shotgun

散弾銃、ショットガン

通常、一度に多数の小さな金属の粒を発射する銃。よく狩猟に使う。

やさしい英語で： A gun that usually fires many small metal balls at once, often used for hunting.

• He carried a shotgun.
• The farmer kept his shotgun in a locked cabinet.
• They heard a shotgun being fired in the distance.

よく使う表現： hunting shotgun, load a shotgun, shotgun cartridge, shotgun pellets

助手席

車の運転席の隣にある席。

やさしい英語で： The seat next to the driver in a car.

• I call shotgun!
• She rode shotgun on the way home.
• Who wants the shotgun seat for the trip?

使い方： ride shotgun (You can ride shotgun while I drive.); call shotgun (I called shotgun before we reached the car.)

類義語： front passenger seat

よく使う表現： ride shotgun, call shotgun, shotgun seat

ショットガンハウス

部屋が前後に並び、廊下のない、細長い平屋の家。

やさしい英語で： A narrow, single-floor house with rooms directly behind each other and no hallway.

• They bought a small shotgun house.
• The old shotgun had three rooms in a row.
• Several shotguns on this street have been carefully restored.

類義語： shotgun house

よく使う表現： shotgun house, shotgun home, traditional shotgun

先に名乗りを上げる、先に確保する

他の人より先に、欲しいものを自分の分だと宣言する。

やさしい英語で： To say that you want something before anyone else can claim it.

• I shotgun the best seat.
• She shotgunned Friday off before anyone else asked.
• Have you already shotgunned the next turn?

使い方： shotgun something (I shotgunned the window seat as soon as we boarded.)

類義語： claim, call dibs on

よく使う表現： shotgun a seat, shotgun something first, shotgun a turn