lay by

蓄える、取っておく

後で使うために、お金や物資を蓄えておく。

やさしい英語で： To keep money or supplies so you can use them later.

• We lay by a little money monthly.
• He laid by enough food for winter.
• Have you laid anything by for retirement?

使い方： lay something by (She laid some money by for winter.)

類義語： save, set aside, put away

反対語： spend

よく使う表現： lay by money, lay by supplies

ヒーブツーする

船首を風に向け、帆船をほぼ動かない状態に保つ。

やさしい英語で： To keep a sailing boat nearly still with its front pointing into the wind.

• The ship laid by.
• We laid by until the storm passed.
• The captain ordered the vessel to lay by.

類義語： heave to

よく使う表現： lay by offshore, lay by overnight

最後の中耕をする

作物をそのまま育てる前に、周りの土を最後に耕す。

やさしい英語で： To work the soil around a crop for the last time before leaving it to grow.

• We lay by the corn today.
• They laid by the cotton last week.
• The crop grew undisturbed after the farmers laid it by.

使い方： lay a crop by (The farmer laid the corn by in June.)

よく使う表現： lay by corn, lay by cotton