racket

ラケット

球や羽根付きの球を打つための、柄と糸を張った枠がある道具。

やさしい英語で： A handled frame with strings, used to hit a ball or small feathered object in sports.

• I need a new tennis racket.
• She hit the ball with her racket.
• Where did you leave your badminton rackets?

類義語： racquet

よく使う表現： tennis racket, badminton racket, racket handle

騒音、大騒ぎ

複数の人や物が出すことが多い、大きく不快な音。

やさしい英語で： A loud, unpleasant noise, often made by several people or things.

• Stop making that racket!
• The builders made a terrible racket outside.
• What was all that racket upstairs?

類義語： din, clamor, noise

反対語： silence

よく使う表現： make a racket, terrible racket, stop that racket

不正商売、恐喝商売

だましたり脅したりして金を稼ぐことが多い、違法な商売。

やさしい英語で： An illegal way of making money, often through cheating or threats.

• The gang ran a protection racket.
• Police uncovered an illegal gambling racket.
• Several officials were involved in the racket.

類義語： scam, swindle

よく使う表現： protection racket, drug racket, run a racket

ラケットで打つ

物をラケットで、またはそれに似た方法で打つ。

やさしい英語で： To hit something with a sports racket or in a similar way.

• He racketed the ball across the court.
• She tried to racket it over the net.
• They racketed the ball back and forth.

類義語： hit, strike

よく使う表現： racket a ball, racket something across

がたがた鳴る

硬く鋭い大きな音を続けて出す。

やさしい英語で： To make a loud series of hard, sharp noises.

• The cart racketed along the road.
• Loose shutters racketed in the wind.
• Old machines racketed through the night.

類義語： clatter, rattle

よく使う表現： racket along, racket through something