shoulder

肩

腕が胴体につながる部分。

やさしい英語で： The part of your body where your arm joins the main part of your body.

• My shoulder hurts.
• She injured her shoulder playing tennis.
• He rolled his shoulders to relax the muscles.

よく使う表現： shoulder pain, shoulder injury, left shoulder, shoulder joint

肩

首の横にある体の上面。物を載せたり担いだりできる。

やさしい英語で： The upper surface of your body beside your neck, where you can rest or carry something.

• The bird sat on my shoulder.
• She rested her head on his shoulder.
• He carried the heavy bag over one shoulder.

よく使う表現： on your shoulder, over your shoulder, shoulder strap

路肩

道路の脇にある、緊急時に車を止められる帯状の場所。

やさしい英語で： The strip beside a road where vehicles can stop in an emergency.

• We stopped on the shoulder.
• The car had a flat tire on the highway shoulder.
• Keep the shoulder clear for emergency vehicles.

よく使う表現： road shoulder, hard shoulder, on the shoulder

引き受ける、負う

難しいことに対処する義務や責任を引き受ける。

やさしい英語で： To accept the duty of dealing with something difficult or taking responsibility for it.

• I will shoulder the blame.
• They shouldered the cost of repairing the school.
• He has shouldered most of the responsibility since his father became ill.

使い方： shoulder responsibility for something (She shouldered responsibility for the failure.)

類義語： bear, take on, assume

よく使う表現： shoulder the blame, shoulder responsibility, shoulder the cost

担ぐ、背負う

物を肩に載せて運ぶ、または難しい仕事や負担を背負う。

やさしい英語で： To carry something on the upper part of your body, or deal with a difficult task or burden.

• He shouldered his bag and left.
• The soldiers shouldered their rifles.
• She shouldered the heavy burden of caring for the family.

類義語： carry, bear

よく使う表現： shoulder a bag, shoulder a burden, shoulder a rifle

肩で押す

肩を使って、人や物を押す。

やさしい英語で： To push someone or something using the part of your body beside your neck.

• He shouldered the door open.
• She shouldered her way past the waiting fans.
• The defender shouldered him aside and took the ball.

使い方： shoulder your way through something (He shouldered his way through the crowd.); shoulder someone/something aside (She shouldered the other player aside.)

よく使う表現： shoulder someone aside, shoulder your way, shoulder something open

押しのける、排除する

力や圧力を使って、相手の居場所や地位、影響力を奪う。

やさしい英語で： To use power or pressure to make someone lose their place, position, or influence.

• The new boss shouldered her aside.
• He was shouldered out of the band he had started.
• Powerful rivals tried to shoulder her out of the committee.

使い方： shoulder someone out of something (They shouldered him out of the business.)

類義語： push aside, force out

よく使う表現： shoulder someone out, shoulder someone aside