hare

ノウサギ

ウサギに似た野生動物で、普通はより大きく、耳が長く後ろ足が強い。

やさしい英語で： An animal like a rabbit, usually larger, with longer ears and strong back legs.

• A hare ran across the field.
• Hares have longer ears than rabbits.
• We watched a hare eating grass near the woods.

よく使う表現： brown hare, wild hare, hare and tortoise

ノウサギの肉

食用にするノウサギの肉。

やさしい英語で： The meat of a wild animal similar to a rabbit, eaten as food.

• We ate hare for dinner.
• The chef served hare with a rich sauce.
• Have you ever cooked hare?

よく使う表現： roast hare, braised hare, hare stew

白髪の

特に年を取ったために、髪が灰色や白になっている。

やさしい英語で： Having grey or white hair, especially because of old age.

• A hare old man sat by the fire.
• His hare head bowed as he listened.
• The poet described a hare elder with kind eyes.

類義語： grey-haired, hoary

よく使う表現： hare old man, hare head

霜の降りる、寒い

地面などに氷や霜ができるほど寒い。

やさしい英語で： Very cold, with ice forming on the ground or other surfaces.

• It was a hare day in December.
• We set out on a hare morning.
• The hare weather kept us indoors.

類義語： frosty, cold

反対語： warm

よく使う表現： hare day, hare weather