needle

針

縫ったり小さな穴を開けたりする細く尖った金属の道具。通常、糸を通す穴がある。

やさしい英語で： A thin, sharp metal tool, usually with a hole for thread, used to sew or make small holes.

• I need a needle and thread.
• She dropped the needle while sewing.
• These needles are too thick for this cloth.

類義語： neele

よく使う表現： sewing needle, needle and thread, thread a needle

注射針

薬を体に入れたり血液を採ったりするための、細い中空の金属管。

やさしい英語で： A thin, hollow metal tube used to put medicine into the body or take blood out.

• The nurse used a clean needle.
• He is afraid of needles.
• The doctor removed the needle from her arm.

よく使う表現： sterile needle, hypodermic needle, needle in something

針葉

松などの木に生える、細長く尖った葉。

やさしい英語で： A long, narrow, pointed leaf on a tree such as a pine.

• A pine needle fell onto my coat.
• The forest floor was covered with needles.
• This tree keeps its green needles all winter.

よく使う表現： pine needle, fallen needle, needle on something

レコード針

レコードに触れて音を読み取る、レコードプレーヤーの小さな尖った部分。

やさしい英語で： The small pointed part of a record player that touches the record and picks up sound.

• The needle needs replacing.
• She lowered the needle onto the record.
• A worn needle can damage your records.

類義語： stylus

よく使う表現： record player needle, replace the needle

からかう

相手をいらだたせたり、ばかにされたと感じさせたりすることを、繰り返し言う。

やさしい英語で： To say things that annoy someone or make them feel foolish, often repeatedly.

• Stop needling me.
• His brother needled him about his haircut.
• She kept needling her opponent until he lost his temper.

使い方： needle someone about something (They needled her about her new boyfriend.)

類義語： tease, taunt

よく使う表現： needle someone, needle someone about something

針状になる、針状にする

長く細い尖った形にすること。また、その形になること。

やさしい英語で： To make something form long, thin points, or to develop this shape.

• The crystals began to needle as the liquid cooled.
• The process needles the crystals into thin points.
• Under these conditions, the material needles readily.

よく使う表現： needle crystals, begin to needle