greyhound

グレーハウンド

背が高く細身で脚が長く、とても速く走る犬。競走によく使われる。

やさしい英語で： A tall, thin dog with long legs that can run very fast, often used in races.

• Their greyhound runs very fast.
• She adopted two retired greyhounds.
• The greyhound chased a toy across the field.

よく使う表現： racing greyhound, retired greyhound, adopt a greyhound

グレイハウンド

ウォッカとグレープフルーツの果汁で作る酒。

やさしい英語で： An alcoholic drink made with vodka and grapefruit juice.

• I ordered a greyhound at the bar.
• The bartender mixed two greyhounds with fresh juice.
• She served the greyhound over ice.

よく使う表現： greyhound cocktail, order a greyhound

水面を跳ねて進む

水面で何度も跳び上がりながら、素早く進む。

やさしい英語で： To move quickly by repeatedly leaping across the surface of water.

• The dolphin began to greyhound.
• Dolphins greyhounded across the calm sea beside us.
• The torpedo greyhounded over the surface before sinking again.

よく使う表現： greyhound across water, greyhound through waves