cosy

居心地のよい、暖かく快適な

暖かく快適で、そこで過ごすのが心地よい。

やさしい英語で： Warm, comfortable, and pleasant to spend time in.

• This room is cosy.
• We felt cosy under the thick blankets.
• They found a cosy café near the station.

類義語： comfortable, snug

反対語： uncomfortable

よく使う表現： cosy room, cosy bed, cosy little cottage

ティーコージー、保温カバー

ティーポットや卵などを温かく保つ、厚手や編み物の覆い。

やさしい英語で： A thick or knitted cover that keeps a teapot, egg, or similar object warm.

• Put the cosy over the teapot.
• She knitted two tea cosies for her friends.
• This woollen cosy keeps the eggs warm.

よく使う表現： tea cosy, egg cosy, knitted cosy

取り入る、すり寄る

相手から何かを得るために、親しくなろうとする。

やさしい英語で： To become friendly with someone, often because you want something from them.

• Don’t cosy up to the boss.
• She was cosying up to people with political influence.
• They cosied up to their wealthy neighbours.

使い方： cosy up to someone (He tried to cosy up to the manager to get better shifts.)

類義語： suck up, get friendly

よく使う表現： cosy up to someone, cosy up