haul

引っ張る、引きずる

重い物を、大きな力を使って引っ張ること。

やさしい英語で： To pull something heavy with a lot of effort.

• They hauled the boat ashore.
• We hauled the heavy box up the stairs.
• Can you help me haul this branch out of the water?

使い方： haul someone/something + direction (They hauled the boat up onto the beach.)

類義語： pull, drag, heave

よく使う表現： haul something up, haul something ashore, haul in nets, haul someone out

運搬する、輸送する

重い荷物を、普通は車などで別の場所へ運ぶこと。

やさしい英語で： To carry heavy goods from one place to another, usually using a vehicle.

• This truck hauls coal.
• Horses once hauled goods along this road.
• They hauled the old furniture away in a trailer.

使い方： haul something to/from somewhere (Trucks haul gravel from the quarry to the building site.)

類義語： transport, carry, cart

よく使う表現： haul freight, haul logs, haul something away, haul something by truck

飛ばす、疾走する

とても速く移動すること。

やさしい英語で： To move or travel very fast.

• That car is really hauling.
• He hauled down the road on his bike.
• We were hauling through town when the engine failed.

類義語： speed, race, zoom

よく使う表現： really haul, haul down something, haul through town

収穫、戦利品、獲物

一度に捕まえたり、盗んだり、買ったりして手に入れた物の総量。

やさしい英語で： An amount of things caught, stolen, bought, or otherwise collected at one time.

• The fishermen brought home a huge haul.
• She showed us her shopping haul.
• Police recovered a haul of stolen jewellery.

使い方： a haul of something (The police found a haul of stolen watches.)

類義語： catch, loot, collection

よく使う表現： shopping haul, large haul, haul of something, record haul

輸送距離、長旅

人や物が移動する距離で、特に長い旅や困難な旅についていう。

やさしい英語で： The distance that someone or something travels, especially when the journey is long or difficult.

• It's a long haul to the coast.
• The haul from the mine to the port is fifty miles.
• Was the drive home much of a haul?

類義語： journey, trip

よく使う表現： a long haul, a short haul, quite a haul