moor

荒野、原野

草や低い植物が生え、木が少なく、湿っていることが多い広い土地。

やさしい英語で： A wide area of open land with grass and low plants, often wet and without many trees.

• Sheep grazed on the moor.
• We walked across the moors in heavy rain.
• Mist hid the path over the moor.

類義語： moorland, heath

よく使う表現： open moor, across the moor, on the moor, windswept moor

係留する

船をロープでつないだり、いかりを下ろしたりして動かないようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To keep a boat in one place by tying it up or using an anchor.

• We moored the boat near the beach.
• The ship was moored at the dock.
• Where can I moor my yacht?

使い方： moor something at something (We moored the boat at the jetty.); moor something to something (He moored the boat to a metal ring.)

類義語： tie up, anchor

反対語： unmoor

よく使う表現： moor a boat, moor alongside, moor at something

停泊する

船が止まり、ロープやいかりでその場にとどまること。

やさしい英語で： For a boat to stop and stay in place, held by ropes or an anchor.

• The boat moored near the shore.
• We will moor here overnight.
• Several yachts moored in the sheltered bay.

使い方： moor at something (The yacht moored at a small pier.)

類義語： anchor, tie up

反対語： unmoor

よく使う表現： moor here, moor overnight, moor alongside