barrow

手押し車

物を運ぶために、人が手で押したり引いたりする小さな車。

やさしい英語で： A small vehicle that you push or pull by hand to carry things.

• He pushed the barrow across the garden.
• She sold apples from a barrow.
• The workers loaded two barrows with soil.

類義語： handcart, cart

よく使う表現： push a barrow, market barrow, loaded barrow

古墳、墳丘

古い墓や墓の集まりの上に、土や石を積んで造った丘。

やさしい英語で： A pile of earth and stones built over an ancient grave or group of graves.

• An ancient barrow stood in the field.
• Archaeologists found bones beneath the barrow.
• These barrows were built thousands of years ago.

類義語： burial mound, tumulus

よく使う表現： burial barrow, ancient barrow, round barrow

丘

地面が小さく盛り上がった場所。

やさしい英語で： A small hill.

• A grassy barrow rose above the village.
• They climbed the barrow before sunset.
• She could see two barrows across the valley.

類義語： hill

よく使う表現： grassy barrow, high barrow

塩の水切り籠

塩の水分を切るために使う、細い枝を編んだ籠。

やさしい英語で： A basket made from woven sticks, used to let water drain out of salt.

• The wet salt was placed in a barrow.
• Water drained through the sides of the barrow.
• The salt makers filled several barrows that morning.

よく使う表現： salt barrow, wicker barrow