dash

ダッシュ

文章で、語や文の一部、数字を区切るために使う横線。

やさしい英語で： A horizontal line used in writing to separate words, parts of sentences, or numbers.

• Put a dash before the last phrase.
• She used two dashes to mark a break in the sentence.
• Is that a dash or a hyphen?

よく使う表現： em dash, en dash, insert a dash

短距離走、ダッシュ

短い距離を速く走ること。また、その速さを競う競走。

やさしい英語で： A short, fast run, sometimes as a race.

• We made a dash for the door.
• She won the hundred metre dash.
• His sudden dash across the road startled the drivers.

使い方： a dash for something (We made a dash for the bus.); a dash to something (It was a short dash to the shelter.)

類義語： sprint, rush

よく使う表現： make a dash, hundred metre dash, dash for freedom

少量、ひと振り

食べ物や飲み物に加える、ごくわずかな量。

やさしい英語で： A very small amount of something added to food or drink.

• Add a dash of salt.
• I like a dash of milk in my tea.
• She stirred a few dashes of hot sauce into the soup.

使い方： a dash of something (Add a dash of lemon juice to the sauce.)

類義語： drop, splash, touch

よく使う表現： dash of salt, dash of milk, dash of pepper

ダッシュボード

運転者の前にあり、車の操作装置や計器が付いている部分。

やさしい英語で： The panel in front of a driver that holds the car’s controls and displays.

• My keys are on the dash.
• A warning light appeared on the dash.
• He wiped dust from the car’s dash.

類義語： dashboard, instrument panel

よく使う表現： car dash, on the dash, dash lights

わずかな要素、少し

ほかの性質に混じっている、ある性質のわずかな部分。

やさしい英語で： A small amount of a particular quality mixed with other qualities.

• Her speech had a dash of humour.
• The scarf adds a dash of colour.
• He brings a dash of charm to every meeting.

使い方： a dash of something (The story combines adventure with a dash of romance.)

類義語： touch, hint, trace

よく使う表現： dash of humour, dash of charm, dash of colour

威勢、活気

人の目を引いたり感心させたりする、自信に満ちた勢いと活気。

やさしい英語で： Lively, confident energy that attracts attention or admiration.

• The young officer was full of dash.
• She rode with dash and confidence.
• His youthful dash impressed the guests.

類義語： flair, spirit, verve, panache

よく使う表現： full of dash, youthful dash, dash and spirit

駆ける、突進する

普通は短い距離を、素早く走ったり移動したりする。

やさしい英語で： To run or move quickly, usually over a short distance.

• She dashed to the door.
• We dashed across the street before the lights changed.
• The children are dashing around the garden.

使い方： dash to/into/out of somewhere (She dashed into the kitchen to answer the phone.); dash across something (He dashed across the road to catch the bus.)

類義語： rush, sprint, race

よく使う表現： dash across something, dash to something, dash off, dash past someone

打ち砕く、くじく

人の希望や計画、成功の見込みを打ち砕く。

やさしい英語で： To destroy someone’s hopes, plans, or chances of success.

• The news dashed our hopes.
• Rain dashed their plans for a picnic.
• His dreams of playing professionally were dashed by injury.

使い方： dash someone’s hopes of doing something (The injury dashed her hopes of winning the race.)

類義語： ruin, destroy, shatter

よく使う表現： dash someone’s hopes, dash someone’s dreams, dash someone’s expectations