grit

根性、粘り強さ

困難があっても諦めずに努力を続ける勇気と強い意志。

やさしい英語で： The courage and determination to keep trying when things are difficult.

• She showed real grit.
• It took grit to finish the race in that weather.
• Their success came from patience and sheer grit.

類義語： determination, courage, fortitude

よく使う表現： show grit, sheer grit, grit and determination

砂粒、小石

ごく小さく硬い、石のかけらや砂の粒。

やさしい英語で： Very small, hard pieces of stone or sand.

• There is grit in my shoe.
• The wind blew grit into our eyes.
• She brushed the grit off the stone steps.

類義語： gravel, sand

よく使う表現： fine grit, grit in shoes

グリッツ、トウモロコシ粥

砕いたトウモロコシを水で柔らかく煮た粥。普通はgritsという。

やさしい英語で： Crushed corn cooked with water into a thick, soft food, usually called grits.

• She served grits with butter.
• We had shrimp and grits for dinner.
• Do you like cheese in your grits?

よく使う表現： grit porridge, grit meal

硬い粒子、研磨くず

土や石、切削や研磨で出るくずなどの、小さく硬い粒の混合物。

やさしい英語で： A mixture of small, hard bits of dirt, stone, or waste from cutting and grinding.

• The machine left grit on the floor.
• Workers swept up the grit after cutting the metal.
• Blasting the wall covered nearby plants with grit.

よく使う表現： metal grit, grit and dust

砂、砂粒

食べ物に混じっている、食べられない小さく硬い粒。

やさしい英語で： Small, hard pieces in food that cannot be eaten.

• There was grit in the soup.
• Wash the spinach to remove any grit.
• I felt a piece of grit between my teeth.

よく使う表現： grit in food, grit between teeth

歯を食いしばる

痛みや怒りをこらえたり決意を示したりして、歯を強くかみ合わせること。

やさしい英語で： To press your teeth tightly together because of pain, anger, or determination.

• Grit your teeth and keep going.
• She gritted her teeth as the nurse cleaned the cut.
• He was gritting his teeth to control his anger.

使い方： grit your teeth (I gritted my teeth and lifted the heavy box.)

類義語： clench

よく使う表現： grit your teeth, grit teeth together

砂をまく

道を滑りにくくするため、小石や砂などをまくこと。

やさしい英語で： To spread small pieces of stone or a similar mixture on a road so it is less slippery.

• They grit this road every winter.
• The council gritted the pavements before dawn.
• Has anyone gritted the icy bridge?

よく使う表現： grit a road, grit the pavement