34.
② sidesteps
③ Liquidating
④ Extrapolating
<1998-2>
) any get-rich-quick scheme as silly as that one.
② down
③ through
④ for
<1995-2>
In 1492 Columbus left thirty-nine men from the crew of the wrecked Santa Maria to (
) for
themselves in Haiti.
① fortify
36.
Sally has been (
① hooking
37.
② fence
③ fend
④ forsake
<1993-2>
) for compliments about the new ring her boyfriend just bought for her.
② shooting
A: Honey, we need to (
③ snatching
④ fishing
<1996-2>
) a date for our move. Moving companies charge more on the
weekends, so a weekday would be better.
B: How about Monday the sixth? I can take that day off work.
① shell out
38.
② pile on
③ drag out
④ fix on
<2015-2>
If you don’t keep up the loan payments on your house, the lending institution may (
) on
the mortgage.
① forestall
39.
Most people can’t get (
① through
40.
(
③ foreclose
④ foreshorten
<1995-2>
) the day without at least one cup of tea or coffee.
② up
③ around
④ on
<1993-2>
When Crystal lost a badminton match to her younger brother, she was annoyed by the way he
) over it. He teased her for days.
① huddled
41.
② foresee
② gloated
③ hobbled
④ glossed
Sally is really a bad sport! You should have seen how she (
<2010-2>
) over Helen’s defeat in the
tennis tournament.
① rejoined
42.
② gloated
③ envied
From the first round of the fight, the boxers (
④ deprecated
<1994-1>
) each other with all their energy. By the
end, they were both nearly too tired to stand.
① went at
② pushed for
③ swore by
④ pried out
<2014-3>
11
43.
Kathy did not like living in Tokyo at first. However, the city soon began to (
) her, and now
she cannot imagine living anywhere else.
① hinge on
44.
② tower over
The leaders (
④ gloat over
<2014-1>
) over the disputed boundary without reaching any concrete agreement.
① heaved
45.
③ grow on
② hankered
Yuko enjoys (
③ haggled
④ heralded
<1994-2>
) with vendors at flea markets. She has become so good at it that she
sometimes only pays half the asking price.
① haggling
46.
② dodging
③ binging
④ budging
“Whether or not we implement our expansion plans (
<2008-3>
) the earnings forecast for the coming
year,” said the company CEO. “Let’s wait for that before we make any firm decisions.”
① slides off
47.
② hinges on
③ improves on
④ transmits to
<2003-3>
In the days before Senate hearings began in Washington, D.C., the president’s aides (
)
with lawyers to prepare their testimony.
① saddled
48.
② huddled
③ duped
④ rumbled
The businessman had become a leader in his industry, but he (
<1995-1>
) more power. At age 50,
he became head of the prime minister’s business advisory committee.
① hungered for
49.
② brushed off
② win over
③ dispense with
④ identify with
① dissenting
Laws should not (
) on people’s individual rights.
② fomenting
③ emboldening
④ infringing
② violate the rights to promise
③ break the rights promise
④ intrude into the rights promising
The trouble with emotional fatigue is that it (
① intercepts
54.
② interferes
③ interrupts
② intervene
<1986-2>
) with rest.
The company directors asked the government to (
① intermit
<2011-3>
) in the constitution.
① infringe upon the rights promised
53.
<2005-1>
Democracies often struggle to balance national security and civil liberties. It is difficult to
maintain security without (
52.
<2015-1>
) their needs and concerns.
① gloat over
51.
④ tipped off
The prison inmates respected the chaplain because he had spent time behind bars himself and
was able to (
50.
③ rolled back
④ interjects
<1986-1>
) in the dispute to prevent a strike.
③ intersperse
④ intercept
<1992-2>
A: Have you decided who’ll be promoted this year?
B: No, but I need to soon. Everyone’s so busy (
) my attention that they’re not focusing on
their work!
① casting off
55.
② jotting down
③ fanning out
Results of a recent survey show that Britons (
④ jockeying for
<2013-2>
) far behind their fellow Europeans when it
comes to pride in their national cuisine.
① drag
56.
② loiter
American companies often (
③ dawdle
④ lag
<1997-1>
) behind Japanese firms in putting new ideas into production.
12
① lisp
57.
② elapse
③ draft
<1991-2>
In an attempt to make the manufacturing industry more eco-friendly, environmental groups
are asking the government to (
① lean on
58.
④ lag
) companies that pollute the most.
② push up
A: I need you to (
③ smooth over
④ take to
<2008-1>
) me, Annie. Have you been looking for a position with another firm?
B: Well, I did make some calls, Barry, but I decided I’m committed to my work here.
① scrimp on
59.
② vouch for
③ level with
④ opt for
<2011-3>
A: Professor Smith, you wanted to see me?
B: Yes. Your recent essays have been very disappointing, Leroy. I’m going to (
) you. If
you don’t start getting better grades, there’s a real chance you’ll fail this course.
① stray from
60.
I want you to really level (
① about
61.
① at
The river (
① scampers
63.
④ level with
<2006-1>
) me about what happened at the meeting yesterday.
② with
③ through
④ at
<1992-2>
) them.
② around
③ on
④ in
<1993-2>
) slowly through forests and fields on its way to the ocean.
② meanders
③ trespasses
④ scrambles
<2002-1>
A: It’s so sad that Jane and Kevin broke up. Maybe we could help them get back together.
B: I don’t think we should (
① squabble
64.
③ part with
With this new computer system, customers no longer have to wonder what a new hairstyle
will look like (
62.
