sprout

芽、もやし

種や根、茎から新しく伸びる、植物の小さな部分。

やさしい英語で： A small new part of a plant growing from a seed, root, or stem.

• A green sprout appeared in the pot.
• She added fresh bean sprouts to the salad.
• We removed the long sprouts from the potatoes.

類義語： shoot

よく使う表現： bean sprout, a new sprout, a green sprout

芽キャベツ

小さなキャベツに似た、丸くて緑色の野菜。

やさしい英語で： A small, round green vegetable that looks like a tiny cabbage.

• Would you like some sprouts?
• We served roast sprouts with the turkey.
• She hated boiled sprouts as a child.

類義語： Brussels sprout

よく使う表現： Brussels sprout, boiled sprout, roast sprout

ちびっ子

特に親しみを込めて呼ぶ、小さな子ども。

やさしい英語で： A small child, especially when spoken about affectionately.

• How is your little sprout?
• Their two sprouts played happily in the garden.
• That young sprout has grown since I last saw him.

類義語： kid, child

よく使う表現： a little sprout, your young sprout

発芽する、発芽させる

種から芽が出始める、または種から芽を出させる。

やさしい英語で： To begin growing from a seed, or make seeds begin to grow.

• The seeds have sprouted.
• Warmth and water help beans sprout quickly.
• You can sprout lentils in a jar on the windowsill.

類義語： germinate

よく使う表現： sprout from seeds, sprout beans, begin to sprout

生える、芽を出す

地面やほかの表面から伸びたり、突然現れたりする。

やさしい英語で： To grow or suddenly appear from the ground or another surface.

• Weeds sprouted through the cracks.
• New hairs are sprouting on his chin.
• Tall buildings sprouted from the empty ground beyond the station.

使い方： sprout from something (Tiny shoots sprouted from the roots.); sprout through something (Grass sprouted through the pavement.)

類義語： grow, emerge

よく使う表現： sprout from something, sprout up, sprout through something

次々に現れる

思いがけず現れたり発生したりする。複数の場所に現れることが多い。

やさしい英語で： To appear or develop unexpectedly, often in several places.

• New cafés have sprouted up everywhere.
• Fresh ideas sprouted during our conversation.
• Small businesses are sprouting across the town.

使い方： sprout up (New shops have sprouted up near the station.)

類義語： appear, spring up

反対語： disappear

よく使う表現： sprout up, sprout everywhere, sprout across something

芽を取る

ジャガイモなどの野菜から出た芽を取り除く。

やさしい英語で： To remove the new shoots from vegetables such as potatoes.

• Please sprout the potatoes before cooking them.
• She sprouted the potatoes stored in the cellar.
• We spent the morning sprouting an entire sack of potatoes.

よく使う表現： sprout potatoes, sprout stored potatoes