exercise

運動

体を丈夫で健康に保つための活動。

やさしい英語で： Physical activity that helps keep your body strong and healthy.

• Walking is good exercise.
• She does some exercise every morning.
• These exercises will strengthen your back.

類義語： physical activity

よく使う表現： regular exercise, do exercise, physical exercise

練習、演習

何かを学んだり、技能を上達させたりするための活動や課題。

やさしい英語で： An activity or task that helps you learn or improve a skill.

• Do the next exercise in pairs.
• The teacher gave us three spelling exercises.
• This exercise will help you practise listening.

類義語： practice task

よく使う表現： grammar exercise, writing exercise, do an exercise

取り組み、活動

特定の結果を得るために行う活動。

やさしい英語で： An activity done to achieve a particular result.

• Moving the office was a costly exercise.
• The campaign became an exercise in damage control.
• The consultation felt like a pointless exercise to residents.

使い方： an exercise in something (The meeting became an exercise in avoiding difficult questions.)

類義語： undertaking, activity

よく使う表現： exercise in something, planning exercise, costly exercise

頭の体操

頭の働きを活発で健全に保つための活動。

やさしい英語で： An activity that helps keep your mind active and healthy.

• Crosswords provide useful mental exercise.
• My grandmother does memory exercises every day.
• These exercises help keep your mind active as you age.

類義語： mental activity

よく使う表現： mental exercise, brain exercise, memory exercise

行使

権利や権限、能力を実際に使うこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of using a right, power, or ability.

• The law protects the exercise of basic rights.
• Her exercise of authority was questioned.
• Voting is an important exercise of democratic freedom.

使い方： exercise of something (The constitution protects the exercise of religious freedom.)

類義語： use, application

よく使う表現： exercise of power, exercise of rights, free exercise

運動する

体を丈夫で健康に保つために、体を動かすこと。

やさしい英語で： To do physical activity to keep your body strong and healthy.

• I exercise every morning.
• We exercised together in the park yesterday.
• How often do you exercise?

類義語： work out

よく使う表現： exercise regularly, exercise at home, exercise every day

行使する、発揮する

自分の権利や権限、能力を実際に使うこと。

やさしい英語で： To use a right, power, or ability that you have.

• You can exercise your right to vote.
• The judge exercised her authority to stop the trial.
• Please exercise caution when crossing the bridge.

類義語： use, apply

よく使う表現： exercise a right, exercise control, exercise caution

鍛える、訓練する

人や動物、体の一部を動かして、強くしたり技能を高めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To make a person, animal, or body part active so that it becomes stronger or more skilled.

• This puzzle will exercise your brain.
• She exercises the horses before breakfast.
• The trainer exercised each muscle group in turn.

類義語： train

よく使う表現： exercise your muscles, exercise a horse, exercise your brain