② smooth over
) in their affairs. It’s none of our business.
② thrust
③ bestow
④ meddle
<2009-2>
The criminals became worried when they heard that a detective had been (
) the
neighborhood and asking a lot of questions.
① nosing around
65.
② patching up
Although the woman usually (
③ keeling over
④ panning out
<2016-2>
) for the cheapest flight available, she decided to buy a
business-class ticket for her birthday.
① marred
66.
② irk
④ opted
③ opt
You look so young; you could easily pass (
① with
68.
③ flapped
If I were offered the choice of a plane ticket or cash, I would (
① buy
67.
② demurred
② at
<2007-2>
) for the latter.
④ pull
<1994-2>
④ on
<1992-1>
) 25.
③ for
The foreign exchange student enjoyed his time overseas, but he often (
) his family. He
was happy when he finally returned home and saw them again.
① belted out
69.
② eked out
③ fended for
④ pined for
Some people argue that cigarette advertisements by handsome movie stars (
<2010-3>
) the desire of
young people to look cool.
① roll up
70.
② break off
③ set out
The biographer spent hours in the local library (
④ play on
<1997-2>
) old newspapers in the hope of turning up
13
some interesting facts about the politician’s background.
① gearing up
71.
② poring over
A: I don’t want to (
③ blotting out
④ whisking away
<2005-1>
) into your personal life, but may I ask if you’re married?
B: That’s none of your business.
① pry
72.
② wince
③ slog
④ drone
<2014-1>
Last weekend, protesters gathered outside the administration building to (
) planned
budget cuts at the university.
① string along
② wring out
③ rail against
④ squeeze in
<2009-1>
73. When Karen was accused of stealing important company documents, her co-workers (
) her,
insisting she would never do such a thing.
① tacked on
74.
In order to (
② rallied around
③ descended on
④ flailed around
<2008-3>
) from his illness, Bill is taking a long vacation at a beach resort in Hawaii.
He believes the stress-free environment will be good for him.
① recuperate
75.
③ rebuke
④ relapse
For weeks after the fire in the apartment building, the hallways (
① inhaled
76.
② resonate
② reeked
③ radiated
<2015-3>
) of burnt paint.
④ blared
<2002-3>
Meeting for the first time in over 40 years, the two former schoolmates began to (
) about
their youth and the adventures they had shared together.
① insinuate
77.
② incarcerate
③ reminisce
④ reverberate
<2005-3>
The reunion was fun. It was nice to meet again after so many years and (
) about old
times.
① regress
78.
② prophesy
③ reminisce
④ emanate
<2002-2>
A: How’s your new position at TEC going?
B: Not great. The manager assured me I’d have weekends off, but she (
) on her promise.
I’ve had to work every Saturday since I started.
① reneged
79.
② ruffled
③ shackled
④ cringed
I recommend this applicant as a person who is very receptive to new ideas and (
<2009-3>
) well to
criticism.
① responds
80.
② rebels
③ retreats
④ retracts
Paul’s parents worried about him going to college so far from home, but he (
<1997-1>
) in the
freedom it gave him.
① trickled
81.
② prowled
③ reveled
Someone broke into my house last night. The burglar (
④ drooped
<2011-1>
) my desk looking for valuables,
but only found some small change and a few old documents.
① rifled through
82.
② lashed out
③ paved over
④ rattled off
At least four people were killed and many injured on Tuesday when a tornado (
<2009-2>
) the city,
causing extensive damage to houses, office buildings, and cars.
① pored over
② leafed through
③ bubbled over
④ ripped through
<2010-1>
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83.
Philip is still (
① ruminating
84.
) over the possibility of returning to college to attend graduate school.
② fluctuating
The job candidate (
③ undulating
④ mediating
<1995-2>
) the first interview, but he did badly in the second one, and eventually
did not get the job.
① sailed through
85.
At first, people (
② ran up
③ picked over
④ palmed off
<2015-2>
) at the idea of extracting fuel from plants, but now it is being seriously
considered.
① snuffed
86.
② slumped
The nation threatened to (
③ sobbed
④ scoffed
<1996-2>
) from the alliance if its requests for equal representation were
not met.
① secede
87.
② annex
③ evade
④ ascend
Our boss was distressed about losing his best client, so we had to (
<2012-1>
) the subject for several
days.
① hang around
88.
③ follow through
④ fall through
I didn’t disagree with Jim because it was obvious that he was (
① spoiling
89.
② skirt around
② impeding
My wife and I often (
③ driving
<2002-3>
) for a fight.
④ wasting
<1994-1>
) over things as trivial as who should check the mail or who should
set the alarm clock.
① concede
90.
③ squabble
④ console
<2003-2>
A: That’s a really nice lamp, Ken. Where did you get it?
B: I (
) it while I was wandering through the local market yesterday.
① eased off
91.
② bundle
② laid into
③ stumbled upon
The newspaper reported that 350 people have now (
④ puzzled over
<2011-1>
) to the new flu virus. Medical
experts fear that there will be a nationwide epidemic.
① abated
92.
② defaulted
④ succumbed
<2009-1>
Consumers are advised to check the safety seal on bottles of medicine before purchasing them,
to ensure they have not been (
① hushed up
93.
③ shoved
).
② tampered with
③ reined in
④ smoothed over
When the store manager arrived at work, he found that someone had (
<2016-2>
) the locks during
the night. Luckily, the person had not managed to open the door.
① tampered with
94.
A: Who’s been (
② whizzed by
③ wallowed in
④ ratcheted up
<2013-3>
) with my computer? All the settings have been changed.
