scan

ざっと見る、目を通す

情報や何かを見つけるために、ざっと目を通す。

やさしい英語で： To look over something quickly to find information or notice something.

• I scanned the page quickly.
• She scans the headlines every morning.
• He scanned the crowd for a familiar face.

使い方： scan something for something (She scanned the list for her name.); scan through something (I scanned through the report before lunch.)

類義語： look over, skim

よく使う表現： scan a page, scan the crowd, scan through something

スキャンする

機械で文書や物、体の一部のデジタル画像を作る。

やさしい英語で： To use a machine to make a digital picture of a document, object, or body part.

• Please scan this document.
• The doctor scanned her knee yesterday.
• Can this printer scan old photographs?

使い方： scan something into something (I scanned the photograph into my computer.)

類義語： digitize

よく使う表現： scan a document, scan a photograph, scan someone’s brain

スキャンする、検査する

問題や特定のものを探すために、機械などで詳しく調べる。

やさしい英語で： To check something carefully, often using a machine, to find a problem or particular thing.

• Scan your computer for viruses.
• The software scanned every file on the drive.
• We scan these records regularly for errors.

使い方： scan something for something (The program scans each file for viruses.)

類義語： check, inspect, examine

よく使う表現： scan for viruses, scan a drive, scan the system

スキャン、画像検査

機械で何かを調べたり、その内部の画像を作ったりする検査。

やさしい英語で： A check using a machine that examines something or makes a picture of its inside.

• I need a brain scan.
• The scan took twenty minutes.
• She has two scans scheduled next week.

類義語： examination, screening

よく使う表現： have a scan, brain scan, during the scan

スキャン画像、画像

機械で体の一部を調べたり、何かを複写したりして得られる画像。

やさしい英語で： A picture or digital copy produced by a machine that examines a body part or copies something.

• The scan showed a broken bone.
• I attached a scan of my passport.
• The doctor compared the latest scans.

使い方： a scan of something (This is a scan of the original letter.)

類義語： image, digital copy

よく使う表現： a clear scan, scan of something, a scan image