range

種類、品ぞろえ

さまざまな種類の物を集めたもの。

やさしい英語で： A collection of different kinds of things.

• We offer a wide range of courses.
• The new range includes coats and shoes.
• Which products are in your summer range?

使い方： a range of something (The shop sells a range of garden tools.)

類義語： selection, variety, assortment

よく使う表現： range of something, wide range, product range

範囲

量や年齢などの、最小値から最大値までの範囲。

やさしい英語で： The set of amounts, ages, or other values between a lowest and a highest point.

• This car is in my price range.
• The patients were in the same age range.
• Temperatures fell below the usual range last night.

使い方： in/within a range (The temperature stayed within the normal range.); a range of A to B (The rooms are in the price range of fifty to eighty euros.)

類義語： span, interval

よく使う表現： age range, price range, within range

航続距離

乗り物が給油や充電をせずに進める距離。

やさしい英語で： The distance a vehicle can travel before it needs more fuel or power.

• The car has a range of 300 kilometres.
• Cold weather reduced the battery range.
• What is the maximum range of this aircraft?

よく使う表現： range of something, maximum range, driving range

山脈

山や丘などが列をなしたり、つながったりしている地形。

やさしい英語で： A line or connected group of mountains, hills, or similar features.

• Snow covered the mountain range.
• We crossed two ranges before reaching the coast.
• A range of low hills separates the villages.

類義語： chain

よく使う表現： mountain range, range of hills, range of mountains

射撃場

標的を狙って撃つ練習をする場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where people practise shooting at targets.

• He practises at the shooting range.
• The range closes at six.
• An instructor explained the safety rules before we entered the range.

類義語： shooting ground

よく使う表現： shooting range, rifle range, at the range

範囲、レンジ

数の集まりで、最大の数から最小の数を引いた差。

やさしい英語で： The difference between the highest and lowest numbers in a set.

• The range is twelve.
• Subtract the lowest score from the highest to find the range.
• Two sets of numbers can have the same range.

よく使う表現： calculate the range, range of something

幅がある、及ぶ

示された二つの限度や例の間で、量や種類に違いがある。

やさしい英語で： To include different amounts or kinds, between two stated limits or examples.

• Prices range from five to ten euros.
• The topics ranged from food to politics.
• Our customers range from students to company directors.

使い方： range from A to B (Prices range from ten to thirty pounds.); range between A and B (Their ages range between twenty and forty.)

類義語： vary

よく使う表現： range from something, range between something

歩き回る

ある地域を自由に動き回る。広い範囲を移動することが多い。

やさしい英語で： To move freely around an area, often covering a large distance.

• Wolves range over these hills.
• The hunters ranged through the forest.
• Wild horses once ranged freely across the plains.

使い方： range over/through/around somewhere (Deer range through the forest at night.)

類義語： roam, wander, rove

よく使う表現： range over something, range through something, range around something, range the fields