nab

さっと取る、手に入れる

多くは他の人に先んじて、素早く物を取ったり手に入れたりする。

やさしい英語で： To quickly take or get something, often before someone else can.

• I nabbed the last seat.
• She managed to nab a cheap ticket.
• Can you nab some sandwiches before they disappear?

類義語： grab, snatch, get

よく使う表現： nab a seat, nab something quickly, nab the last ticket

捕まえる、逮捕する

罪を犯した疑いのある人を捕まえて逮捕する。

やさしい英語で： To catch and arrest someone who is believed to have committed a crime.

• Police nabbed the thief.
• Officers nabbed two suspects outside the bank.
• They finally nabbed him after a long chase.

使い方： nab someone for something (Police nabbed him for stealing cars.)

類義語： catch, arrest, capture

反対語： release

よく使う表現： nab a thief, nab a suspect, nab someone for something

転載する、盗用する

他人のネット投稿をコピーし、しばしば自分の投稿として見せる。

やさしい英語で： To copy another person's online post, often presenting it as your own.

• Don't nab other people's posts.
• Someone nabbed my post without giving me credit.
• She accused him of nabbing content from her page.

使い方： nab something from someone (He nabbed that post from another user.)

類義語： copy, steal, plagiarize

よく使う表現： nab someone's post, nab online content

頂上、山頂

丘のいちばん高いところ。

やさしい英語で： The highest point of a hill.

• We climbed to the nab.
• The rocky nab offered a view of the valley.
• Clouds covered the nab before we reached it.

類義語： summit, hilltop, peak

よく使う表現： hill's nab, rocky nab

撃鉄

古い銃で、動いて発射のきっかけを作る仕組みの部品。

やさしい英語で： The moving part of an old gun's firing mechanism that helps start the shot.

• He raised the pistol's nab.
• The nab held a small piece of flint.
• A damaged nab prevented the musket from firing.

類義語： cock, hammer

よく使う表現： gun's nab, raise the nab

錠受け

施錠したとき、錠の金属のかんぬきが入る、扉の枠の部品。

やさしい英語で： The part of a door frame that receives the lock's metal bolt when the door is locked.

• The bolt slid into the nab.
• The carpenter fitted a new nab to the frame.
• A loose nab made the old door difficult to lock.

類義語： keeper, strike box

よく使う表現： lock's nab, fit the nab