motor

モーター、原動機

電気や燃料を使って物を動かす機械。

やさしい英語で： A machine that uses electricity or fuel to make something move.

• The motor has stopped.
• This fan has a small electric motor.
• We replaced both motors in the machine.

類義語： engine

よく使う表現： electric motor, motor speed, start the motor

車、自動車

くだけた会話でいう自動車。

やさしい英語で： A car, especially when talking about it casually.

• That is a nice motor.
• He bought a secondhand motor last week.
• Where have you parked your motor?

類義語： car, automobile

よく使う表現： nice motor, new motor, buy a motor

運動の、運動機能の

体を動かし、その動きを調整する能力に関係する。

やさしい英語で： Connected with the body's ability to move and control its movements.

• Drawing develops motor skills.
• The injury affected his motor control.
• Children develop fine motor skills by handling small objects.

よく使う表現： motor skills, motor control, motor development

順調に進む、急速に進む

速く前に進む、または物事が順調に進展する。

やさしい英語で： To move forward or make progress quickly.

• The project is motoring along.
• Sales really motored after the launch.
• Once she understood the task, she started motoring.

類義語： forge ahead, race along

反対語： stall

よく使う表現： motor along, motor ahead, really motor

車で行く

車などのエンジン付きの乗り物で移動する。

やさしい英語で： To travel somewhere in a car or another vehicle with an engine.

• We motored through the countryside.
• They motored home after lunch.
• Shall we motor down to the village?

使い方： motor to somewhere (We motored to the coast for the weekend.)

類義語： drive

よく使う表現： motor along, motor to somewhere, motor through somewhere