beach

砂浜、海辺

海や湖の岸にある、砂や小石で覆われた場所。

やさしい英語で： An area of sand or small stones beside the sea or a lake.

• We walked along the beach.
• The children built castles on the sandy beach.
• Are there any quiet beaches near your hotel?

類義語： shore, seashore

よく使う表現： sandy beach, on the beach, go to the beach

座礁する、岸に引き上げる

岸に乗り上げて動けなくなる、または船をわざと岸に引き上げること。

やさしい英語で： To move onto a shore and become stuck there, or deliberately bring a boat onto it.

• We beached the boat before sunset.
• A whale had beached itself near the harbor.
• The damaged ship beached during the storm.

使い方： beach something (They beached the boat on a sandy shore.)

類義語： run aground, strand

よく使う表現： beach a boat, beach itself