number one

一番の、最重要の

最もよい、最も重要な、または順位が一番上の。

やさしい英語で： The best, most important, or highest in a list.

• Safety is our number one priority.
• She is his number one fan.
• What is your number one concern?

類義語： top, leading, foremost

反対語： last

よく使う表現： number one priority, number one fan, number one choice

黒人の、アフリカ系アメリカ人の

まれなアメリカの俗語で、黒人やアフリカ系アメリカ人を指す。

やさしい英語で： Describing a Black person, in rare American slang.

• In that slang, a Black man was called a number one man.
• The speaker used number one to mean Black.
• Her use of number one referred to a Black person.

類義語： Black, African American

よく使う表現： number one man, number one woman

一、一番

数字の１、または１の番号が付いた人や物。

やさしい英語で： The number 1, or a person or thing marked with 1.

• Circle number one on the page.
• I took bus number one.
• Who can answer question number one?

類義語： one

よく使う表現： write number one, question number one, bus number one

ランキング一位、世界一位

スポーツや他の競争で、一位に位置する人。

やさしい英語で： A person who holds first place in a sport or other competition.

• She became world number one.
• The number one lost in the final.
• Can he beat the current number one?

類義語： top player, front runner

よく使う表現： world number one, become number one, beat number one

自分自身

自分自身。特に他人より自分の必要を優先するときに使う。

やさしい英語で： Yourself, especially when you put your own needs before other people’s needs.

• He always looks after number one.
• Sometimes you need to put number one first.
• She earned plenty but spent it all on number one.

類義語： oneself

よく使う表現： look after number one, protect number one

チャート一位の曲

ある期間に、他のどの曲よりも売れた曲。

やさしい英語で： A song that sells more than all other songs during a particular period.

• Their song became a number one.
• She had three number ones last year.
• Will this single reach number one?

類義語： chart topper

よく使う表現： a number one, number one single, reach number one

トップ、責任者

集団を率いる人、または最も大きな権限を持つ人。

やさしい英語で： The person who leads a group or has the most power.

• She is number one here.
• The deputy reported directly to number one.
• Who is number one in this organization?

類義語： boss, leader, chief

よく使う表現： the number one, our number one

先任海軍大尉

艦長を補佐し、乗組員の管理を助ける士官。

やさしい英語で： A ship’s first lieutenant, an officer who helps the captain manage the crew.

• The captain called for number one.
• Our number one inspected the deck.
• Number one gave the crew their orders.

類義語： first lieutenant

よく使う表現： the number one, ship’s number one