die

死ぬ、亡くなる

命が終わること。

やさしい英語で： To stop being alive.

• Our old dog died yesterday.
• Many people died in the earthquake.
• She died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family.

使い方： die of/from something (Her grandfather died of cancer.); die in something (Two passengers died in the crash.)

類義語： pass away, perish

反対語： live

よく使う表現： die of something, die in something, die peacefully

死ぬ

病気など、ある原因によって命を失うこと。

やさしい英語で： Someone stops living because of an illness or another cause.

• He died of a serious illness.
• Many people died of hunger that winter.
• Can a person die of loneliness?

使い方： die of something (Her grandfather died of pneumonia.)

類義語： pass away, perish

反対語： live

よく使う表現： die of cancer, die of hunger, die from injuries, die from poisoning

故障する、動かなくなる

機械や装置が突然動かなくなること。

やさしい英語で： A machine or device suddenly stops working.

• My phone died during the call.
• The engine dies whenever we stop.
• Our old computer finally died yesterday.

類義語： break down, fail

よく使う表現： engine die, battery die, die suddenly

消える、消滅する

存在しなくなったり、活動が終わったりすること。

やさしい英語で： Something stops existing or being active.

• Their hopes died when funding stopped.
• The custom died out long ago.
• Public interest in the project is dying.

使い方： die out (The old tradition slowly died out.); die with someone/something (Their hopes died with the project.)

類義語： disappear, fade away, end

よく使う表現： die away, die out

切望する、渇望する

何かを手に入れたり、したりしたくてたまらないこと。

やさしい英語で： You want something very much.

• I'm dying for a cup of tea.
• He's dying to meet your sister.
• Are you dying to hear the news?

使い方： be dying for something (I'm dying for a cold drink.); be dying to do something (She's dying to see the new film.)

類義語： long, yearn

よく使う表現： die for something, die to know

さいころ

面に数字があり、投げてゲームの進め方を決める小さな物。

やさしい英語で： A small object with numbers on its sides, thrown to decide moves in a game.

• Roll the die to start.
• The die landed on six.
• We need two dice for this game.

よく使う表現： roll a die, six-sided die, throw a die

金型、ダイス

材料を切ったり押したりして、決まった形にする硬い道具。

やさしい英語で： A hard tool that cuts or presses material into a particular shape.

• The die shapes the hot metal.
• Workers replaced the damaged die.
• These dies produce identical plastic parts.

類義語： mold

よく使う表現： steel die, cutting die, die casting

一日に、毎日

短い医療上の指示で、毎日、または一日あたりを表す。

やさしい英語で： Each day, in shortened medical instructions.

• The prescription reads “50 mg die.”
• The doctor wrote “one tablet die.”
• In these notes, “die” means each day.

類義語： daily

よく使う表現： mg die, tablet die