puff up

毛を逆立てる、羽を膨らませる

動物が大きく見せたり暖かく保ったりするため、毛や羽を立てる。

やさしい英語で： To raise fur or feathers so that an animal looks bigger or stays warm.

• The bird puffed up its feathers.
• Our cat puffed up when it saw the dog.
• Sparrows puff themselves up to stay warm.

使い方： puff up something (The cat puffed up its fur.); puff oneself up (The little bird puffed itself up against the cold.)

類義語： fluff up, bristle

よく使う表現： puff up feathers, puff up fur, puff itself up

膨らませる

空気を入れて、物を大きく膨らませる。

やさしい英語で： To make something larger or fuller by putting air into it.

• He puffed up his cheeks.
• We puffed up the balloons for the party.
• Can you puff your cheeks up like this?

使い方： puff something up (She puffed her cheeks up and held her breath.)

類義語： inflate, blow up

反対語： deflate

よく使う表現： puff up balloons, puff up cheeks, puff something up

腫れる、むくむ

けがや病気のために、体の一部が腫れて大きくなる。

やさしい英語で： To become larger and swollen because of an injury or illness.

• My ankle puffed up after the fall.
• Her eyes had puffed up because of an allergy.
• Did your hand puff up after the bee sting?

類義語： swell, swell up

よく使う表現： puff up suddenly, puff up badly

得意になる、思い上がる

自分を過度に誇らしく思い、うぬぼれる。

やさしい英語で： To become very proud of yourself, often more than is reasonable.

• The praise puffed him up.
• She was puffed up with pride after her promotion.
• Success can puff people up and make them forget their friends.

使い方： be puffed up with something (He was puffed up with pride after winning the award.); puff someone up (All that praise puffed him up.)

類義語： swell with pride, get conceited

よく使う表現： puff someone up, puff yourself up

でっち上げる、捏造する

うその主張を作り上げたり、主張を実際より重大に見せたりする。

やさしい英語で： To invent false claims or make them seem more serious than they really are.

• They puffed up false charges against him.
• The report puffed up minor complaints into serious accusations.
• His enemies puffed up a case using invented evidence.

使い方： puff up something against someone (They puffed up charges against an innocent man.)

類義語： trump up, fabricate

よく使う表現： puff up charges, puff up accusations, puff something up