comb

くし

髪を整えるための、細い歯が一列に並んだ小さな道具。

やさしい英語で： A small tool with a row of teeth, used to make hair neat.

• I need a comb for my hair.
• She keeps two combs beside the mirror.
• Did you put my comb in your pocket?

よく使う表現： hair comb, plastic comb, comb teeth

とさか

ニワトリなどの頭の上にある、赤いことが多い柔らかな突起。

やさしい英語で： The soft, often red part growing on top of the head of certain birds, especially chickens.

• The rooster has a red comb.
• This breed has a small comb on its head.
• The farmer checked the hens’ combs for signs of illness.

類義語： crest

よく使う表現： red comb, rooster comb, comb shape

とかす

くしを使って髪や動物の毛を整える。

やさしい英語で： To make hair or fur neat using a tool with a row of teeth.

• I comb my hair every morning.
• She washed and combed the dog’s fur.
• Can you comb these tangles out of my hair?

使い方： comb something out of something (She combed the knots out of his hair.)

よく使う表現： comb your hair, comb a beard, comb out tangles

くまなく探す、丹念に調べる

何かを見つけるため、場所や資料を隅々まで注意深く調べる。

やさしい英語で： To search a place or examine material very carefully to find something.

• Police combed the beach.
• She combed through the records for his name.
• Volunteers are combing the hills for the missing child.

使い方： comb something for someone/something (They combed the forest for the lost dog.); comb through something (I combed through the files for the receipt.)

類義語： search, scour

よく使う表現： comb an area, comb through something, comb for something, comb a field