shoe

靴

足に履く物。ふつう丈夫な底と、足の形に合う上部がある。

やさしい英語で： Something you wear on your foot, usually with a firm bottom and a shaped upper part.

• My shoes are wet.
• She bought a new pair of shoes.
• Where did you leave your other shoe?

よく使う表現： a leather shoe, shoe size, a running shoe, a black shoe

蹄鉄

馬のひづめを守るため、その裏に取り付ける曲がった金属片。

やさしい英語で： A curved metal piece fixed under a horse’s foot to protect it.

• The horse lost a shoe.
• The farrier fitted a new shoe to the hoof.
• Check the shoes before riding over rocky ground.

類義語： horseshoe

よく使う表現： horse shoe, a loose shoe

蹄鉄を打つ

馬のひづめに保護用の金属を付ける。また、他の人に靴を履かせる。

やさしい英語で： To attach protective metal pieces to a horse’s feet, or put footwear on another person’s feet.

• He knows how to shoe horses.
• The farrier shod our pony yesterday.
• How often should we shoe this horse?

使い方： shoe something with something (The farrier shod the pony with lightweight metal shoes.)

よく使う表現： shoe a horse, shoe a pony

靴を履く

靴を履くこと。通常は「shod」の形で、履いている靴を表す。

やさしい英語で： To put footwear on your own feet; usually used as “shod” to describe what someone wears.

• He was shod in heavy boots.
• The children were lightly shod for the long walk.
• She shod herself in sturdy leather sandals.

使い方： be shod in something (She was shod in soft leather boots.)

よく使う表現： shoe oneself, shoe oneself properly

金具を付ける、補強する

使用による傷みを防ぐため、物に保護用の部品を付ける。

やさしい英語で： To fit a protective piece to something so that use does not damage it.

• We need to shoe this cane.
• He shod the pole with a metal cap.
• The workshop shoes wooden supports to protect their ends.

使い方： shoe something with something (They shod the wooden pole with iron to prevent wear.)

よく使う表現： shoe a cane, shoe with iron

覆う、被覆する

物を守るため、表面を保護する材料の層で覆う。

やさしい英語で： To cover an object with a layer of material that protects it.

• They shod the tool in metal.
• The craftsman shoes each wooden handle with brass.
• The object had been shod in a thin protective layer.

使い方： shoe something with something (The craftsman shod the handle with silver.)

類義語： cover, coat, sheathe

よく使う表現： shoe with silver, shoe with metal