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板、盤、黒板

文字を書く、食べ物を切る、ゲームをするなどに使う平らな面。

やさしい英語で： A flat surface used for activities such as writing, cutting food, or playing games.

• Put the bread on the cutting board.
• The teacher cleaned the board.
• We placed the chess pieces on the board.

使い方： on the board (The teacher wrote our names on the board.)

よく使う表現： cutting board, chess board, the game board

理事会、取締役会

組織の重要な決定をする人たちの集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of people who make important decisions for an organization.

• The board approved the budget.
• She joined the school board last year.
• How many board members attended the meeting?

使い方： on the board (She serves on the board of a local charity.); board of something (The board of directors approved the plan.)

類義語： committee, council

よく使う表現： board of directors, school board, board meeting

板、木板

建築や物作りに使う、木などでできた長く平らな部材。

やさしい英語で： A long, flat piece of wood or similar material used for building or making things.

• He nailed a board across the gap.
• The fence is made of wooden boards.
• One board in the floor is loose.

類義語： plank

よく使う表現： wooden board, floor board, nail a board

全面的に、一律に

「across the board」で、集団の全員や全てに及ぶこと。

やさしい英語で： In “across the board,” affecting everyone or everything in a group.

• Prices rose across the board.
• The new rules apply across the board.
• We saw better results across the board this year.

使い方： across the board (The company raised wages across the board.)

よく使う表現： across the board, across-the-board cuts

掲示板

他の人が読んで返事をできるように投稿する場所。ネット上に多い。

やさしい英語で： A place, often online, where people post messages for others to read and answer.

• Check the board for new messages.
• She posted a reply on the discussion board.
• The notice board lists next week’s events.

使い方： post something on a board (I posted a question on the message board.)

類義語： forum, bulletin board

よく使う表現： message board, notice board, discussion board

計画段階、設計段階

「on the drawing board」で、まだ計画や設計中で実用化されていないこと。

やさしい英語で： In “on the drawing board,” being planned or designed and not yet put into use.

• The project is still on the drawing board.
• Several new products are on the drawing board.
• The hotel never got beyond the drawing board.

使い方： on the drawing board (The new bridge is still on the drawing board.)

よく使う表現： drawing board, on the drawing board

乗る、搭乗する

飛行機や列車、船などの乗り物に乗り込むこと。

やさしい英語で： If you do this, you get onto a plane, train, ship, or other vehicle.

• We boarded the bus.
• She boarded a flight to Rome yesterday.
• Have all the passengers boarded yet?

使い方： board something (Passengers can board the train now.)

類義語： get on, embark

反対語： disembark

よく使う表現： board a plane, board a train, board the ship

搭乗を開始する、乗客を乗せる

便や乗り物について、乗客が乗り込み始められる状態になること。

やさしい英語で： If a flight or vehicle is doing this, its passengers can now get on.

• The flight is boarding now.
• Our train began boarding ten minutes ago.
• Which flight is boarding at gate six?

よく使う表現： begin to board, ready to board