lance

槍

特に馬に乗った兵士が使う、鋭い金属の穂先が付いた長い武器。

やさしい英語で： A long weapon with a sharp metal point, used especially by soldiers riding horses.

• The soldier carried a long lance.
• The cavalry lowered their lances before charging.
• A metal point was fixed to the lance.

類義語： spear

よく使う表現： cavalry lance, long lance, carry a lance

馬上槍

馬上試合で使う長い木製の槍。相手の鎧に当たると折れるように作られる。

やさしい英語で： A long wooden weapon used by riders in a contest, made to break when it hits another rider’s armour.

• The knight raised his lance.
• Her lance shattered against the other rider’s shield.
• Both riders needed fresh lances for the next round.

よく使う表現： jousting lance, wooden lance, break a lance

銛

魚やクジラを捕らえたり殺したりするための、先の尖った長い武器。

やさしい英語で： A long pointed weapon used to catch or kill whales and fish.

• The fisherman held a sharp lance.
• The crew used lances to kill the wounded whale.
• A fishing lance lay across the boat.

類義語： spear, harpoon

よく使う表現： whaling lance, fishing lance, sharp lance

槍騎兵

通常は馬に乗り、長い槍で戦う兵士。

やさしい英語で： A soldier who fights with a long pointed weapon, usually while riding a horse.

• A mounted lance guarded the gate.
• The captain commanded fifty lances.
• Several lances rode ahead of the army.

類義語： lancer

よく使う表現： mounted lance, company of lances

槍で突く

人やものに、長く尖った武器を突き刺すこと。

やさしい英語で： To push a long pointed weapon into someone or something.

• The rider lanced the charging boar.
• A soldier lanced his opponent during the battle.
• He tried to lance the animal with his spear.

類義語： spear, pierce

よく使う表現： lance someone, lance a boar

投げる、投げつける

槍を投げるように、ものを前方へ勢いよく投げること。

やさしい英語で： To throw something forward as you would throw a long pointed weapon.

• He lanced the shaft across the stream.
• She lanced a spear toward the target.
• The warrior lanced his weapon through the air.

類義語： hurl, throw

よく使う表現： lance something forward, lance a spear

盗む、くすねる

他人のものを、許可なく取ること。

やさしい英語で： To take something belonging to someone else without permission.

• Someone lanced my drink at the party.
• He lanced a wallet from the table.
• She realized that her cash had been lanced.

類義語： steal, swipe

よく使う表現： lance something, lance a drink

飛び出す、突き進む

ある方向へ突然、素早く動くこと。

やさしい英語で： To move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction.

• A fish lanced through the dark water.
• Light lanced across the sky.
• The bird lanced forward and vanished among the trees.

使い方： lance across/through something (A silver fish lanced through the water.)

類義語： dart, shoot

よく使う表現： lance across something, lance through something