punch

パンチ、げんこつ

握りしめた手で打つこと。

やさしい英語で： A hit made with a closed hand.

• He threw a punch.
• One punch knocked the boxer down.
• She avoided a punch to the face.

使い方： a punch in/on something (He received a punch in the stomach.)

類義語： blow, hit

よく使う表現： throw a punch, powerful punch, punch in something

ポンチ、穴あけ器

材料に穴や印を付けたり、穴の中の物を押し出したりする道具。

やさしい英語で： A tool for making holes or marks in material, or pushing something out of a hole.

• Use a punch to make the holes.
• He tapped the punch with a hammer to remove the pin.
• This punch stamps a small star into the metal.

よく使う表現： hole punch, centre punch, leather punch, paper punch

パンチ、フルーツポンチ

果汁をほかの飲み物と混ぜた飲み物。酒が入ることもある。

やさしい英語で： A drink made by mixing fruit juices with other drinks, sometimes including alcohol.

• Would you like some punch?
• They served fruit punch at the party.
• This punch contains orange juice and rum.

よく使う表現： fruit punch, punch bowl, glass of punch

迫力、パンチ力

人に強い印象を与えたり、物事に大きく作用したりする力。

やさしい英語で： The power to have a strong effect on someone or something.

• The sauce has plenty of punch.
• Her final sentence gave the speech extra punch.
• The storm was losing its punch by morning.

使い方： pack a punch (This short speech packs a punch.)

類義語： impact, power, force, strength

よく使う表現： pack a punch, extra punch, lose its punch

パンチ穴、打ち抜き穴

道具で材料を打ち抜いたり突き通したりしてできた穴。

やさしい英語で： A hole made in material by a tool that cuts or pushes through it.

• The card has a round punch.
• Each punch in the ticket records a journey.
• The punches along the edge must line up.

使い方： punch in something (There was a small punch in the corner of the card.)

類義語： hole, perforation

よく使う表現： round punch, punch in something, small punch

殴る、パンチする

握った手で人や物をたたく。

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

• He punched the bag.
• She punched the attacker in the face.
• Did he really punch a hole in the wall?

使い方： punch someone in/on something (He punched me in the stomach.)

類義語： hit, strike

よく使う表現： punch someone, punch a bag, punch the air, punch someone's arm

穴をあける、打ち抜く

道具で材料を打ち抜いたり突き通したりして穴を作る。

やさしい英語で： To make holes in material using a tool that cuts or pushes through it.

• Punch the paper here.
• The guard punched our tickets.
• She punched another hole in her leather belt.

使い方： punch a hole in something (Punch a hole in each corner of the card.)

類義語： perforate

よく使う表現： punch a hole, punch a ticket, punch the paper