B: I think I saw one of the systems people looking at it this morning.
① amalgamating
95.
(
③ tampering
④ wrangling
<2006-2>
) with smoke alarms in airplane lavatories is a serious offense punishable by law.
① Consorting
96.
② procrastinating
② Concurring
If we’re planning to (
③ Tampering
④ Synchronizing
<2002-1>
) the Chinese market, we should look for a suitable partner there.
We’ll need their knowledge about the business culture.
15
① drag out
97.
② cast back
③ trip over
④ tap into
Because Sunset Point is a wildlife sanctuary, it is (
<2007-2>
) with animals of all kinds, including
several rare bird species.
① fuming
98.
② teeming
④ swilling
I shouldn’t have worn shorts today. This campsite is (
① teeming
99.
③ reeling
② mingling
) with mosquitoes.
③ affiliated
④ clobbered
The electronics company is in deep financial trouble and is (
① ladling
② fawning
③ teetering
② fingered
④ caning
③ passed
<2003-3>
) on the edge of bankruptcy.
100. I didn’t have enough time to read the whole magazine, so I just (
① thumbed
<2009-1>
<2000-1>
) through it.
④ slipped
<1995-1>
101. A: Now that you’ve finished university, what are you going to do next?
B: Well, I’ve been (
) the idea of taking a year off to travel around South America, but I’m not
entirely sure.
① forcing into
② rolling over
③ toying with
102. Over dinner, Jim’s boss revealed that he was (
① bailing out
103. We’re still (
① taking out
② washing up
④ wasting away
<2008-1>
) the idea of opening a new office in Paris.
③ toying with
④ hinging on
<2004-3>
) the idea of moving into a larger house, but I’m not sure we can afford it.
② spinning off
③ rolling over
104. When Beverley fell asleep at the wheel, her car (
④ toying with
<2000-2>
) off the road and hit a tree. Luckily, she
was not seriously injured.
① gleaned
② hatched
③ bulged
105. High winds from the sudden storm caused the ship to (
① litter
② veer
③ scuttle
④ veered
<2010-3>
) off course.
④ void
106. John and his twin brother are very competitive at school. They are always (
<2003-1>
) for their
teacher’s attention during class.
① vying
② waning
③ swirling
107. Although six people in the company are (
④ ebbing
<2010-3>
) for the new managerial position, Steve believes
that his proven track record gives him a clear advantage over the others.
① vying
② sniping
108. Major construction companies (
③ reeling
④ waning
<2005-3>
) with each other for the contract to build the new ball
park.
① vested
② verged
③ vied
④ vindicated
<1991-2>
109. A: Mark, what do you think of the new Italian restaurant on Leonard Street?
B: I’ve only been there once. The lasagna was great, but I can’t (
① resuscitate
② vouch
③ rendezvous
) for the rest of the menu.
④ squirm
<2014-3>
110. I am happy to recommend this applicant. As his teacher for the past five years, I can (
his character and trustworthiness.
① vouch for
② atone for
③ grapple with
④ scuffle with
<2005-3>
)
16
111. Having been a colleague of Rachel’s for many years, I can (
① vie
② vouch
③ poach
) for her honesty and diligence.
④ wince
<2001-2>
112. This new software allows you to retrieve the necessary information at the click of a mouse,
without having to (
) volumes of data.
① wade through
② topple over
③ cut back
④ hammer out
<2000-2>
113. A: Donny’s the best wrestler on the high school team. He’s sure to win the state meet today.
B: I wouldn’t (
) on it. He tends to perform badly under pressure.
① wager
114. A wave of anger (
② oust
③ dawdle
④ taunt
<2012-1>
) Rosemary when her husband commented on her bad manners while
they were at a dinner party. She did not like being criticized in public.
① washed over
② jotted down
③ played to
④ churned out
<2015-1>
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解答・和訳
１．前置詞＋名詞
1.
② 今問題になっているのは，どの程度インフレが失業を引き起こすかである。
①in all probability｢十中八九；多分｣ ②at issue｢論争中で[の]；問題になって｣ ③under criticism
｢批判されて｣ ④without restriction｢無制限に｣；under restrictions｢制約を受けて｣
2.
④ うちの家族は，小さな土地の一画をめぐって隣人と仲たがいしている。
④at loggerheads (with＋人[over＋事])｢(人と[事で])仲たがいして｣
3.
② その２大政党は，以前は所得税改革で争っていたが，ついに妥協するそぶりを見せ始めた。
①on ice｢氷上の；保存[保留]されて｣ ②at odds (over ~)｢(～のことで)争って[不和で]｣ ③in a
nutshell｢簡単に言えば；つまり｣ ④under wraps｢秘密にされた；表沙汰にしない｣
4.
③ 詩人は，何よりもまず言葉を熱愛している人である。
①nothing more than ~｢～に過ぎない｣；nothing like ~｢～にほど遠い｣ ②anything other than ~
｢～以外の何も｣ ③before anything else=before everything[all (things)]｢他の何よりも先に；何はさ
ておき｣ ④nothing of ~｢少しも～ではない｣
5.
③ 対戦相手が怪我をしたので，そのレスラーは不戦勝になった。
①in default｢不履行で｣ ③by default｢欠席[不出場]で｣〈win a game[match] by default｢不戦勝とな
る｣〉 ④to default｢初期設定に｣
6.
② 携帯電話の人気は，日本では飛躍的に高まっている。
①with bounce and vigor｢元気はつらつとして｣ ②by[at, in] leaps and bounds｢急速に；飛躍的に｣
③with a＋形容詞＋gait｢～な足取りで｣ ④at a jump｢一足飛びに｣
7.
