scare up

何とか手に入れる、かき集める

手に入りにくい物を、何とか見つけたり手に入れたりする。

やさしい英語で： To find or get something that is difficult to obtain.

• Can you scare up some cash?
• We scared up enough food for everyone.
• She managed to scare up two tickets at the last minute.

使い方： scare something up (I managed to scare a few volunteers up.)

類義語： dig up, scrape together, find

よく使う表現： scare up something, scare up some money

追い立てる、驚かせて飛び出させる

隠れている動物を驚かせ、姿を現すようにする。

やさしい英語で： To frighten a hidden animal so that it comes out into the open.

• The dog scared up a rabbit.
• We scared up several birds as we crossed the field.
• Did the hunters scare up any game?

使い方： scare something up (The dogs scared several rabbits up from the long grass.)

類義語： flush out

よく使う表現： scare up something, scare up some birds