eagle

ワシ

鋭い爪と曲がったくちばしを持ち、他の動物を狩る大きな鳥。

やさしい英語で： A large bird that hunts other animals and has strong claws and a curved beak.

• An eagle flew over the mountain.
• Two eagles were hunting near the lake.
• The eagle carried a fish back to its nest.

よく使う表現： bald eagle, golden eagle, eagle nest, eagle wings

イーグル

ゴルフで一つのホールを基準より２打少なく終えたスコア。

やさしい英語で： A golf score using two fewer shots than the expected number for one hole.

• She scored an eagle on the fifth hole.
• His long putt gave him an eagle.
• There were three eagles in today's round.

よく使う表現： score an eagle, eagle putt, make an eagle

イーグル金貨

かつてアメリカで使われていた、十ドルの価値がある金貨。

やさしい英語で： An old American gold coin worth ten dollars.

• The collector bought a gold eagle.
• This eagle was made in the nineteenth century.
• Several rare eagles were sold at auction.

よく使う表現： gold eagle, ten-dollar eagle, rare eagle

イーグルを取る

ゴルフで一つのホールを基準より２打少なく終える。

やさしい英語で： To finish a golf hole using two fewer shots than the expected number.

• She hopes to eagle this hole.
• He eagled the ninth with a long putt.
• Have you ever eagled a par five?

よく使う表現： eagle a hole, eagle a par five