relay

リレー競走、リレー

チームの選手が短い棒を渡しながら、順番に走る競走。

やさしい英語で： A race in which team members run one after another, passing a short stick between them.

• Our team won the relay.
• She ran the final leg of the relay.
• They dropped the baton during the relay race.

類義語： relay race

よく使う表現： relay race, relay team, win a relay

リレー、継電器

小さな電気信号で、より大きな電流を制御するスイッチ。

やさしい英語で： A switch that uses a small electrical signal to control a larger electrical flow.

• The relay controls the motor.
• A small current activates the relay.
• Replace the faulty relay before testing the circuit.

よく使う表現： electrical relay, relay switch, control relay

伝える、中継する

伝言、情報、信号を別の人や場所に伝える。

やさしい英語で： Pass a message, information, or a signal from one person or place to another.

• Please relay the news to Anna.
• The officer relayed our position to headquarters.
• Satellites relay signals across great distances.

使い方： relay something to someone/something (Please relay this message to your manager.)

類義語： pass on, transmit, forward

よく使う表現： relay a message, relay information, relay something to someone