crease

折り目、しわ

紙や布、皮膚が折れたり押し合わされたりしてできる線。

やさしい英語で： A line left where paper, cloth, or skin has been folded or pressed together.

• There is a crease in my shirt.
• Iron the trousers to remove the creases.
• A deep crease appeared between his eyebrows.

使い方： crease in something (There is a crease in the corner of the photograph.)

類義語： fold, wrinkle

よく使う表現： a deep crease, crease in something, trouser crease

クリース

クリケットで選手の立つ位置や投球位置を示す白線。

やさしい英語で： A white line on a cricket field marking where players stand or bowl.

• The batter stood behind the crease.
• His foot crossed the crease as he bowled.
• She reached the crease before the ball hit the stumps.

よく使う表現： popping crease, bowling crease, return crease

しわにする、折り目をつける

紙や布を折ったり押したりして、折り目やしわをつける。

やさしい英語で： To make lines in paper or cloth by folding, pressing, or crushing it.

• Don’t crease the paper.
• My shirt creased in the suitcase.
• Sitting down had creased his trousers.

使い方： crease something (Fold and crease the paper along the dotted line.)

類義語： wrinkle, crumple

反対語： smooth

よく使う表現： crease the paper, crease a shirt, crease easily

大笑いする

こらえきれないほど激しく笑う。

やさしい英語で： To laugh very hard.

• That joke made me crease up.
• We were creasing with laughter at her story.
• He creased every time the dog made that noise.

使い方： crease up (We creased up when we heard his answer.)

類義語： laugh, crack up

よく使う表現： crease up, crease with laughter

かすめる

皮膚をかすめて、浅い傷をつける。

やさしい英語で： To slightly cut or injure the skin by passing close to it.

• The shot creased his arm.
• A bullet creased her shoulder but missed the bone.
• He survived with only a creased cheek.

使い方： crease something (A bullet creased his cheek.)

類義語： graze, scratch

よく使う表現： crease someone’s shoulder, crease someone’s arm