mortar

迫撃砲

爆発する弾を高く打ち上げ、目標に落とす武器。

やさしい英語で： A weapon that fires explosive shells high into the air so they fall on a target.

• The soldiers fired a mortar.
• Mortar shells landed near the bridge.
• The unit carried two mortars up the hill.

よく使う表現： mortar fire, mortar attack, mortar shell, light mortar

モルタル

れんがや石を接着するための湿った混合物。乾くと固くなる。

やさしい英語で： A wet mixture used to hold bricks or stone blocks together, which becomes hard when dry.

• The builder mixed some mortar.
• Fill the gaps between the bricks with mortar.
• The old mortar had started to crack.

よく使う表現： mix mortar, wet mortar, mortar joints, cement mortar

すり鉢、乳鉢

重い棒状の道具で材料をつぶすための丈夫な器。

やさしい英語で： A strong bowl in which you crush ingredients with a heavy stick.

• Crush the garlic in a mortar.
• She used a mortar and pestle to grind the spices.
• This stone mortar is heavy.

よく使う表現： mortar and pestle, stone mortar, in a mortar

迫撃砲で攻撃する

迫撃砲で弾を高く打ち上げ、人や場所を攻撃する。

やさしい英語で： To attack a place or people with shells fired high into the air from a small heavy weapon.

• The troops mortared the enemy position.
• They mortared the camp during the night.
• The village was mortared twice that week.

類義語： shell, bombard

よく使う表現： mortar a base, mortar a position