channel

チャンネル

信号を伝える経路。特にテレビやラジオの放送に使うもの。

やさしい英語で： A route that carries signals, especially one used to broadcast television or radio programmes.

• Which channel is the film on?
• She switched to a news channel.
• The radio uses a separate channel for emergency calls.

類義語： station

よく使う表現： television channel, news channel, change channel, radio channel

海峡

二つの陸地を隔てている、幅の狭い海。

やさしい英語で： A narrow stretch of sea separating two areas of land.

• A narrow channel separates the two islands.
• We crossed the English Channel by ferry.
• Strong currents flow through this channel.

類義語： strait

よく使う表現： English Channel, narrow channel, cross the channel

水路、航路

浅い水域の中で、船が通れるように深くなっている通り道。

やさしい英語で： A deeper passage through shallow water that boats can use.

• The ship followed a deep channel through the reef.
• Workers dredged the channel near the harbour.
• Small boats must avoid leaving the marked channel.

類義語： passage, waterway

よく使う表現： deep channel, shipping channel, dredge a channel

河道、川床

川や小川が流れる部分の底と両側。

やさしい英語で： The bottom and sides of the space through which a river or stream flows.

• The river channel is dry in summer.
• Heavy rain widened the channel.
• Mud covered the bottom of the stream channel.

類義語： bed, riverbed

よく使う表現： river channel, stream channel, dry channel

可航水路

川の中で、船が進めるだけの深さがある部分。

やさしい英語で： The part of a river that is deep enough for boats to travel along.

• Keep the boat in the channel.
• The river’s channel is marked with buoys.
• Large barges use the deepest channel.

類義語： fairway

よく使う表現： river channel, navigable channel, main channel

導電経路

二つの点の間で電気が通れるようにつなぐ経路。

やさしい英語で： A connection through which electricity can pass between two points.

• The wet branch formed a channel for the current.
• Engineers tested the electrical channel between the two points.
• A damaged wire created an unwanted channel to the metal frame.

類義語： path, connection

よく使う表現： conductive channel, electrical channel

導く、振り向ける

水やお金、エネルギーなどを、特定の場所や目的に向けて導く。

やさしい英語で： To guide water, money, energy, or something else toward a particular place or purpose.

• The pipes channel water into the tank.
• He channelled his anger into writing.
• We need to channel more money towards research.

使い方： channel something into something (She channels her energy into sport.); channel something towards something (The charity channels funds towards local schools.); channel something through something (They channel water through a narrow pipe.)

類義語： direct, guide, funnel

よく使う表現： channel energy, channel into something, channel through something

なりきる、まねる

ほかの人の性格や人柄を持っているかのように振る舞う。

やさしい英語で： To behave as though you have another person’s character or personality.

• She channels her grandmother whenever she gives advice.
• Today I’m channelling my boldest friend.
• He channelled his old teacher’s patience during the lesson.

類義語： imitate, embody

よく使う表現： channel someone, channel your hero