sagittarius-iteさんの おぼえた日記 - 2012年4月25日(水)

[Computer Sales and Repairs]
queue(n) - a number of telephone calls that are waiting to be answered in an electronic telephone system
approximate(adj) - an approximate number, amount, or time is a little more or less than the exact number, amount etc.
run(v) - to operate or function
be under warranty(idiom) - protected by a written promise by a company to fix or replace one of its products
run out(ph.v) - if an agreement, contract, official document etc. runs out, it reaches the end of the period when it is officially allowed to continue; expire
freeze(v) - to stop moving suddenly and stay completely still and quiet
crash(v) - to stop working suddenly
zillion(n) - an extremely large number of sth
infect(v) - if a computer virus infects your computer or disks, it changes or destroys the information in them
clutter(v) - to make sth messy by filling or covering it with things
be at your wit's end(idiom) - to be very upset b/c you have not been able to solve a problem even though you have tried very hard
diagnose(v) - to find out what illness a person has or what is wrong with sth
hostage(n) - someone who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
deserve(v) - to have earned sth by good or bad actions or behavior
reliable(adj) - someone or sth that is reliable can be trusted or depended on
imitate(v) - to copy the way someone behaves, speaks, moves etc. especially in order to make people laugh
innovate(v) - to begin to use new ideas, methods, or inventions
hiccup(v) - to have a sudden repeated stopping of the breath, usually caused by eating or drinking too fast
sleek(adj) - a vehicle or other object that is sleek has a smooth attractive shape
ultimate(adj) - an ultimate aim, purpose etc. is the final and most important one
expire(v) - if a document, agreement, contract etc. expires, it cannot be legally used anymore
valid(adj) - a valid ticket, document, or agreement can be used legally or is officially acceptable, especially until a particular time or according to particular rules
infer(v) - to form an opinion that sth is probably true b/c of other information that you already know