gong

銅鑼、ゴング

たたくと低く大きな音が響く、大きな金属の円盤。

やさしい英語で： A large metal disc that makes a deep, loud sound when you hit it.

• She struck the gong.
• A deep gong sounded at the start of the ceremony.
• The orchestra uses two large gongs in this piece.

よく使う表現： strike a gong, sound the gong, large gong

勲章、賞

特に英国で、優れた功績に対して贈られる勲章や公的な賞。

やさしい英語で： A medal or official award, especially one given in Britain for special achievements.

• He received a gong for his charity work.
• Several actors picked up gongs at the ceremony.
• She joked that her father deserved a gong for patience.

類義語： award, medal, honour

よく使う表現： receive a gong, get a gong

金属製の射撃標的

弾が当たると音が響く、金属製の射撃用の的。

やさしい英語で： A metal shooting target that makes a ringing sound when a bullet hits it.

• The bullet hit the gong.
• We hung a steel gong at the far end of the range.
• Each hit made the shooting gong ring loudly.

類義語： steel target

よく使う表現： steel gong, shooting gong, hit the gong

功

特別な修練で高まり、気より強いと信じられている霊的な力。

やさしい英語で： A form of spiritual energy believed to grow through special training and to be stronger than qi.

• The practitioner hoped to develop gong.
• Their teaching describes gong as stronger than qi.
• Daily practice is said to increase gong.

よく使う表現： develop gong, cultivation of gong

銅鑼を鳴らす、鳴り響く

大きな金属の円盤をたたいて鳴らす、またはその低く大きな音が響く。

やさしい英語で： To ring a large metal disc, or make its deep, loud sound.

• The metal disc gonged loudly.
• He gonged to announce dinner.
• A bell gonged across the empty hall.

類義語： ring, sound

よく使う表現： gong for dinner, gong loudly

演技を打ち切らせる

本来は銅鑼を鳴らして、演技や話を途中でやめさせる。

やさしい英語で： To stop a performer or speaker before they finish, originally by sounding a metal disc.

• The judge gonged the contestant.
• They gonged him off halfway through his song.
• The host threatened to gong any speaker who ran over time.

使い方： gong someone off (The judges gonged the singer off after one verse.)

類義語： stop, cut off

よく使う表現： gong someone off, gong a contestant

警告する

鐘などの大きな合図を鳴らして人に警告する。

やさしい英語で： To warn someone by sounding a bell or similar loud signal.

• The tram driver gonged a warning.
• He gonged the pedestrian near the tracks.
• The driver gonged repeatedly as the cart approached the crossing.

類義語： warn, alert

よく使う表現： gong a pedestrian, gong a warning

表彰する、勲章を授与する

人に勲章や公的な賞を与える。

やさしい英語で： To give someone a medal or official award.

• The actor was gonged last year.
• They gonged him for his work with children.
• Several local volunteers were gonged in the annual honours list.

使い方： gong someone for something (They gonged her for years of public service.)

類義語： honour, decorate

よく使う表現： gong someone for something, gong an actor