bulk

大部分

物事の最も大きな部分、または主要な部分。

やさしい英語で： The largest or main part of something.

• The bulk of the work is finished.
• She paid the bulk of the cost.
• Where does the bulk of your income come from?

使い方： the bulk of something (The bulk of our money goes on rent.)

類義語： majority, main part

反対語： minority

よく使う表現： the bulk of, bulk of something

大量購入

まとめて売買される大量の商品。

やさしい英語で： Large amounts of goods bought or sold together.

• We buy soap in bulk.
• Ordering in bulk reduced the price.
• Do you sell these pens in bulk?

使い方： in bulk (We buy paper in bulk to save money.)

よく使う表現： buy in bulk, sell in bulk, bulk purchase

大きさ、かさ

特に大きな物についていう、かさや量。

やさしい英語で： The size or amount of something, especially when it is large.

• The coat adds too much bulk.
• His huge bulk filled the doorway.
• The sofa was difficult to move because of its bulk.

類義語： size, mass

よく使う表現： sheer bulk, extra bulk, bulk of something, reduce bulk

ばら売り

一個ずつ、または一食分ずつ包装せずに売る商品。

やさしい英語で： Goods sold loose, without a separate package for each item or portion.

• These nuts are sold in bulk.
• We buy rice in bulk and bring our own containers.
• Bulk foods let customers choose exactly how much they need.

使い方： in bulk (The shop sells rice in bulk from large containers.)

よく使う表現： sold in bulk, bulk food, bulk goods

積み荷

荷物として、ある場所から別の場所へ運ぶ商品。

やさしい英語で： Goods carried from one place to another as a load.

• The ship carried a bulk of goods.
• Workers moved the bulk into the warehouse.
• Each bulk was weighed before loading.

類義語： cargo, freight, load

よく使う表現： a bulk, bulk of goods

大量の

商品の量や、全体の大きさ・重さが大きいこと。

やさしい英語で： Involving goods in large amounts or with a large total size or weight.

• We received a bulk order.
• The company ships bulk cargo overseas.
• Bulk purchases can reduce costs.

よく使う表現： bulk order, bulk cargo, bulk shipment, bulk purchase

全体の

小さく分ける前の、全量をひとまとめにした状態に関する。

やさしい英語で： Involving the whole amount together, before it is divided into smaller parts.

• Bulk fermentation takes two hours.
• Keep the dough warm during bulk fermentation.
• The baker divided the dough after its bulk rise.

類義語： whole, total

よく使う表現： bulk fermentation, bulk stage

大きくなる、かさを増やす

大きくなる、または材料を加えて物のかさを増やすこと。

やさしい英語で： To become bigger, or make something bigger by adding more material.

• He wants to bulk up.
• She bulked the stew out with potatoes.
• Regular training helped him bulk up over the winter.

使い方： bulk up (He started lifting weights to bulk up.); bulk something out with something (You can bulk the soup out with beans.)

類義語： expand, enlarge

反対語： shrink

よく使う表現： bulk up, bulk something out