batter

殴りつける、打ち付ける

人や物を何度も強くたたく。

やさしい英語で： To hit someone or something hard many times.

• Waves battered the boat.
• They tried to batter the door down.
• Heavy rain had battered the roof all night.

使い方： batter someone/something (The storm battered the island.); batter something down (They battered the gate down.)

類義語： beat, pound, pummel

よく使う表現： batter someone, batter a door, batter the coast

大勝する、圧倒する

相手に大きな差をつけて勝つ。

やさしい英語で： To beat an opponent by a very large amount.

• We battered them yesterday.
• The home team battered their opponents by six goals.
• Can they batter the champions again this season?

使い方： batter someone (Our team battered the visitors.)

類義語： thrash, crush, trounce

よく使う表現： batter a team, batter an opponent

酔わせる

人をひどく酔った状態にする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone very drunk.

• That strong cocktail will batter you.
• Two drinks like that could batter anyone.
• The cheap spirits had battered him before midnight.

使い方： batter someone (That whisky could batter you.)

類義語： intoxicate, get drunk

反対語： sober up

よく使う表現： batter someone, batter you quickly

打者、バッター

バットで球を打つ順番になった選手。

やさしい英語で： A player whose turn it is to hit the ball with a bat.

• The batter hit the ball.
• The next batter walked onto the field.
• Our best batter scored fifty runs.

類義語： hitter, batsman

よく使う表現： first batter, next batter, left-handed batter

衣、生地

ケーキやパンケーキの生地、または揚げ物の衣にする、粉と液体の混合物。

やさしい英語で： A mixture of flour and liquid used to make cakes or pancakes, or to cover food before frying.

• Pour the batter into the pan.
• She dipped the fish in batter before frying it.
• Is the pancake batter too thick?

よく使う表現： pancake batter, cake batter, batter mixture

深酒、飲み騒ぎ

しばらくの間、酒を飲みすぎること。

やさしい英語で： A period of drinking far too much alcohol.

• He went on a batter.
• After a three-day batter, she felt terrible.
• His weekend batter ended with a painful hangover.

使い方： go on a batter (He went on a batter after payday.)

類義語： binge, bender

よく使う表現： on a batter, weekend batter