eat out

外食する

レストランや喫茶店などで食事をする。

やさしい英語で： To have a meal in a restaurant or café.

• We eat out every Friday.
• They ate out last night.
• Would you like to eat out tonight?

使い方： eat out at somewhere (We ate out at a small Italian restaurant.)

類義語： dine out

反対語： eat in

よく使う表現： eat out tonight, eat out together, eat out at restaurants

屋外で食べる

建物の中ではなく、外で食べる。

やさしい英語で： To eat food outside, rather than inside a building.

• We ate out in the garden.
• Let’s eat out on the patio today.
• It was warm enough to eat out on the lawn.

使い方： eat out on/in somewhere (We ate out on the terrace.)

類義語： eat outdoors

反対語： eat indoors

よく使う表現： eat out on something, eat out here

侵食する、食い荒らす

かじることや化学作用などで、物質を少しずつ削り取る。

やさしい英語で： To gradually remove material by biting, chemical action, or another slow process.

• Acid ate out a hole in the pipe.
• Insects had eaten out the soft wood.
• Rust slowly eats out the metal around the joint.

使い方： eat out something (The acid ate out a hole in the metal.)

類義語： erode, corrode, hollow out

よく使う表現： eat out a hole, eat out the wood

叱りつける

悪いことをした人を、怒って強く叱る。

やさしい英語で： To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.

• The boss ate him out.
• She ate me out for losing the keys.
• Will the officer eat us out for this mistake?

使い方： eat someone out (The boss ate me out for being late.)

類義語： tell off, chew out, scold

よく使う表現： eat someone out, eat out someone