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Daily Vocabulary(2008/04/01)

2008年04月01日 | Daily Vocabulary
5481.standstill(行き詰まり、停止)
Our business is almost at a standstill because of the recession.
5482.earmark(費用・金などを~のために取っておく、~に割り当てる)
My salary for this month is already earmarked for the purchase of a new computer.
5483.penchant(強い好み、傾向、趣味)
He has a penchant for buying stocks just before they rise.
5484.in the chips(富裕な)
When He was born, his family was in the chips.
5485.allocate(~を割り当てる、計上する、あてがう)
Using the market to allocate resources was once a sensible idea.
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