heartbeat

心拍、心拍リズム

心臓が血液を送り出すときの、鼓動の速さや規則的なリズム。

やさしい英語で： The speed or regular pattern of the heart’s movements as it pumps blood.

• Her heartbeat was very fast.
• The nurse checked his heartbeat after the walk.
• My heartbeat returned to normal when I rested.

類義語： heart rhythm, pulse

よく使う表現： rapid heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, steady heartbeat, normal heartbeat

一瞬

ほんのわずかな時間。

やさしい英語で： An extremely short time.

• She was gone in a heartbeat.
• I would visit that island again in a heartbeat.
• Everything changed within a heartbeat.

使い方： in a heartbeat (I would accept that job in a heartbeat.)

類義語： instant, moment, second

よく使う表現： in a heartbeat, within a heartbeat, last a heartbeat

心拍、心臓の鼓動

心臓が血液を送り出す一回の動き。感情によって強く感じることもある。

やさしい英語で： One movement of the heart as it pushes blood through the body, sometimes felt strongly with emotion.

• I felt a strong heartbeat in my chest.
• The monitor recorded each heartbeat.
• One sudden heartbeat made her aware of her fear.

類義語： beat, pulsation

よく使う表現： a single heartbeat, feel a heartbeat, hear a heartbeat

心臓部、原動力

物事に活気や力を与え、その中心となる人、場所、活動。

やさしい英語で： The person, place, or activity that gives something its life, energy, or main purpose.

• Music is the heartbeat of this festival.
• The station became the heartbeat of the town.
• Volunteers remain the heartbeat of our organisation.

使い方： the heartbeat of something (The market is the heartbeat of the town.)

類義語： heart, lifeblood, driving force

よく使う表現： heartbeat of something, the city’s heartbeat, the community’s heartbeat