island

島

周囲をすべて水に囲まれた陸地。

やさしい英語で： An area of land with water all around it.

• We visited a small island.
• A ferry connects the island to the mainland.
• How many islands can you see from here?

使い方： on an island (They live on an island near the coast.)

類義語： isle

よく使う表現： tropical island, desert island, on an island, island coast

交通島、安全地帯

車の流れを分けたり、歩行者が安全に待てたりする道路の高い部分。

やさしい英語で： A raised area in a road that separates traffic or gives people a safe place to stand.

• Wait on the island before crossing.
• A raised island separates the two lanes.
• Flowers grow on the island in the middle of the roundabout.

類義語： traffic island

よく使う表現： traffic island, pedestrian island, central island, on the island

孤島、オアシス

周囲のものや人とは大きく異なる場所、人、物。

やさしい英語で： A place, person, or thing surrounded by others that are very different from it.

• The park is an island of green.
• Her kindness was an island of hope during those difficult months.
• The village remained an island of peace while fighting spread around it.

使い方： an island of something (The garden was an island of calm in the busy city.)

類義語： oasis, pocket

よく使う表現： island of calm, island of peace, island of green, island of hope

環状交差点、ラウンドアバウト

車が中央の周りを回って、目的の出口へ進む円形の交差点。

やさしい英語で： A circular road junction where vehicles travel around the center to reach their exit.

• Turn left at the island.
• Traffic backed up as we approached the island.
• Several roads meet at this busy island.

類義語： roundabout, traffic circle

よく使う表現： at the island, approach the island, leave the island, busy island

島々を点在させる

水面に島々を、または表面に離れた部分を散らばらせる。

やさしい英語で： To scatter areas of land across water, or separate patches across a surface.

• Tiny rocks island the lake.
• Green patches islanded the otherwise bare hillside.
• Dark shapes island the silver surface of the bay.

使い方： island something (Small rocky outcrops island the bay.)

類義語： dot, scatter across

よく使う表現： island the sea, island the lake, island the bay