② この計画がうまくいきそうにないことは皆が同意している。これは忘れて，もう一度ゼロか
ら始めてはどうだろうか。
①in[out of] a scrape｢窮地に陥って[を脱して]｣ ②from scratch｢最初[ゼロ]から；いきなり｣ ③off
script｢台本なしで[からそれて]｣ ④scribble｢走り書き｣
8.
④ A：ケビン，君は大学を中退したことを後悔することはありますか。 B：後の祭りですが，そ
れは間違いでした。学位がないことで，職業の選択肢は本当に制限されましたから。
①delusion｢思い違い；妄想｣ ②semblance｢外見；外観｣ ③stopgap｢一時しのぎ｣ ④in hindsight
｢今だから分かることだが｣〈hindsight｢後知恵｣〉
9.
④ 後から考えると，学位を取得せずに大学を辞めるとは愚かだったとミホは悟った。しかしな
がら，その当時は，仕事の経験の方が自分にとって役に立つと感じたのだった。
①in arrears｢延滞[滞納]して；未払いで｣ ②in memoriam ~｢～を記念[追悼]して｣ ③in proportion
｢釣り合って；分別をわきまえて｣ ④in hindsight｢今だから分かることだが；結果論になるが｣
10.
① 後の祭りだが，大学に進学せよという父の助言に従わなかったことを後悔している。
①in hindsight｢今だから分かることだが｣〈hindsight｢後知恵｣〉 ②foreknowledge｢予知；先見の明｣
③reconnaissance｢偵察(隊)｣ ④counterbalance｢釣り合いおもり；拮抗勢力｣
11.
④ A：顧客に向けた宣伝活動に最大の顧客が不満を抱いていると聞いたが。 B：はい，取引が危
うくなっているので，事態を収拾するために今日会う予定です。
①resonance｢反響；共鳴｣ ②scarcity｢欠乏；(物資)不足｣ ③compliance｢(法令)順守；追従｣ ④in
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jeopardy｢危険にさらされて｣〈jeopardy｢危険(性)｣〉
12.
③ A：ハリーが私の新しい髪型のことを何て言ったか聞いた？ 本当に失礼だったのよ。 B：本
気にしちゃ駄目よ。冗談で言っただけだから。
①graft｢接ぎ木[穂]；皮膚移植；収賄(事件)｣ ②with a sneer｢冷やかに；冷笑で｣ ③in jest｢冗談で；
ふざけて｣ ④under flak｢激しい反対に遭って｣〈flak=flack｢対空砲(火)；激しい批判[反対]｣〉
13.
③ ビンセント・バン・ゴッホの芸術作品は今では有名だけれども，彼は終生無名の状態で苦労
した。彼が亡くなって初めて，その天才が広く認められるようになったのである。
①blasphemy｢冒涜；不敬(な言動)｣ ②for expediency｢便宜上；打算的な｣ ③in obscurity｢無名で；
ひっそりと｣ ④in efficacy｢有効性については｣
14.
② 今にして思えば，芝刈り機を稼働中に修理しようとしたのはあまり賢明ではなかったが，そ
の時は私には思いつかなかった。
①in rapture(s)｢有頂天になって；うっとり｣ ②in retrospect｢回想して；振り返ってみると｣ ③in[on
a] rampage｢暴れ回って｣ ④in retort｢しっぺ返しに｣
15.
③ 記者会見で，その人気フットボール選手は薬物を使用したことを認め，自分の生活は破綻し
ていると言った。｢一度の愚かな過ちで，一生を棒に振ってしまった｣と彼は説明した。
①stack｢積み重ね；山(積み)｣ ②blotch｢染み；汚点；できもの｣ ③in tatters｢ぼろぼろの；破綻し
た｣〈tatters｢ぼろ服[切れ]｣〉 ④swath｢一刈りの幅[面積]；長細い列｣
16.
④ 経済が過去数年にわたって混乱しているにもかかわらず，最高経営責任者の巧みな経営手腕
のおかげで，会社は利益を上げ続けている。
①clemency｢寛大な措置｣ ②mutiny｢暴動；反抗｣ ③dogma｢教義｣ ④in (a) turmoil｢混乱して｣
17.
① その映画は身の毛がよだつほど怖かった。
①on end｢直立して；立て続けに｣〈make one’s hair stand on end｢～の毛髪を逆立てる；～をぞっと
させる｣〉 ②for this end｢この目的のために｣
③at an end｢終わって；尽きて｣
④with no
end=without end｢果てしなく｣
18.
② 迅速な行動が重要だと認識していたので，救助隊員は全員てきぱきと指示に従った。
①with acrimony｢辛辣な口調で｣ ②with alacrity｢てきぱきと；即座に｣ ③calumny｢悪口；中傷｣
④clemency｢寛大な措置；温和｣
19.
④ 各国政府は，国際法を破っても何のおとがめもないというのは許されないことを認識させら
れるべきである。
①impotence｢無力；無能｣ ②impetus｢推進[駆動]力；刺激｣ ③with implicitness｢暗黙のうちに｣
④with impunity｢罰を受けずに；無事に｣
２．前置詞＋形容詞など＋名詞
1.
② アダムズ氏は別の仕事に就くために，急に辞職した。
①at every step｢一歩[段]ごとに｣ ②at[on] short notice｢直前の通知で；急に；即座に｣ ③at a time
｢一度に｣；at any time｢いつでも｣ ④in the short term｢短期的には｣
2.
