pip

僅差で勝つ

ごくわずかな差で相手に勝つこと。特に競争の終わり近くで追い抜く場合。

やさしい英語で： To beat someone by a very small amount, often just before the end of a competition.

• They pipped us by one point.
• She pipped the favourite at the finish line.
• Can he pip his rival to the title?

使い方： pip someone to something (She pipped her rival to first place.); pip someone by something (They pipped us by one point.)

類義語： edge out, narrowly beat

よく使う表現： pip someone narrowly, pip someone by something, pip someone to something

種を取り除く

果物の中から種を取り除くこと。

やさしい英語で： To take the seeds out of fruit.

• Pip the grapes before serving them.
• She peeled and pipped the oranges.
• Have you pipped the fruit for the jam?

類義語： deseed, seed

よく使う表現： pip the grapes, pip an orange, peel and pip

撃つ

人や物に銃弾を当てること。

やさしい英語で： To hit someone or something with a bullet.

• The hunter pipped a duck.
• A soldier pipped him in the shoulder.
• He tried to pip the rabbit with his rifle.

類義語： shoot

よく使う表現： pip a duck, pip the target, pip someone with something

さえずる、ピヨピヨ鳴く

小鳥のように短く高い声で鳴く。

やさしい英語で： To make a short, high sound like a small bird.

• The chick pipped softly.
• Small birds were pipping in the nest.
• We heard a chick pip inside the egg.

類義語： peep, chirp

よく使う表現： pip softly, pip in something, pip from something

目、点

さいころ、ドミノ、トランプに描かれた小さな点や記号の一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of the small dots or signs on a die, domino, or playing card.

• This die has one pip showing.
• Count the pips on both halves of the domino.
• The card had five red pips.

類義語： spot, dot

よく使う表現： a single pip, count each pip, a red pip

鳥の呼吸器疾患

特に鶏などの鳥がかかる、呼吸を困難にする病気。

やさしい英語で： A disease that makes it difficult for birds, especially chickens, to breathe.

• The hen has pip.
• Several birds in the flock developed pip.
• The farmer checked the chickens for signs of pip.

よく使う表現： a chicken with pip, suffer from pip, treat for pip

逸品、すばらしい人

特に優れている、または強く感心させる人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing that is especially good or impressive.

• That car is a pip.
• She's a real pip, always ready to help.
• They thought the new show was a pip.

使い方： a pip of a something (That was a pip of a party.)

類義語： gem, marvel

よく使う表現： a real pip, a regular pip, a pip of something

小さな点、斑点

ごく小さな印や、何かの小さなかけら。

やさしい英語で： A very small mark or piece of something.

• A black pip marked the white surface.
• There were tiny pips of paint on his sleeve.
• She noticed a red pip near the edge.

類義語： speck, spot, dot

よく使う表現： a tiny pip, a black pip, a pip of paint