【総集編25問】My smartphone ( )：acted up? holed up? slipped up? pulled up? 英日対訳付（#41〜45）

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Q1.　This weapon can automatically _____ the target. So, virtually anyone can use it.（※）
（1）be in for （2）hone in on （3）get a jump on （4）read up on

Q2.　Her sharp question _____ the core point of this issue.
（1）homes in on （2）goes back on （3）walks out on （4）gets in on

Q3.　The police have started to _____ illegal parking, but there are still a lot of parked cars on both sides of the road.
（1）mouth off to （2）pick up on （3）crack down on （4）build up to

Q4.　My smartphone _____ last night. The screen suddenly went black and became completely unresponsive.
（1）acted up （2）holed up （3）slipped up （4）pulled up

Q5.　He is trying to _____ as much vocabulary as possible before the exam.
（1）be in on （2）bone up on （3）come out with （4）get on with

Q6.　The journalist reported _____ atrocities committed by the bandits, noting that they had ravaged the village.（※）
（1）vernal （2）salacious （3）flagrant （4）renal

Q7.　One might say that his attitude toward his boss is _____; however, he harbors no malicious intent. He is simply driven by a fear of falling out of favor with his superior.
（1）gubernatorial （2）unctuous （3）caulescent （4）blasé

Q8.　His explanation was well-received by the media for its _____ and logical nature.
（1）incorrigible （2）lascivious （3）succinct （4）impolitic

Q9.　He _____ the CEO into promoting him to vice president.
（1）dethroned （2）wheedled （3）entombed （4）encapsulated

Q10.　The government announced a plan to _____ the military budget, which naturally incited strong opposition from the army, navy, and air force.
（1）curtail （2）swathe （3）fornicate （4）incarcerate

Q11.　This _____ can speak without moving his lips at all, and his masterful manipulation of the dummy makes it appear remarkably lifelike.
（1）stupor （2）celibate （3）tourniquet （4）ventriloquist

Q12.　After her grandchild tripped and scraped his knee, the grandmother cleaned the wound with water and applied some _____ to it.
（1）retinue （2）salve （3）billow （4）steppe

Q13.　The incitement and monetization of fear are atrocities of modern capitalism. I find such practices totally _____.
（1）trite （2）erudite （3）reprehensible （4）solipsistic

Q14.　His attempt to stay emotionally neutral is a _____ sign of his intolerance of uncertainty.
（1）telltale （2）incongruous （3）fetid （4）embittered

Q15.　In private, this politician is a very considerate person and always tries to offer help and advice to others; however, he never becomes _____, always respecting different values and opinions.
（1）officious （2）errant （3）adept （4）efficacious

Q16.　Maintaining _____ does not imply an absence of fear and anxiety; it means having the capacity to deal with stressful situations calmly.
（1）predestination （2）equanimity （3）guile （4）raven

Q17.　The _____ is on social media platforms to protect users from harmful content.
（1）manger （2）latrine （3）anatomy （4）onus

Q18.　I have often heard it said that a beautiful sunset _____ good weather the following day; is it true?
（1）heralds （2）tithes （3）procures （4）unravels

Q19.　The critics severely _____ the film not for its quality, but for its propagation of a false image of a specific group.
（1）calibrated （2）ingested （3）externalized （4）lambasted

Q20.　She may lack formal education and seem _____ to some, but her genuine good nature makes her very attractive.
（1）bumbling （2）contemptuous （3）unrefined （4）listless

Q21.　She is not a _____ person and never holds a grudge against anyone; people admire her forgiving nature.
（1）homogeneous （2）canine （3）vindictive （4）donnish

Q22.　In this country, foreigners are _____, meaning they have no right to vote.
（1）fissile （2）disenfranchised （3）biennial （4）atavistic

Q23.　Contrary to our fears, she was not _____ by the news; she just accepted it calmly.
（1）vouchsafed （2）invigilated （3）revered （4）unnerved

Q24.　His grandmother once told him that his _____ were fishermen.
（1）dollops （2）kindlings （3）forebears （4）troglodytes

Q25.　More than one hundred countries _____ this protocol on global environmental protection.
（1）ratified （2）mutilated （3）contorted （4）harangued

（※）問題文は、あくまでも英語学習を目的とした架空のものであり、特定の武器の製造・使用を推奨・肯定するものではありません。特定の団体や事実を対象としたものでもありません。

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◇　例文リスト

1. This weapon can automatically hone in on the target. So, virtually anyone can use it.

2. Her sharp question homes in on the core point of this issue.

3. The police have started to crack down on illegal parking, but there are still a lot of parked cars on both sides of the road.

4. My smartphone acted up last night. The screen suddenly went black and became completely unresponsive.

5. He is trying to bone up on as much vocabulary as possible before the exam.

6. The journalist reported flagrant atrocities committed by the bandits, noting that they had ravaged the village.

7. One might say that his attitude toward his boss is unctuous; however, he harbors no malicious intent. He is simply driven by a fear of falling out of favor with his superior.

8. His explanation was well-received by the media for its succinct and logical nature.

9. He wheedled the CEO into promoting him to vice president.

10. The government announced a plan to curtail the military budget, which naturally incited strong opposition from the army, navy, and air force.

11. This ventriloquist can speak without moving his lips at all, and his masterful manipulation of the dummy makes it appear remarkably lifelike.

12. After her grandchild tripped and scraped his knee, the grandmother cleaned the wound with water and applied some salve to it.

13. The incitement and monetization of fear are atrocities of modern capitalism. I find such practices totally reprehensible.

14. His attempt to stay emotionally neutral is a telltale sign of his intolerance of uncertainty.

15. In private, this politician is a very considerate person and always tries to offer help and advice to others; however, he never becomes officious, always respecting different values and opinions.

16. Maintaining equanimity does not imply an absence of fear and anxiety; it means having the capacity to deal with stressful situations calmly.

17. The onus is on social media platforms to protect users from harmful content.

18. I have often heard it said that a beautiful sunset heralds good weather the following day; is it true?

19. The critics severely lambasted the film not for its quality, but for its propagation of a false image of a specific group.

20. She may lack formal education and seem unrefined to some, but her genuine good nature makes her very attractive.

21. She is not a vindictive person and never holds a grudge against anyone; people admire her forgiving nature.

22. In this country, foreigners are disenfranchised, meaning they have no right to vote.

23. Contrary to our fears, she was not unnerved by the news; she just accepted it calmly.

24. His grandmother once told him that his forebears were fishermen.

25. More than one hundred countries ratified this protocol on global environmental protection.

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