③ 絶えず努力したけれども，私達は決して完璧な親ではなかった。
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③by a long shot｢大違いで；断然｣；not ~ by a long shot｢全然[絶対に]～でない｣
3.
④ 緊急の郵便物は速達で送るべきだ。
①mailman｢郵便配達人｣ ②distribution｢配布｣ ③postmaster｢郵便局長｣ ④by special delivery
｢速達で｣〈delivery｢配達｣〉
4.
③ このじゅうたんをどう思う？ 蚤の市でただ同然で手に入れたのよ。
②in tune｢正しい旋律で；調和して｣ ③for a song｢ただ同然で；とても安く｣ ④of note｢注目すべき｣
5.
③ スーザンは切羽詰まって，給料日まで 100 ドル貸して欲しいと私に頼んだ。
①in a narrow space｢狭い空間に｣ ②on[off] the mark｢的を射た[的外れの]｣ ③in a (tight[bad,
tough]) spot｢(ひどく)困って｣ ④at a (certain) point｢ある時点で｣
6.
④ アレンは自分の漫画本の蔵書がいつか価値が出ることを知っていたので，それを新品同様に
保管し，誰にも触らせようとしなかった。
①unwitting｢知らない；故意でない｣ ②debonair｢(男が)愛想のよい；粋な｣ ③poignant｢身を切る
ような；心を打つ｣ ④pristine｢汚れのない；初期の｣〈in pristine condition｢新品同様の｣〉
7.
③ その女優は契約を解消したいと，代理人にキッパリと伝えた。
①in＋形容詞＋condition｢～な状態で｣ ②in a＋形容詞＋sense｢～な意味[点]で｣ ③in＋形容詞＋
terms｢～の言葉で[(観)点から]｣〈in no uncertain terms｢はっきりと(した言葉で)；歯に衣着せずに｣〉
④in a＋形容詞＋clause｢～の条項で；～の節中で｣
8.
② ジョンはその会社がまずい経営のために窮地に陥っていることがすぐに分かった。
①in a state｢興奮[心配]して｣ ②in straits｢困って｣〈strait｢海峡｣；straits｢苦境｣〉 ③status｢地位；
身分｣ ④stability｢安定(性)；落ち着き｣
9.
③ タイトルの座を再び手にすることは，昨年の優勝者にはありそうにないことだった。彼等は
決勝戦で惨敗した。
①in the hole｢借金して；赤字になって｣ ②be in the lead｢先頭[優勢]である｣ ③be in[on] the cards
｢起こり[あり]そうである｣ ④(up) in the clouds｢ぼんやりして；空想的な｣
10.
② その絵画の競売で，購入見込み客は５万ドルから始めて千ドル刻みで応札するように求めら
れた。
①entity｢実在物；実体｣ ②in ~-dollar increments=in increments of ~ dollars｢～ドルずつ[単位で]｣
〈increment｢増加(量)；増大｣〉 ③stipulation｢規定；条項｣ ④counterpart｢同等の[対応する]人[物]｣
11.
② 父は医者だが，私に医者になるように圧力をかけたことは一度もなかった。それは私が自ら
の意志でしようと選んだことだ。
①with precision｢正確[几帳面]に｣ ②of[by, on] one’s own volition｢自らの意志で；自発的に｣ ③
under coercion｢強制されて｣ ④under a delusion｢思い違いをして；妄想を抱いて｣
12.
③ 突然演説を行なうように頼まれたので，全く即興で行なわなければならなかった。準備する
時間があればよかったのだが。
①under one’s thumb｢～の言いなりになって｣ ②by[on] word of mouth｢口頭で；口コミで｣ ③off
the cuff｢形式ばらない(で)；即座に[の]；即興で[の]｣ ④on[at] the tip of one’s tongue｢喉まで出かか
って(思い出せなくて)｣
13.
② 上司が突然私に社内パーティーで短いスピーチをするように求めた時，私は即興で話すしか
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なかった。
②off the cuff｢形式ばらないで；即座に；即興で｣〈on the cuff｢掛け売りで；ただで｣〉
14.
④ 今回は未成年者の初犯だったので，裁判官は大目に見てやることに決めた。
①up the creek (without a paddle)｢困り果てて；全くひどい｣ ②on the run｢走り[逃げ]回って；多忙
で｣ ③on the carpet｢検討中で｣ ④off the hook｢(受話器が)外れて；窮地を脱して｣
15.
① ドール氏は次の選挙に勝ちたければ，気を引き締めなければならない。
①on the ball｢油断のない；有能[有効]な；事情通で｣ ②over a barrel｢お手上げの状態で｣ ③on the
brink of ~｢～の寸前で｣ ④on balance｢結局は；差し引きして｣
16.
① 私は一日中忙しく働いていたので，疲れて果てている。
①on the go｢忙しく働いて；活動して｣ ③at work｢仕事[作動]中で；取りかかって｣
17.
② この中古車は本当に調子がよいと，セールスマンは言っている。しかし，彼が信頼できるか
どうかよく分からない。
①over the top｢度が過ぎて｣ ②on the level｢正直な[に]；平地に｣ ③in the bag｢確実で；酔っ払っ
て｣ ④off the cuff｢形式ばらない(で)；即座に[の]；即興で[の]｣
18.
① それは正解じゃないけど，いい線いってるよ。
①on the right[wrong] track｢正しい[間違った]方向に向いて；正しく[間違って]｣ ②in one’s shoes
｢～の立場に立って｣ ③in the right direction｢正しい方向に｣ ④on[under] the right plan｢適切な
計画に従って｣
19.
