bush

低木

木のように硬い枝が多く、普通の木より低く育つ植物。

やさしい英語で： A plant with many woody branches that grows lower than most trees.

• A bird hid in the bush.
• We planted three bushes beside the fence.
• The rose bush needs more water.

類義語： shrub

よく使う表現： rose bush, berry bush, bush in something, flowering bush

切り枝

支えなどに使うために切った、木質の植物や葉の付いた枝。

やさしい英語で： A cut woody plant or leafy branch used for support or other purposes.

• He pushed a bush into the soil.
• The peas climbed the cut bushes.
• We collected bushes to support the vines.

類義語： branch

よく使う表現： pea bush, bush for peas

枝で支える

成長する植物を、切った枝で支える。

やさしい英語で： To support growing plants with cut branches.

• We bush the peas in spring.
• He bushed the beans with dry branches.
• These climbing plants need bushing soon.

よく使う表現： bush peas, bush the beans

枝で土をならす

枝を地面に引きずって、種に土をかぶせたり地面を平らにしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To drag branches over soil to cover seeds or smooth the ground.

• They bush the field after sowing.
• The farmer bushed the seeds into the ground.
• This land was bushed with heavy branches.

よく使う表現： bush the land, bush seeds in

奥地へ

特にオーストラリアで、町から離れた自然のままの土地へ。

やさしい英語で： Towards the wild countryside, away from towns, especially in Australia.

• The chicks head bush alone.
• After breakfast, we went bush.
• They headed bush to escape the busy town.

よく使う表現： head bush, go bush

素人くさい

特にスポーツで、技術が未熟だったりプロらしさに欠けたりする。

やさしい英語で： Showing little skill or failing to meet professional standards, especially in sport.

• That was a bush move.
• The team looked bush against stronger opponents.
• Fans complained about his bush league tactics.

類義語： amateurish, unprofessional

反対語： professional

よく使う表現： bush league, bush tactics, bush behavior