collar

襟

シャツやコートなどの、首の周りを囲む部分。

やさしい英語で： The part of a shirt, coat, or similar piece of clothing that goes around your neck.

• His shirt has a white collar.
• She turned up her collar against the wind.
• Iron the collars before hanging the shirts.

よく使う表現： shirt collar, turn up something’s collar, stiff collar

首輪

動物の首に付ける帯。引き綱や名前札などを取り付ける。

やさしい英語で： A band around an animal’s neck, often used to attach a lead or an identification tag.

• The dog wears a red collar.
• Her cat’s collar has a name tag.
• Check that the collar is not too tight.

よく使う表現： dog collar, leather collar, collar and leash

カラー、環

物の周りにはめて、固定したり保護したり支えたりする輪。

やさしい英語で： A ring that fits around an object to hold, protect, or support it.

• A metal collar holds the pipe in place.
• Fit the collar around the shaft.
• The nylon collars protect the bolts.

類義語： ring, band

よく使う表現： shaft collar, metal collar, collar around something

首輪を付ける

動物や人の首に帯状のものを付ける。

やさしい英語で： To put a band around an animal’s or person’s neck.

• Collar the dog before taking it outside.
• Researchers collared the wolves to track their movements.
• The rescued cats were collared and photographed.

よく使う表現： collar a dog, collar an animal

逮捕する、捕まえる

人を捕まえ、警察の管理下に置く。

やさしい英語で： To catch someone and take them into police custody.

• Police collared the thief.
• The suspect was collared outside the station.
• An officer collared him before he could escape.

類義語： arrest, catch

反対語： release

よく使う表現： collar a thief, collar a suspect

呼び止める

人を呼び止め、自分の話を聞かせたり会話に付き合わせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To stop someone and make them listen or talk to you.

• She collared me for a chat.
• I collared the manager about my missing pay.
• He was collared by a neighbor on his way out.

使い方： collar someone about something (I collared her about the new schedule.); collar someone for a chat (He collared me for a chat after work.)

類義語： buttonhole

よく使う表現： collar someone about something, collar someone for something