④ スペイン語を一言も話さないので，ローラはメキシコ人の友人の結婚披露宴では少し場違い
な思いをした。
①out of one’s hands｢～の手[責任，支配]を離れて｣ ②out of one’s control｢～には支配[制御，管理]
できない｣ ③come out of one’s shell｢心を開く；打ち解ける｣ ④in[out of] one’s element｢あるべき
所にいる[いない]；本領を発揮できる[できない]｣〈feel out of one’s element｢勝手が違う[場違いな]思
いをする｣〉
20.
③ 75 歳で，父は今なお非常に活発で，もう若くないと思っていないのは明らかだ。
①down the line｢後で；そのうちに；ある(時)点で｣ ②(a)round the corner｢角を曲がった所に；すぐ
そこ[近く]に｣ ③over the hill｢最盛期を過ぎて；もう若くなくて；峠を越えた｣ ④through the wood
｢森を抜けて｣
21.
③ 仕事を辞めて学業に戻るつもりだと風の噂に聞いたけど。本当にそうなの？
①between you, me, and the gatepost[bedpost]｢ここだけの話だが｣ ②upset the applecart｢計画を
台無しにする｣ ③through[on] the grapevine｢噂で；人づてに｣ ④look for a needle in a haystack
｢無駄骨を折る｣
22.
① 私の目の前でそんなエッチな雑誌を読んでいたの？
①under one’s (very) nose=(right) under one’s nose｢(すぐ)目の前で[近くで]｣ ②over one’s shoulder
｢振り向きざまに｣ ③behind one’s back｢陰で；～のいない所で｣ ④in one’s mouth｢～が言えば｣
23.
① 地元のコーラス・グループが市庁舎での大規模コンサートに参加して，市民音楽日は今週日
曜日に華々しく幕を開ける。
①with a bang｢バタンと(いう音と共に)；うまくいって；威勢よく｣ ②out of puff｢息切れがして｣ ③
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with a prance｢意気揚々と｣ ④in bursts｢一気に｣；with a burst of ~ing｢突然～し出して｣
24.
② 天気が寒かったにもかかわらず，入学試験は支障なく行なわれた。
①under (the) hatches｢甲板下に；束縛されて｣ ②without a hitch｢問題なく；スムーズに｣ ③on[off]
the latch｢掛け金を掛けて[外して]｣ ④from scratch｢最初から；いきなり；裸一貫で｣
３．前置詞＋名詞＋前置詞
1.
④ パリから訪れている顧客に敬意を表して，その会社の会長は歓迎スピーチの一部をフランス
語で行なった。
①prowess at[in] ~｢～の優れた能力｣ ②a conjecture about[on] ~｢～に関する推測｣ ③a remnant
of ~｢～の遺物[名残り]｣ ④in[out of] deference to ~｢～に従って；～に敬意を表して｣
2.
② 国連の停戦要請を無視して，市街戦が続いた。
①for the sake[benefit, good] of ~｢～の(利益の)ために｣ ②in defiance of ~｢～を無視して[ものとも
せず]｣ ③result in disruption of ~｢～の破壊をきたす｣ ④without consideration of ~｢～を考慮せ
ずに｣
3.
② 毎年この日には，大地震による市の破壊を悼んで慰霊式が開かれる。
①continuance｢連続；存続｣ ②in observance of ~｢～を守って[祝して，悼んで]｣〈observance｢順守；
祝賀；儀式｣〉 ③in obedience to ~｢～に従って｣ ④through[due to] negligence of ~｢～の怠慢で；
～の過失による｣
4.
③ ピーターの功労を評価して，このメダルを授与します。
①with acceptance｢好評で｣ ②in[out of] gratitude for ~｢～に感謝して；～への恩返しに｣ ③in[as
a] recognition of ~｢～を評価して：～のお礼に｣ ④in[as a ] reward for ~｢～に報いて；～のお礼とし
て｣
5.
③ できる限り，我々は弁護士に頼らずに両者間の問題に決着をつけるように努めるべきだ。
①a repulsion for[toward] ~｢～に対する嫌悪(感)｣ ②a reversion to ~｢～への復帰[逆戻り]｣ ③
without recourse to ~｢～に頼らずに｣ ④a retreat (from ~) to…｢(～から)…への退去[撤退]｣
6.
① 警察によると，今月初めに起こったノース・シティ・ギャングへの襲撃に対する報復として，
昨晩サウス・シティ・ギャングの一員が射殺された。
①in retaliation for ~｢～の報復[仕返し]に｣ ②compilation｢編集[収集](物)｣ ③reformation｢矯正；
改善｣ ④combustion｢燃焼；激動｣
４．前置詞＋冠詞など＋名詞＋前置詞
1.
④ これらのワインは摂氏５度の常温で貯蔵すべきである。
④at a constant temperature (of ~°C)｢(摂氏～度の)常温[一定の温度]で｣
2.
② 私の叔父は農場経営者なので，牛の乳搾りをして羊を野原に放すために，夜明けには起きて
いなければならない。
①with a jolt｢ぎょっとして｣ ②at the crack of dawn｢夜明けに｣ ③in a clap｢たちまち；突然｣ ④
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with a spark of ~｢少しでも～のある｣
3.
④ どの銀行もジョーンズ氏に金を貸さなかったので，彼は今や万策尽きている。
①the end of a cord｢紐の端｣ ②the end of the line｢終点；窮地｣ ③the end of a straw｢ストローの
端｣ ④at the end of one’s rope[tether]｢限界に達して；万策が尽きて｣
4.
