drake

雄のアヒル、雄のカモ

カモやアヒルの雄。

やさしい英語で： A male duck.

• A drake swam across the pond.
• The drakes had bright green heads.
• We watched a drake following a female duck.

類義語： male duck

よく使う表現： mallard drake, drake and duck, young drake

竜、ドラゴン

大きなトカゲに似た想像上の生き物。翼を持ち、火を吐くことが多い。

やさしい英語で： An imaginary large creature like a lizard, often with wings and the ability to breathe fire.

• A drake guarded the cave.
• The knight raised his sword against the drake.
• Two winged drakes circled above the mountain.

類義語： dragon

よく使う表現： fire drake, winged drake, slay a drake

バイキング船、軍用ガレー船

船首がとがった昔の軍船。特にバイキングが使ったもの。

やさしい英語で： An old warship with a pointed front, especially one used by Vikings.

• The drake approached the shore.
• Warriors climbed aboard the drake before dawn.
• Three drakes sailed along the rocky coast.

類義語： warship, galley

よく使う表現： viking drake, aboard a drake, war drake

火球、流星

宇宙から来て、空を横切るときに炎のように明るく光る物体。

やさしい英語で： A bright object from space that appears like fire as it moves across the sky.

• A fiery drake crossed the sky.
• The villagers feared the blazing drake was an omen.
• An old account describes drakes lighting the night sky.

類義語： meteor, fireball

よく使う表現： fiery drake, blazing drake