steal

盗む

他人のお金や持ち物を許可なく取り、自分のものにする。

やさしい英語で： To take someone else’s money or belongings without permission and keep them.

• Someone stole my phone.
• Did he steal money from the shop?
• The police caught her stealing a car.

使い方： steal something from someone/something (Someone stole a bicycle from our garage.)

類義語： take, rob

よく使う表現： steal something, steal from someone, steal someone’s wallet

こっそり得る

人に気づかれずに何かをする、ちょっとした機会を得る。

やさしい英語で： To get a small chance to do something quietly or secretly.

• He stole a glance at her.
• They stole a kiss behind the door.
• I stole a few minutes to read.

使い方： steal a glance at someone/something (She stole a glance at the clock.)

類義語： snatch

よく使う表現： steal a glance, steal a kiss, steal a moment

盗塁する

野球で、打撃の助けを借りず投球中に次の塁へ進み、アウトにならない。

やさしい英語で： In baseball, to reach another base safely during a pitch without help from a hit or similar play.

• He tried to steal second base.
• She stole two bases in one inning.
• Can that runner steal third?

よく使う表現： steal a base, steal second base, steal third base

格安で買う

実際の価値よりもずっと安い値段で買う。

やさしい英語で： To buy something for much less money than it is worth.

• At that price, you practically stole it.
• He stole that painting for fifty dollars.
• We practically stole the furniture at the closing sale.

使い方： steal something for an amount (She practically stole that bike for twenty pounds.)

よく使う表現： steal something for, practically steal something

掘り出し物、お買い得品

驚くほど安い値段で買える物。

やさしい英語で： Something you can buy for a surprisingly low price.

• This bag is a steal.
• Those shoes were a real steal at that price.
• Is the bike still a steal after repairs?

使い方： a steal at an amount (This jacket is a steal at ten pounds.)

類義語： bargain

よく使う表現： a real steal, an absolute steal, a steal at

盗塁

野球で、打撃の助けを借りず投球中に次の塁へ進み、アウトにならないプレー。

やさしい英語で： A baseball play in which a runner reaches another base safely during a pitch without help from a hit.

• The runner attempted a steal.
• Her steal of second helped the team score.
• He finished the season with twenty steals.

類義語： stolen base

よく使う表現： a successful steal, a steal attempt, a double steal