pike

カワカマス

湖や川にすみ、ほかの魚を食べる大型の魚。

やさしい英語で： A large fish that lives in lakes and rivers and eats other fish.

• He caught a pike in the lake.
• Pike eat smaller fish.
• We saw a large pike hiding among the plants.

類義語： ged

よく使う表現： catch a pike, northern pike, pike fishing

長槍

徒歩で戦う兵士が使う、先のとがった非常に長い武器。

やさしい英語で： A very long weapon with a sharp point, used by soldiers fighting on foot.

• The soldier carried a pike.
• They held their pikes against the approaching horses.
• A broken pike lay beside the castle gate.

類義語： long spear

よく使う表現： carry a pike, long pike, pike shaft

腰を折り曲げる

特に飛び込みや跳躍で、脚を伸ばしたまま腰から体を曲げる。

やさしい英語で： To bend at the hips while keeping your legs straight, especially during a dive or jump.

• Pike as you begin the dive.
• She piked sharply before entering the water.
• Can you pike without bending your knees?

よく使う表現： pike during flight, pike at hips

山、峰

頂上がとがった丘や山。特に地名に使われる語。

やさしい英語で： A hill or mountain, often with a pointed top; this word appears especially in place names.

• The pike rose above the valley.
• We climbed Scafell Pike in clear weather.
• Clouds hid the summit of the distant pike.

類義語： peak, mountain, hill

よく使う表現： Scafell Pike, climb the pike, pike summit

槍で突く

長くとがった武器で人を攻撃したり傷つけたりする。

やさしい英語で： To attack or hurt someone with a long, sharp weapon.

• The guard tried to pike him.
• A soldier piked the attacker in the chest.
• They piked anyone who came within reach.

類義語： spear

よく使う表現： pike an enemy, pike someone

約束を反故にする、降りる

約束したり引き受けたりしたことを、やめると決める。

やさしい英語で： To decide not to do something you promised or agreed to do.

• Don't pike on me!
• She piked out at the last minute.
• You promised to come, so please don't pike.

使い方： pike on someone (Don't pike on us after promising to help.); pike out of something (He piked out of the camping trip.)

類義語： back out, pull out

よく使う表現： pike on someone, pike out