rig

装置、掘削装置

特定の仕事のために組み立てられた設備や機械。

やさしい英語で： Equipment or a machine arranged for a particular task.

• The drilling rig needs repairs.
• She built a camera rig for filming underwater.
• Workers installed a new rig on the oil platform.

類義語： equipment, setup

よく使う表現： drilling rig, oil rig, camera rig

大型トラック

大きなトラック。特に長いトレーラーを引くもの。

やさしい英語で： A large truck, especially one that pulls a long trailer.

• He drives a big rig.
• Several rigs were parked beside the highway.
• The driver loaded his rig before dawn.

類義語： truck, semi

よく使う表現： big rig, drive a rig, park a rig

帆装

船の帆とマストの種類や配置。

やさしい英語で： The arrangement and type of sails and masts on a boat.

• The boat has a simple rig.
• They changed the yacht to a different sailing rig.
• Its traditional rig includes three masts and square sails.

使い方： the rig of something (The rig of the boat includes two masts.)

類義語： sail plan

よく使う表現： sailing rig, sloop rig, rig of something

衣装

一そろいの服。仮装などのために着ることもある。

やさしい英語で： A set of clothes, sometimes worn as a costume.

• He wore a sailor rig.
• She arrived in a bright new rig.
• We made our own rigs for the costume party.

類義語： outfit, costume

よく使う表現： fancy rig, sailor rig, new rig

不正操作する、仕組む

特定の人や集団が不当に有利になるよう、結果をひそかに操作する。

やさしい英語で： Secretly arrange something so that its result unfairly benefits a particular person or group.

• They tried to rig the election.
• The company was accused of rigging prices.
• Someone had rigged the game so we could never win.

使い方： rig something in favor of someone (They rigged the contest in favor of their friend.)

類義語： fix, manipulate

よく使う表現： rig an election, rig a vote, rig a match

急ごしらえする

手元にある材料を使って、急いで何かを作ったり組み立てたりする。

やさしい英語で： Build or arrange something quickly using whatever materials are available.

• We rigged up a simple tent.
• She rigged a light above the table.
• Can you rig something together to keep the rain out?

使い方： rig something up (We rigged a shelter up with old blankets.); rig something from something (They rigged a bed from wooden boxes.)

類義語： improvise, put together

よく使う表現： rig up something, rig a shelter, rig something together