batting

打撃、バッティング

野球やクリケットなどで、バットを使ってボールを打つこと。

やさしい英語で： The action of hitting a ball with a bat in a sport such as cricket or baseball.

• We have batting practice today.
• Her batting helped the team win.
• The coach changed the batting order.

よく使う表現： batting practice, batting average, batting order

中綿、詰め物

布団やマットレスなどの厚みや暖かさを増すために、中に入れる柔らかい素材。

やさしい英語で： Soft material placed inside quilts, mattresses, or similar things to make them thicker and warmer.

• Put batting between the two fabric layers.
• She chose wool batting for the quilt.
• The mattress contains thick cotton batting.

類義語： wadding, padding

よく使う表現： cotton batting, quilt batting, layer of batting

脱脂綿

手術に使ったり傷を覆ったりするために加工した綿。

やさしい英語で： Cotton prepared for use during medical operations or for covering wounds.

• The nurse brought sterile batting.
• The wound dressing contained a layer of batting.
• The hospital stored surgical batting in sealed packages.

類義語： surgical cotton

よく使う表現： surgical batting, sterile batting

まばたき

目を素早く繰り返し開け閉めして、まつげを動かすこと。

やさしい英語で： The repeated movement of eyelashes, quickly closing and opening the eyes.

• Her batting of eyelashes made him smile.
• His rapid batting of eyelashes suggested nervousness.
• No amount of eyelash batting changed her decision.

類義語： fluttering, blinking

よく使う表現： batting of eyelashes, eyelash batting