attention

注意、注目

人や物に意識を向け、よく見たり聞いたり考えたりすること。

やさしい英語で： The act of looking, listening, or thinking carefully about someone or something.

• Please pay attention.
• The noise caught my attention.
• He gave the teacher his full attention.

使い方： pay attention to someone/something (Please pay attention to the instructions.); draw/attract someone’s attention to something (She drew my attention to a small mistake.)

類義語： focus, concentration

反対語： inattention

よく使う表現： pay attention, attention to something, attract attention

気をつけ

兵士が足をそろえ、腕を体の横に伸ばしてまっすぐ立つ姿勢。

やさしい英語で： A straight standing position with feet together and arms at the sides, used by soldiers.

• The guard stood at attention.
• The soldiers came to attention at the command.
• She remained at attention until the officer had passed.

使い方： stand at attention (The soldiers stood at attention.); come to attention (The guards came to attention when the officer arrived.)

よく使う表現： stand at attention, come to attention, at attention