marker

マーカーペン、フェルトペン

柔らかい先で太い線を描く、鮮やかな色が多いペン。

やさしい英語で： A pen with a soft tip that draws thick lines, often in bright colors.

• Use a blue marker for the title.
• She drew a flower with colored markers.
• Have you put the cap back on the marker?

類義語： felt-tip pen, marker pen

よく使う表現： permanent marker, black marker, marker pen

目印、標識

位置や境界、量を示すための物や人。

やさしい英語で： An object or person that shows a position, boundary, or amount.

• A wooden marker shows the path.
• We placed markers along the field’s boundary.
• Stop when you reach the next distance marker.

類義語： indicator, sign

よく使う表現： boundary marker, trail marker, distance marker

マーカーのインク、マーカーの跡

マーカーペンが表面に残したインクや跡。

やさしい英語で： Ink or marks left on a surface by a felt-tip pen.

• There is marker on the wall.
• I could not wash the marker off my hands.
• She scrubbed the table to remove the marker.

類義語： ink

よく使う表現： marker on something, remove the marker, permanent marker stains

借用証書

特に賭け事のために借りたお金を返すと約束する書面。

やさしい英語で： A written promise showing that you owe someone money, especially money borrowed for gambling.

• He signed a marker at the casino.
• The casino asked her to pay the marker.
• His unpaid markers showed how much money he owed.

類義語： IOU, debt note

よく使う表現： sign a marker, casino marker, pay a marker

貸し、恩義

以前助けた相手が、そのお返しとして自分にしてくれるべきこと。

やさしい英語で： A favor that someone owes you because you helped them before.

• He owes me a marker.
• She called in several markers to get us tickets.
• I may need to collect that marker someday.

使い方： call in a marker (I called in a marker and asked an old friend for help.)

類義語： favor owed

よく使う表現： call a marker, personal marker, collect a marker

ペイントボールガン

ペイントボールで、塗料の入った小さな球を撃つ道具。

やさしい英語で： A device used in paintball games to fire small balls filled with paint.

• My marker needs more paintballs.
• Each player checked their marker before the game.
• He fired his marker at a wooden target.

類義語： paintball gun

よく使う表現： paintball marker, load a marker, marker barrel

マーカーで書く、マーカーで印をつける

マーカーペンで物の上に文字や絵、印を書くこと。

やさしい英語で： To write or draw on something with a felt-tip pen.

• Marker your name on the box.
• She markered the date on each lid.
• He was markering numbers onto the cardboard signs.

使い方： marker something with something (She markered the box with a large red cross.)

類義語： mark, label

よく使う表現： marker something, marker a box, marker the label