knot

結び目

縄や糸などを結んでできる、きつい接合部分や輪。

やさしい英語で： A tight joining or loop made by tying rope, string, or similar material.

• Tie a knot in the rope.
• She carefully untied the tight knot.
• My shoelaces have several knots in them.

よく使う表現： tie a knot, untie a knot, tight knot, knot in something

ノット

船や航空機の速度の単位。毎時一海里に等しい。

やさしい英語で： A unit used to measure ship or aircraft speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour.

• One knot is one nautical mile per hour.
• The aircraft's indicated airspeed was ninety knots.
• The pilot reduced speed by ten knots.

よく使う表現： one knot, per knot, half a knot

節

枝が生えていた場所に残る、木材の硬く丸い部分。

やさしい英語で： A hard, rounded mark in wood where a branch once grew.

• There is a knot in this board.
• The pine table has several dark knots.
• He cut around the knot to avoid splitting the wood.

よく使う表現： knot in wood, dark knot, wood knot

結ぶ、結び目を作る

縄や糸などを結んで、きつい結び目や輪を作る。

やさしい英語で： To tie rope, string, or similar material into a tight joining or loop.

• Knot the ends together.
• She knotted a scarf around her neck.
• He had knotted the rope so tightly that I could not undo it.

使い方： knot A and B together (She knotted the two cords together.)

類義語： tie

反対語： untie, unknot

よく使う表現： knot the rope, knot something together, knot a scarf

しかめる、しわを寄せる

考え事や心配、驚きのために額にしわを寄せる。

やさしい英語で： To make lines appear on your forehead because you are thinking, worried, or surprised.

• She knotted her brow.
• He knotted his forehead as he studied the map.
• Her brow knotted in confusion when she heard the news.

類義語： furrow, wrinkle

よく使う表現： knot one's brow, knot one's forehead