fill in

記入する

用紙や書類の空欄に、求められた情報を書き込む。

やさしい英語で： To write the requested information in the empty spaces of a form or document.

• Please fill in your name.
• He filled in the application yesterday.
• Have you filled it in yet?

使い方： fill something in (Please fill this form in before your appointment.)

類義語： complete, fill out

よく使う表現： fill in a form, fill in your details

事情を説明する、知らせる

必要な情報や、聞き逃したことを相手に伝える。

やさしい英語で： To tell someone the information they need or have missed.

• Can you fill me in?
• She filled us in on the latest news.
• I will fill you in when you arrive.

使い方： fill someone in on something (Can you fill me in on the meeting?)

類義語： inform, update, brief

よく使う表現： fill in someone, fill in a colleague

代わりを務める、代役をする

誰かが不在の間、短い期間その人の仕事を代わりにする。

やさしい英語で： To do another person’s job for a short time while they are away.

• Can you fill in tomorrow?
• I filled in for Sam while he was ill.
• She is filling in as manager this week.

使い方： fill in for someone (Nina is filling in for the receptionist.); fill in as something (He filled in as goalkeeper.)

類義語： stand in, substitute, cover

よく使う表現： fill in for someone, fill in today

埋める

穴や空いた場所に材料を入れ、ふさいだり覆ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To put material into a hole or empty area until it is closed or covered.

• Please fill in the hole.
• Workers filled in the trench after repairing the pipe.
• They are filling it in with sand.

使い方： fill something in with something (They filled the hole in with soil.)

類義語： fill, plug

反対語： dig out

よく使う表現： fill in something, fill in a hole

殴りつける

誰かを何度も殴って傷つける。

やさしい英語で： To hit someone several times and hurt them.

• They threatened to fill him in.
• He got filled in outside the pub.
• The bullies filled the boy in after school.

使い方： fill someone in (The gang threatened to fill him in.)

類義語： beat up, assault

よく使う表現： fill in someone, fill in that bloke