smear

塗りつける、塗り広げる

柔らかい物や湿った物を、こすって表面に広げる。

やさしい英語で： To spread a soft or wet substance across a surface by rubbing it.

• Smear butter on the bread.
• The children smeared paint across the paper.
• Someone had smeared the window with grease.

使い方： smear something on something (She smeared cream on her hands.); smear something with something (He smeared the bread with butter.)

類義語： spread, daub

よく使う表現： smear something on something, smear with something, smear butter

中傷する、名誉を傷つける

人についてうそを広め、周囲に悪い印象を持たせる。

やさしい英語で： To tell lies about someone to make other people think badly of them.

• They tried to smear her.
• The newspaper smeared his name with false stories.
• Why are his opponents smearing him online?

類義語： defame, slander, malign

よく使う表現： smear someone, smear someone’s name, smear an opponent

にじむ、こすれて汚れる

うっかり広がって、跡や表面が汚れたり不鮮明になったりする。

やさしい英語で： To spread accidentally so that a mark or surface becomes messy or unclear.

• The wet ink smeared.
• Her mascara smeared when she cried.
• This paint will smear if you touch it now.

類義語： smudge, blur

よく使う表現： smear easily, smear when wet, smear across something

汚れ、しみ

柔らかい物や湿った物が表面に広がって残した、乱れた跡。

やさしい英語で： A messy mark left when a soft or wet substance spreads across a surface.

• A greasy smear covered the glass.
• She wiped the smears off the mirror.
• He left a smear of ink on the page.

使い方： a smear of something (There was a smear of chocolate on his cheek.)

類義語： smudge, streak

よく使う表現： a smear of something, greasy smear, lipstick smear

中傷、誹謗

人の評判を落とすための、うそや裏付けのない発言。

やさしい英語で： A false or unproven statement meant to make people think badly of someone.

• That claim is a smear.
• He denied the latest political smear.
• The smear campaign damaged her reputation.

使い方： a smear against someone (She dismissed the claim as a smear against her family.)

類義語： slander, defamation, calumny

よく使う表現： smear campaign, political smear, smear against someone