fleece

フリース

表面が厚く少しふわふわした、柔らかく暖かい布。

やさしい英語で： A soft, warm cloth with a thick, slightly fluffy surface.

• This blanket is made of fleece.
• She wore a warm fleece jacket.
• The gloves have a soft fleece lining.

よく使う表現： fleece jacket, fleece blanket, fleece lining

羊毛、刈り取った羊毛

羊などの体を覆う厚い毛、または刈り取ったその毛。

やさしい英語で： The thick wool covering a sheep or similar animal, or that wool after it is cut off.

• The sheep has a thick fleece.
• The farmer washed the fleece after shearing.
• They sold several fleeces at the market.

類義語： wool

よく使う表現： sheep's fleece, thick fleece, white fleece

金をだまし取る、ぼったくる

人をだまして金を取る、または法外に高い代金を払わせること。

やさしい英語で： To trick someone into giving you money, or charge them far too much.

• That taxi driver tried to fleece us.
• The fake charity fleeced people out of thousands of pounds.
• Tourists are often fleeced by dishonest sellers.

使い方： fleece someone out of something (The caller fleeced him out of his savings.)

類義語： rip off, swindle, cheat

よく使う表現： fleece someone, fleece tourists

毛を刈る

羊などの動物の毛を刈り取ること。

やさしい英語で： To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.

• They fleece the sheep in spring.
• The farmer fleeced the whole flock in two days.
• These animals have not been fleeced yet.

類義語： shear

よく使う表現： fleece a sheep, fleece the flock