② マラリアを発症すると，患者は発熱や震えといった症状が現れる。
①inset｢挿入物[図]；折り込み｣ ②at the onset of ~｢～の始まり[発生時]に｣〈onset｢開始；発病｣〉 ③
intake｢摂取(量)；吸入(口)；入場[採用]者(数)｣ ④outtake｢(映画の)カットシーン｣
5.
④ 私は知恵を絞ったが，どうしてもその問題の答えを考え出せなかった。
①by the skin of one’s teeth｢かろうじて｣ ②at[in] the heart of ~｢～の中心に｣ ③at the head of ~
｢～の先頭[上部，首席]に｣ ④for the life of ~｢～の命と引き換えで(も)；どうしても｣
6.
③ 不安定な市況を考え合わせると，経営者達は生産を増やすべきか減らすべきか板挟みに陥っ
ていた。
①brigade｢旅団；隊｣
②with candor｢率直に｣〈candor｢率直[誠実]さ｣〉 ③in a quandary
(over[about] ~)｢(～について)困惑して｣〈quandary｢困惑；窮地｣〉 ④cinch｢簡単[確実]なこと；朝飯
前｣
7.
④ 事故現場のすぐ近くに住んでいる人々は，流出した化学物質が一掃されるまで，自宅からの
避難を余儀なくされた。
①collusion｢談合；共謀；結託｣ ②procession｢(行)列；進行｣ ③sequence｢順序；配列；連続｣ ④
in close proximity to ~｢～のすぐ近くに｣〈proximity｢近いこと；近接｣〉
8.
② 私の兄[弟]は近々結婚するので，今新居を購入したいと思っている。
①in store for ~｢～を待ち構えて；～に備えて蓄えて｣ ②in the market for ~｢～を買おう[受け入れよ
う]として｣ ③in trade for ~｢～と交換に｣ ④in the purchase of ~｢～を購入する際に｣
9.
④ 何とかぎりぎりで駅に着いて，ドアが閉まる時に，我々は列車に飛び乗った。
①at the crack of dawn[day]｢夜明け(と共)に｣ ②in double-quick time｢大急ぎで｣ ③for a split
second｢ほんの一瞬の間｣ ④in the nick of time｢(危うく)間に合って；土壇場になって｣
10.
③ 警察は間一髪で運転手を燃えている車からどうにか救出した。
①in a wink｢瞬く間に；たちまち｣ ②in a tick｢すぐに｣；on the tick of ~｢きっかり～時に｣ ③in the
nick of time｢ぎりぎり間に合って；ちょうどよい時に｣ ④on the brink of ~｢～の瀬戸際に｣
11.
④ 警察によると，眼鏡をかけた若い男が宝石店の近くで，店の所有者が昨晩誘拐される直前に
目撃された。
①paucity｢少数[量]；不足｣ ②agility｢軽快さ；機敏｣ ③infirmity｢虚弱；無気力｣ ④in the vicinity
of ~｢～の近くに；約～で｣
12.
③ 新しい安売り商店街の成功は，その地域の数店舗を倒産の瀬戸際まで追い込んだ。
①on the (out)skirts of ~｢～のはずれ[周辺]に｣ ②to the cliff of ~｢～の断崖まで｣ ③to[on] the
brink of ~｢～の寸前まで[で]｣ ④to the corner of ~｢～の隅まで｣
13.
④ ダグの両親がびっくり仰天したことに，彼は大学を中退することに決めた。両親がどれほど
心配しているか話しても，彼は決心を変えることを拒んだ。
①combustion｢燃焼；激動｣
②without (any) compunction｢ 平気で；罪の意識もなく｣
③
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configuration｢外形；配置｣ ④to the consternation of ~｢～が仰天したことには｣
14.
③ 医者の指示を聞かずに，その女性は残業を続け，健康を害してしまった。
①depreciation｢価値[価格]の下落｣ ②demolition｢取り壊し；解体｣ ③to the detriment of ~｢～に損
害を与えて[被害が及ぶまで]｣〈detriment｢損害；不利｣〉④in derision of ~｢～を馬鹿にして｣〈derision
｢嘲笑；物笑いの種｣〉
15.
② ホワイトさんは，記録的な徒歩旅行を 10 年間支援していた団体である地球 2005 の援助で，
先頃の探検を行なった。
①equity｢公平；財産物件の純価；株価｣ ②under the auspices of ~｢～の主催[後援]により｣ ③on[at]
the threshold of ~｢～の始まりに；まさに～しようとして｣ ④under[on] the pretext of ~｢～にかこつ
けて；～という名目で｣
16.
① 政権交代したにもかかわらず，国民はいつの間にか前任者と全く同じくらい残忍な独裁者に
支配されていた。
①under the heel of ~｢～に踏みにじられて[支配されて]｣ ②with one’s ankles crossed｢(女性が)足を
組んで｣ ③thigh｢(太)もも；大腿部｣ ④on one’s toes｢つま先立ちで；準備を整えた｣
５．自動詞＋前置詞
1.
① 従業員の１人が現金と宝石で 10 万ドル以上を持ち逃げした後，ワトソン宝石店の店主は金曜
日の夜に警察に電話した。
①abscond with ~｢～を持って[連れて]逃げする｣ ②decimate｢多くを破壊[殺害]する；衰退させる｣
③be encompassed with ~｢～で取り囲まれる｣ ④rejuvenate｢若返らせる；活性化させる｣
2.
