drag

引きずる

地面に触れたままの物を、力をかけて引いて動かす。

やさしい英語で： If you pull something along the ground with effort, you move it this way.

• Drag the bag over here.
• They dragged the fallen branch off the road.
• Her long skirt was dragging along the ground.

使い方： drag something across/along something (We dragged the box across the floor.)

類義語： pull, haul

よく使う表現： drag something along, drag something across, drag a chair

ぐずぐずする、渋る

気が進まないなどの理由で、動きや行動を遅くする。

やさしい英語で： If you move or act this way, you do it slowly, often because you do not want to.

• Please stop dragging your feet.
• They dragged their heels over signing the agreement.
• Why is the company dragging its feet on this decision?

使い方： drag one's feet over something (The council is dragging its feet over the repairs.)

類義語： delay, stall

反対語： hurry

よく使う表現： drag your feet, drag your heels

無理に連れていく

行きたがらない人を、ある場所へ無理に連れていく。

やさしい英語で： If you take someone somewhere this way, they go even though they do not want to.

• Do not drag me along.
• He dragged his brother to the dentist.
• She always drags us around the shops.

使い方： drag someone to something (My sister dragged me to a party.)

類義語： haul

よく使う表現： drag someone along, drag someone home, drag someone away

ドラッグする

マウスのボタンを押したまま、または指を離さずに画面上のものを動かす。

やさしい英語で： Move something on a screen by holding a mouse button or keeping your finger on it.

• Drag the icon here.
• I dragged the file to the desktop.
• You can drag and drop pictures into your message.

使い方： drag something into/to something (Drag the photo into the folder.)

類義語： move

よく使う表現： drag a file, drag and drop, drag something into

重い足を引きずって行く

疲れや病気のため、ひどく苦労してある場所へ行く。

やさしい英語で： If you move yourself somewhere this way, it takes great effort because you are tired or ill.

• I dragged myself upstairs.
• She dragged herself to work despite her headache.
• After the race, we could barely drag ourselves home.

使い方： drag oneself out of something (I dragged myself out of bed at six.)

よく使う表現： drag yourself home, drag yourself out, drag yourself upstairs

落ち込ませる

人を悲しい気持ちにさせたり、希望を失わせたりする。

やさしい英語で： If something affects you this way, it makes you feel unhappy or less hopeful.

• Do not let this drag you down.
• All the bad news is dragging him down.
• Her worries about money dragged her down for months.

使い方： drag someone down (Constant criticism dragged her down.)

類義語： depress, discourage

反対語： cheer

よく使う表現： drag someone down, drag you down

退屈なこと、面倒なこと

するのも経験するのも楽しくない、退屈で面倒なこと。

やさしい英語で： Something boring or unpleasant that you do not enjoy doing or experiencing.

• Homework is a drag tonight.
• Waiting for the bus was a real drag.
• It’s such a drag having to work every weekend.

類義語： bore, nuisance, chore

よく使う表現： a real drag, such a drag, a total drag

一服、ひと吸い

たばこなどの煙を、口や肺に一回吸い込むこと。

やさしい英語で： An act of breathing smoke into your mouth or lungs from a cigarette or similar object.

• He took a long drag.
• She exhaled slowly after each drag on the cigarette.
• He took one last drag before putting it out.

使い方： drag on something (He took a drag on his cigarette.); drag from something (She took a final drag from her cigarette.)

類義語： puff

よく使う表現： take a drag, a long drag, one last drag