spring

跳ぶ、飛び跳ねる

突然、または素早く跳ぶこと。しばしば距離を飛び越える。

やさしい英語で： To jump suddenly or quickly, often over a distance.

• The cat sprang forward.
• He sprang out of bed when the alarm rang.
• Can you spring over that low wall?

使い方： spring from something (The cat sprang from the chair.); spring to your feet (She sprang to her feet.)

類義語： leap, jump

よく使う表現： spring up, spring forward, spring into action

湧き出る、飛び出す

急に現れる、湧き出る、または液体が漏れる穴が突然できること。

やさしい英語で： To appear or come out suddenly, or suddenly develop an opening that lets liquid through.

• The boat sprang a leak.
• Tears sprang to his eyes at the news.
• A deer sprang into view beside the road.

使い方： spring a leak (Our boat sprang a leak.); spring from something (Tears sprang from her eyes.)

類義語： burst forth, emerge

よく使う表現： spring a leak, spring from something, spring into view

動き出す、活気づく

突然活動を始めたり、活気や勢いを帯びたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly become active, lively, or full of energy.

• The machine sprang to life.
• The quiet village springs to life during the festival.
• My phone screen sprang to life with a message.

使い方： spring to life (The engine sprang to life.)

類義語： come alive, come to life

よく使う表現： spring to life, spring into life

春

冬と夏の間の季節。暖かくなり、植物が育ち始める。

やさしい英語で： The season between winter and summer, when the weather gets warmer and plants begin to grow.

• Flowers open in spring.
• We visited Japan last spring.
• Does your garden look beautiful every spring?

よく使う表現： in spring, early spring, spring flowers, spring weather

ばね

曲げたり伸ばしたりしても元の形に戻る、弾力のある金属部品。

やさしい英語で： A flexible metal part that bends or stretches and then returns to its earlier shape.

• The spring in this pen is broken.
• This mattress has hundreds of springs.
• Pressing the button squeezes a small spring inside.

よく使う表現： metal spring, bed spring, coil spring, steel spring

泉

水が自然に地面から湧き出る場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where water comes naturally out of the ground.

• We drank water from a spring.
• Hot springs attract visitors to the valley.
• A small spring feeds the stream behind our house.

類義語： water source

よく使う表現： hot spring, natural spring, spring water