① キューバは昨日，国連総会で投票を棄権した。
①abstain from ~｢～を避ける[慎む]｣ ②emanate from ~｢～から発(散)する[広まる]｣ ③secede
from ~｢～から脱退[分離]する｣ ④retrieve from ~｢～から回収[回復]する｣
3.
① 委員会の委員全員が，議長の決定に渋々同意した。
①acquiesce in[to] ~｢～を黙認する；～に嫌々従う｣ ②administer｢管理[運営，施行]する｣ ③acquit
＋人＋of ~｢人に～について無罪を宣告する；人を～から解放する｣ ④augment｢増加[拡大]する｣
4.
③ 子供達はそこの新しい生活様式にすぐに適応した。
①adopt｢採用する；養子にする｣ ②apply to ~｢～に当てはまる｣ ③adjust to ~｢～に適応[順応]す
る｣ ④admit to ~｢(罪など )を認める｣
5.
① その若夫婦は家を売るべきかどうかで随分悩んだが，それが家業を救う唯一の方法だと悟っ
て，ようやく売ることに決めた。
①agonize over[about] ~｢～でひどく苦しむ；～のことで(頭を抱えて)悩む｣ ②intensify over ~｢～に
わたって強まる[激しくなる]｣ ③quiver at[with] ~｢～に[で]ぶるぶる震える｣ ④be tortured with
[by] ~｢～に苦しめられる｣
6.
① 主人が最近解雇されたということを気にして，夕食の招待客達は決して仕事について触れな
いように気をつけた。
①allude to ~｢～をそれとなく言う｣ ②accrue to ~｢～に生じる[発生する]｣ ③modulate to ~｢～へ
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転調する｣ ④pander to ~｢～に迎合する[つけ込む]｣
7.
④ その作家は評論の中でロシア小説にそれとなく言及することが多いが，それは彼の作品に多
大な影響を与えていることを表している。
①elude｢逃れる；理解できない｣ ②seclude｢引き離す；遮断する｣ ③intrude into ~｢～に侵入する；
～を侵害する｣ ④allude to ~｢～をそれとなく言う｣
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④ その会社社長は，一部の社員を削減しなければならないと分かっていたが，クリスマス直前
にそれをするのをためらった。彼は新年まで待つことにした。
①straddle｢またがる；大股で歩く｣ ②drool at ~｢～を待ちわびる｣ ③muffle up｢静かにする；暖か
い服を着る｣ ④ba(u)lk at ~ing｢～するのをためらう[尻込みする]｣
9.
④ 買い手は我々の画期的な製品にとても興味を持っていたが，その高値に尻込みした。慎重に
検討した結果，我々は 10％値下げした。
①opt into ~｢～に加わる；～を選ぶ｣ ②veto｢拒否(権を発動)する；禁止する｣ ③parry｢かわす；受
け流す｣ ④balk at ~｢～に尻込み[躊躇]する｣
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② その配達員がヘレンのお気に入りの花瓶をひっくり返したのは，予想外の事態だった。
②bargain for ~｢～を予想する｣ ④bargain with ~｢～と商談する｣〈bargain on ~｢～を当てにする｣〉
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④ A：今日の会議で合併に反対票を投じることに決めたよ。 B：本当かい？ 君の支持を当てに
していたのに。私が何か言って，君の考えを変えられるかね？
①flood in (to ~)｢(～に)どっと押し寄せる[殺到する]｣ ②hold ~ out｢～を差し出す｣ ③come by ~｢～
を得る[手に入れる]｣ ④bank (up)on ~｢～を当て[頼り]にする｣
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③ 今週末は彼の手伝いを当てにしていないわ。今までに何度も失望させられてきたんだから。
①grow on ~｢(癖が)～に身についてくる｣ ②turn ~ up｢～の音を大きくする；(ガスなど)を強める｣
③bank (up)on ~｢～を当て[頼り]にする｣ ④build ~ up｢～を作り上げる[強める，鍛える]｣
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④ 労働組合はよりよい支払条件と労働条件を求めて雇用主と交渉する。
①control＋O＋with ~｢O を～で支配[抑制]する｣ ②reverse into ~｢車をバックで～に入れる｣ ③
discuss＋事＋with＋人｢事について人と話し合う｣ ④bargain with＋人＋for[about, over]＋事｢人と
事のことで交渉[商談]する｣
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④ 劇の入場券を買うために劇場の外で待っていた人々は，１人の男性が列の先頭に出ようと人
込みを押し分けて進んだ時，腹を立てた。
①patch ~ up｢～を修繕[解決，調整]する｣ ②perk ~ up｢～をそばだてる[元気づける]｣ ③carry ~
over｢～を延期する[持ちこたえさせる]｣ ④barge through ~｢～にぶつかる；～を押し分けながら進
む｣
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② 今しがた体操競技で優勝して，その少年は友人の承認と称賛を浴びた。
①wilt｢しおれる；ぐったりする｣ ②bask in ~｢～を浴びる；～に浸る[浴する]｣ ③sheer (off) from ~
｢～からそれる；～を避ける｣ ④wrangle (with＋人) about[over]＋事｢事で(人と)口論する｣
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④ 次の休暇を贅沢に過ごしましょう。トレードウィンド・リゾートは，暖かいカリブ海の太陽
の下，プライベートビーチの白い砂浜での日光浴にご招待します。
①ebb｢(潮が)引く；衰退する｣ ②lurk in ~｢～に潜む；～で待ち伏せする｣ ③fret about[over] ~｢～
のことでやきもきする；～に思い悩む｣ ④bask in ~｢～を浴びる；～に浸る[浴する]｣