lark

ヒバリ

開けた野原の上を飛びながら、よくさえずる小鳥。

やさしい英語で： A small bird that often sings while flying above open fields.

• A lark sang above the field.
• We watched the larks rise into the sky.
• The lark built its nest among the grass.

よく使う表現： singing lark, lark in flight, a lark's song

朝型の人、早起きの人

自然と早く目が覚め、朝にいちばん活発になる人。

やさしい英語で： A person who naturally wakes up early and feels most active in the morning.

• I'm a lark, so I wake early.
• Are you a morning lark or a night owl?
• Larks often find it easier to work before breakfast.

類義語： early riser, morning person, early bird

反対語： night owl

よく使う表現： morning lark, a natural lark, lark or owl

マキバドリ、タヒバリ

本来のヒバリに似ていて、主に地上で暮らす鳥。

やさしい英語で： A bird that resembles a true lark and usually lives mainly on the ground.

• A meadow lark called from the fence.
• The guide identified the bird as a tit lark.
• Some birds called larks belong to quite different families.

よく使う表現： meadow lark, tit lark, ground dwelling lark

陽気な人

明るく元気いっぱいの人。

やさしい英語で： A person who is cheerful and full of energy.

• She was a merry lark at every party.
• Those cheerful larks kept the whole room laughing.
• Even after a long journey, he remained a lively lark.

類義語： lively person

よく使う表現： a merry lark, a cheerful lark

ふざける

害のないいたずらをしたり、ふざけて遊んだりする。

やさしい英語で： To play harmless tricks or behave in a silly, playful way.

• Stop larking about in class.
• The boys larked around while the teacher was away.
• We were just larking about with our friends.

類義語： fool around, mess about

よく使う表現： lark about, lark around

はしゃぐ、遊び回る

元気に遊んだり冒険したりして、自由に楽しむ。

やさしい英語で： To enjoy yourself freely, doing lively or adventurous things.

• We larked about on the beach.
• They spent the summer larking around in the countryside.
• She loved to lark about with her cousins on holiday.

類義語： frolic, play

よく使う表現： lark about, lark around

ヒバリを捕まえる

飛びながらさえずることで知られる小鳥、ヒバリを捕まえる。

やさしい英語で： To catch small birds of the kind known for singing while flying.

• They used to lark in these fields.
• The hunters larked with nets before sunrise.
• He would lark for hours in the countryside.

よく使う表現： lark in fields, lark with nets