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disgruntled = 不機嫌な 不満を抱いてる
oxford の定義 → annoyed or disappointed because sth has happened to upset you
I left feeling disgruntled at the way I'd been treated. (oxford) disgruntled employees (oxford)
at のほかに about もあり。
eclipse= ~の光彩を失わせる
oxfordの定義 = to make sb/sth seem dull or unimportant by comparison
Though a telented player, he was completely eclipsed by his brother. (oxford)
もちろん日食・月食の食の意味もある。
excruciatingly = 耐えがたいほどに
excruciatingly painful / boring / embarrasing / uncomfortable / awkward などなど
苦痛が伴うような形容詞につくけど、funnyなどに付くことも。
subvert = 転覆させる 倒す
their puepose was to subvert the economy (oxford)
austere = 簡素な 禁欲的な 厳しい 飾り気のない
My father was a distant, austere man. the monk's austere way of life. (共にoxford)
oxford の定義では strict and serious in appearance and behavior、allowing nothing that gives pleasure など。
absolve = 無罪を言い渡す
oxford の定義 = to state formally that somebody is not guilty or responsible for something
The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident. (oxford)
decry = 公然と非難する
oxford の定義 → strongly criticize sb/sth especially publicly
The measures were decried as useless. (oxford)
SYN は condemn 。