fly

ハエ

食べ物やごみの周りでよく見かける、空を飛ぶ小さな虫。

やさしい英語で： A small flying insect, often seen around food or waste.

• A fly landed on my bread.
• There are flies around the rubbish bin.
• She opened the window to let the fly out.

よく使う表現： house fly, dead fly, swat a fly

前開き、ファスナー部分

ズボンの前にある、通常は布で覆い、ファスナーやボタンで閉じる部分。

やさしい英語で： The opening at the front of trousers, usually covered by cloth and closed with a zip or buttons.

• Your fly is open.
• These jeans have a button fly.
• He quickly fastened his fly before leaving the bathroom.

よく使う表現： zip fly, button fly, fly is open

フライ

野球で、打たれて空中に高く上がったボール。

やさしい英語で： A baseball hit that sends the ball high into the air.

• The fielder caught the fly.
• He hit a high fly into left field.
• Two flies were caught before the inning ended.

類義語： fly ball

よく使う表現： high fly, catch a fly, pop fly

イエバエ科のハエ

イエバエや、それに似たハエが属する科の昆虫。

やさしい英語で： An insect from the family that includes houseflies and other similar flies.

• The housefly is a fly in the family Muscidae.
• Some flies in this family feed on animal blood.
• The researcher identified the fly by examining its wings.

類義語： muscid

よく使う表現： muscid fly, house fly, stable fly

飛行、飛ばすこと

何かが空を飛ぶこと。特に、たこを空に上げて飛ばすこと。

やさしい英語で： An occasion when something moves through the air, especially when you send a kite up.

• We gave the kite a fly.
• There was enough wind for a quick fly before lunch.
• After repairing the kite, she gave it another fly.

類義語： flight

よく使う表現： give a fly, a quick fly, a good fly

飛ぶ

地面に触れずに空中を移動する。

やさしい英語で： To move through the air without touching the ground.

• Birds fly over the lake.
• A butterfly flew into my room.
• Can these young birds fly yet?

類義語： soar

よく使う表現： fly away, fly overhead, fly south

飛行機で行く、操縦する

飛行機に乗って移動する、または航空機を操縦する。

やさしい英語で： To travel in an aircraft, or control it as its pilot.

• We fly home tomorrow.
• She flew a small plane over the coast.
• Have you ever flown in a helicopter?

使い方： fly to/from somewhere (We flew from Paris to Rome.)

類義語： ascend, aviate, float, flutter

よく使う表現： fly to london, fly a plane, fly home

通用する、受け入れられる

考えや計画などが人に受け入れられる、またはうまくいきそうである。

やさしい英語で： To be accepted by people or prove likely to succeed, especially when describing an idea or plan.

• That excuse will never fly.
• Her proposal will never fly with the committee.
• Do you think this plan will fly?

類義語： work, succeed, be accepted

反対語： fail

よく使う表現： idea will fly, never fly, proposal might fly