perishables
noun
傷みやすい（腐りやすい）もの、（特に）生鮮食品
/ˈperɪʃəblz/
types of food that decay or go bad quickly
実践ビジネス英語 Lesson3 Reducing Food Wates(5)
Perishables can be contaminated with undetectable bacteria.
傷みやすいものは、検知できない細菌で汚染されている場合がありますからね。
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discard
verb
(不要なものと)捨てる、処分する、捨てる
/dɪˈskɑːrd/
[transitive] (formal) to get rid of something that you no longer want or need
discard somebody/something The room was littered with discarded newspapers.
He had discarded his jacket because of the heat.
(figurative) She could now discard all thought of promotion.
discard somebody/something as something 10 per cent of the data was discarded as unreliable.
実践ビジネス英語 Lesson3 Reducing Food Wates(5)
Such food items should be discarded when the "use by" date has passed.
そのような食品は「使用期限」が過ぎたら捨てるべきです。
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harbor
verb
宿す
/ˈhɑːrbər/
harbour something to contain something and allow it to develop
Your dishcloth can harbour many germs.
These woodlands once harboured a colony of red deer.
The Fife coast harbours many insects which are rare elsewhere in Britain.
実践ビジネス英語 Lesson3 Reducing Food Wates(5)
They can harbor pathogens that can grow even when the products are refrigerated or frozen.
それらの食品には、冷蔵・冷凍中にも増殖しかねない病原菌が隠れているおそれがあるのです。
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pathogen
noun
病原体
/ˈpæθədʒən/
a thing that causes disease
the spread of pathogens by insects
実践ビジネス英語 Lesson3 Reducing Food Wates(5)
They can harbor pathogens that can grow even when the products are refrigerated or frozen.
それらの食品には、冷蔵・冷凍中にも増殖しかねない病原菌が隠れているおそれがあるのです。
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lofty
adjective
高尚な、高遠な、高慢な、非常に高い、そびえ立つ
/ˈlɔːfti/
[usually before noun] (approving) (of a thought, an aim, etc.) deserving praise because of its high moral quality
lofty ambitions/ideals/principles
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humble
adjective
謙遜(けんそん)な、控えめな、地味な
/ˈhʌmbl/
showing you do not think that you are as important as other people
Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.
my humble tribute to this great man
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gratify
verb
満足させる
/ˈɡrætɪfaɪ/
to please or satisfy somebody
it gratifies somebody to do something It gratified him to think that it was all his work.
gratify somebody I was gratified by their invitation.
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gleam
verb
かすかに光る、きらりと光る
/ɡliːm/
[intransitive] to shine with a pale clear light
The moonlight gleamed on the water.
Her eyes gleamed in the dark.
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by design
目的をもって、計画的に、故意に
according to somebody's plan or intention
New technologies are producing, whether by design or by accident, new ways to succeed.
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