mustang

ムスタング

北米西部で自由に暮らす、小型で丈夫な馬。

やさしい英語で： A small, strong horse that lives freely in western North America.

• A mustang ran across the plain.
• The mustangs gathered near the river.
• She trained a young mustang to accept a rider.

類義語： wild horse

よく使う表現： wild mustang, mustang herd, mustang stallion

兵卒出身の士官

一般の兵士や水兵として軍務を始め、後に士官となった人。

やさしい英語で： A military officer who began service as an ordinary soldier or sailor.

• Our captain is a mustang.
• The mustang began his career as a private.
• Many soldiers respected the mustang for his practical experience.

よく使う表現： mustang officer, experienced mustang

商船員出身の海軍士官

アメリカ南北戦争中に米海軍士官となった商船員。

やさしい英語で： A merchant sailor who became a US Navy officer during the American Civil War.

• The mustang had previously sailed on merchant ships.
• Several mustangs served aboard Union warships.
• This mustang received his naval commission during the Civil War.

よく使う表現： naval mustang, Civil War mustang

野生馬を狩る

特に軍への馬の供給やペットフードの製造のために野生馬を狩る。

やさしい英語で： To hunt wild horses, especially to supply the military or make food for pets.

• The riders used to mustang on the plains.
• They mustanged to supply horses for the army.
• He spent years mustanging in the western desert.

よく使う表現： mustang for profit, mustang on horseback