dump

捨てる、投棄する

不要な物を処分する。無造作にどこかへ捨てることが多い。

やさしい英語で： To get rid of something unwanted, often by leaving it somewhere carelessly.

• Don't dump rubbish here.
• Someone dumped an old mattress beside the road.
• The company was fined for dumping waste in the sea.

使い方： dump something in/into something (The factory dumped chemicals into the river.)

類義語： throw away, discard

反対語： keep

よく使う表現： dump rubbish, dump waste, dump something somewhere

放り出す、無造作に置く

場所や置き方に気を配らず、物をさっと置く。

やさしい英語で： To put something down quickly without taking care over where or how you place it.

• She dumped her bag on the floor.
• He dumped a pile of clothes onto the bed.
• Don't just dump your coat there.

使い方： dump something on/onto something (He dumped his books onto the desk.)

類義語： drop, plonk

よく使う表現： dump something down, dump something on something

振る

恋人に、もう付き合いを続けたくないと伝えて別れる。

やさしい英語で： To tell your romantic partner that you no longer want a relationship with them.

• She dumped her boyfriend yesterday.
• Would you dump someone by text?
• He was upset because his girlfriend had dumped him.

類義語： break up with, leave

よく使う表現： dump someone, dump your boyfriend, dump your girlfriend

ダンピングする、投げ売りする

商品を生産費より安く売る。外国向けに行うことが多い。

やさしい英語で： To sell goods very cheaply, often abroad, for less than they cost to produce.

• The company dumped surplus goods abroad.
• Cheap steel was dumped on the local market.
• New taxes aim to stop foreign producers dumping goods below cost.

使い方： dump something on a market (They were accused of dumping steel on the foreign market.)

よく使う表現： dump cheap goods, dump surplus stock, dump imported steel

ダンプする、書き出す

主に問題を調べるため、データをファイルにコピーしたり画面に表示したりする。

やさしい英語で： To copy computer data into a file or display it, often to find a problem.

• Dump the database before updating the server.
• The tool dumped all the stored values to a text file.
• Can we dump the memory contents to investigate the error?

使い方： dump something to a file (The program dumps its memory contents to a file.)

類義語： export

よく使う表現： dump data, dump memory, dump a database

ごみ捨て場

ごみや不要になった物を捨てる場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where people leave rubbish and other things they no longer want.

• We took the old sofa to the dump.
• The dump accepts garden waste on Saturdays.
• Several trucks were waiting outside the garbage dump.

類義語： rubbish tip, landfill

よく使う表現： rubbish dump, garbage dump, local dump

ぼろ屋、汚い場所

とても汚かったり見苦しかったりして、過ごすのが不快な場所。

やさしい英語で： A place that is very dirty, unattractive, or unpleasant to spend time in.

• This hotel is a dump.
• Their old apartment was a complete dump.
• Why would anyone want to live in that dump?

類義語： hole

よく使う表現： a complete dump, a real dump, live in a dump

うんこ、排便

トイレで便を出すことを指すくだけた言い方。

やさしい英語で： An act of passing solid waste from your body when you use the toilet.

• I need to take a dump.
• He took a dump before leaving the house.
• Someone had a dump and forgot to flush.

類義語： poo, bowel movement

よく使う表現： take a dump, have a dump