cloud

雲

小さな水滴が集まって空に浮かぶ白や灰色の塊。雨を降らせることもある。

やさしい英語で： A white or grey mass of tiny water drops floating in the sky, sometimes bringing rain.

• A cloud covered the sun.
• Dark clouds gathered above the hills.
• Will those clouds bring rain?

よく使う表現： dark cloud, rain cloud, cloud cover, white cloud

雲、塊

煙やほこりなどが集まって広がる大きな塊。

やさしい英語で： A large spreading mass of something, such as smoke or dust.

• A cloud of smoke filled the room.
• Clouds of dust rose behind the trucks.
• The kettle released a small cloud of steam.

使い方： a cloud of something (The car disappeared in a cloud of dust.)

類義語： mass

よく使う表現： cloud of dust, cloud of smoke, cloud of steam

群れ、大群

虫、動物、人が密集して動いている大きな集団。

やさしい英語で： A large group of insects, animals, or people moving closely together.

• A cloud of flies hovered nearby.
• Clouds of locusts swept across the fields.
• A cloud of birds rose from the trees.

使い方： a cloud of something (A cloud of mosquitoes followed us.)

類義語： swarm, mass

よく使う表現： cloud of insects, cloud of flies, cloud of birds

曇らせる、分かりにくくする

物事を理解しにくくしたり、はっきり判断できなくしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make something harder to understand or judge clearly.

• Extra details can cloud the issue.
• Anger clouded his judgment.
• Do these rumours cloud our understanding of what happened?

類義語： obscure, confuse

反対語： clarify

よく使う表現： cloud the issue, cloud someone's judgment, cloud someone's memory, cloud the debate

曇る

暗くなったり、曇って向こうが見えにくくなったりする。

やさしい英語で： To become dark, misty, or difficult to see through.

• The sky began to cloud.
• The windows clouded with moisture.
• It clouded over just before lunch.

使い方： cloud over (The sky started to cloud over.)

類義語： darken, mist over

反対語： clear

よく使う表現： cloud over, begin to cloud, cloud with mist

覆う、曇らせる

雲やそれに似た塊で何かを覆ったり隠したりする。

やさしい英語で： To cover or hide something with clouds or a similar mass.

• Smoke clouded the sky.
• The hilltops were clouded with mist.
• Steam clouded our view of the platform.

使い方： be clouded with something (The valley was clouded with mist.)

類義語： cover, obscure, hide

反対語： reveal

よく使う表現： cloud the sky, cloud the view, cloud with smoke