bumper

バンパー

車の前後についていて、衝突による損傷を抑える丈夫な部品。

やさしい英語で： A strong part across the front or back of a vehicle that helps reduce damage in a crash.

• The bumper has a dent.
• Someone hit our rear bumper yesterday.
• Both bumpers need replacing after the crash.

よく使う表現： front bumper, rear bumper, bumper damage

緩衝材、バンパー

衝撃を和らげたり、物同士が触れて傷つくのを防いだりする取り付け部品。

やさしい英語で： A piece fitted to something to soften a hit or prevent damage when things touch.

• Fit a bumper behind the door.
• Rubber bumpers protect the wall from the trolley.
• The machine’s bumper softened the impact.

類義語： buffer

よく使う表現： rubber bumper, protective bumper, door bumper

大豊作

普通より非常に大きいものや豊富なもの。特に大量に取れた収穫。

やさしい英語で： Something unusually large or plentiful, especially a crop or harvest.

• This harvest is a bumper.
• Last year’s crop was a real bumper.
• Farmers expect another bumper after the wet spring.

類義語： bonanza

よく使う表現： a real bumper, another bumper

豊作の、例年を上回る

普通よりずっと大きい、豊富な、または成功している。

やさしい英語で： Much larger, more plentiful, or more successful than usual.

• We had a bumper harvest.
• The shop enjoyed a bumper year of sales.
• This bumper edition contains fifty extra puzzles.

類義語： abundant, exceptional

よく使う表現： bumper crop, bumper year, bumper harvest, bumper edition