pick on

いじめる、からかう

人を繰り返し批判したり、からかったりして、つらい思いをさせること。

やさしい英語で： To repeatedly treat someone unkindly, especially by criticizing them or making fun of them.

• Stop picking on your sister.
• Some children picked on him because of his glasses.
• Why does the boss always pick on me?

使い方： pick on someone (The older boys kept picking on him.)

類義語： bully, harass, tease

よく使う表現： pick on someone, pick on younger children

指名する、選ぶ

何かをさせるために人を選ぶこと。本人が望まない場合も多い。

やさしい英語で： To choose someone to do something, often when they would rather not do it.

• The teacher picked on me to answer.
• She picked on Leo to carry the boxes.
• Why do you always pick on me for these jobs?

使い方： pick on someone to do something (The teacher picked on me to read aloud.); pick on someone for something (They picked on Sam for the difficult job.)

類義語： choose, select, single out

よく使う表現： pick on someone, pick on a student