jab

注射、予防接種

薬を注射すること。特に病気を防ぐ予防接種を指す。

やさしい英語で： An injection of medicine, especially one that protects you against a disease.

• I had my flu jab today.
• The nurse gave him a tetanus jab.
• Have you booked your booster jab?

類義語： injection, shot

よく使う表現： flu jab, booster jab, get a jab

ジャブ、突き

こぶしや尖った物などで、素早く強く打ったり突いたりすること。

やさしい英語で： A quick, sharp hit or push, especially with a fist or something pointed.

• He gave me a jab with his elbow.
• The boxer landed two quick jabs.
• A sharp jab in my shoulder made me turn around.

使い方： a jab in something (She gave him a jab in the ribs.)

類義語： poke, punch, prod

よく使う表現： left jab, sharp jab, jab in something

突く、小突く

物を人や物に素早く乱暴に押し当てたり、突き刺したりする。

やさしい英語で： To push something against or into someone or something quickly and roughly.

• He jabbed my arm.
• She jabbed at the button with her thumb.
• Don't jab me with that pencil.

使い方： jab someone/something with something (She jabbed him with her elbow.); jab at someone/something (He jabbed at the screen with one finger.); jab something into something (She jabbed the stick into the ground.)

類義語： poke, prod, thrust

よく使う表現： jab someone, jab with something, jab at something, jab a finger