rope

ロープ、綱

繊維や針金をより合わせた、物を縛ったり引いたりする太く丈夫なひも。

やさしい英語で： Thick, strong cord made by twisting fibers or wires together, used for tying or pulling things.

• We need some strong rope.
• He tied the boat with nylon rope.
• Is this rope thick enough to pull the cart?

類義語： cord, cordage

よく使う表現： nylon rope, thick rope, length of rope

ロープ、綱

物を縛ったり引いたりするための、一本の太く丈夫なひも。

やさしい英語で： One piece of thick, strong cord used for tying or pulling.

• Hold the rope tightly.
• They attached two ropes to the boat.
• He cut a rope and lowered it into the well.

類義語： cord, line

よく使う表現： a rope, climbing rope, rope ladder

一連、ひも状のもの

物がつながってできた、長く細い列や帯。

やさしい英語で： A long, connected string or narrow strip of something.

• She wore a rope of pearls.
• Roll the dough into a long rope.
• Two ropes of beads hung around his neck.

使い方： a rope of something (She wore a rope of colorful beads.)

類義語： strand, string

よく使う表現： rope of pearls, rope of beads, rope of dough

ロープで縛る

人や物を太く丈夫なひもで縛る。

やさしい英語で： To tie someone or something using a thick, strong cord.

• They roped the bundles together.
• The climbers roped themselves to each other.
• He roped the crate to a wooden post.

使い方： rope something to something (They roped the boxes to the roof rack.); rope someone/something together (We roped the bundles together.)

類義語： tie, bind, secure

反対語： untie

よく使う表現： rope something together, rope someone up, rope something to something

投げ縄で捕まえる

輪にした縄を投げて、動物や物を捕まえる。

やさしい英語で： To catch an animal or object by throwing a loop of cord around it.

• The cowboy roped a calf.
• She learned to rope cattle on the ranch.
• He roped the steer on his first attempt.

類義語： lasso

よく使う表現： rope a calf, rope cattle, rope a steer

自殺する

特に首をつることで、自ら命を絶つ。

やさしい英語で： To kill yourself, especially by hanging.

• He said he wanted to rope.
• She threatened to rope, and her friend stayed with her.
• When he mentioned roping, the counselor offered immediate support.

類義語： kill oneself

よく使う表現： want to rope, threaten to rope