ping

メッセージを送る

普通は返事をもらうために、相手に短いメッセージを送る。

やさしい英語で： To send someone a short message, usually because you want a reply.

• Ping me when you arrive.
• I pinged her about the missing file.
• Could you ping the team for an update?

使い方： ping someone about something (I will ping you about the meeting.); ping someone to do something (Ping me to check whether I am free.)

類義語： message, contact

よく使う表現： ping someone, ping someone about, ping someone later

ピンと鳴る

短く高い音を出す。

やさしい英語で： To make a short, high sound.

• My phone pinged.
• The microwave pings when the food is ready.
• Small stones pinged against the metal roof.

類義語： ting

よく使う表現： phone ping, ping loudly, ping against something

跳ね返る

表面にぶつかって、勢いよく離れる。

やさしい英語で： To hit a surface and move quickly away from it.

• The ball pinged off the wall.
• A stone pinged across the path.
• The shot pinged off the post and back onto the field.

使い方： ping off something (The ball pinged off the goalpost.)

類義語： bounce, ricochet

よく使う表現： ping off something, ping around something

指ではじく

指で素早く軽く打って、何かを動かす。

やさしい英語で： To move something with a quick, light hit from your finger.

• He pinged the crumb away.
• She pinged a coin across the table.
• I pinged a small stone into the pond.

使い方： ping something off something (She pinged a crumb off her sleeve.)

類義語： flick

よく使う表現： ping something away, ping something off, ping a coin

ピンという音

金属や電子機器などが出す、短く高い音。

やさしい英語で： A short, high sound, often made by metal or an electronic device.

• I heard a ping.
• The microwave finished with a cheerful ping.
• A strange ping came from the engine.

類義語： ting

よく使う表現： a loud ping, a sharp ping, hear a ping

通知

新しい出来事があったと知らせる、主に電話などの短い通知。

やさしい英語で： A brief alert telling you that something new has happened, often on your phone.

• I got a ping from the app.
• She turned off pings during the meeting.
• A ping on my phone announced a new delivery update.

類義語： notification, alert

よく使う表現： get a ping, a notification ping, ping on something

確認メッセージ

返事や確認を求めるために送る短いメッセージ。

やさしい英語で： A short message asking someone to reply or confirm something.

• Send her a quick ping.
• My ping asked whether the files had arrived.
• He replied to my ping within minutes.

使い方： a ping to someone (I sent a ping to our designer.)

類義語： message, reminder

よく使う表現： send a ping, a quick ping, ping to someone

ソナー信号

水中に送り、返ってくる音で物の位置を調べる短い音。

やさしい英語で： A short sound sent through water whose returning sound helps locate objects.

• The submarine sent a ping.
• The sonar ping returned an echo from the seabed.
• Repeated pings helped the crew locate the sunken ship.

よく使う表現： sonar ping, send a ping, a single ping