stripe

縞、線

周りの表面とは違う色をした、細長い部分。

やさしい英語で： A long, narrow area of colour that differs from the surface beside it.

• My shirt has a blue stripe.
• Zebras have black and white stripes.
• She painted a red stripe along the wall.

使い方： stripe on something (There is a yellow stripe on the door.)

類義語： band, line

よく使う表現： black stripe, vertical stripe, stripe on something

傾向、種類

特定の考え方や特徴によって分けられる、人や物の種類。

やさしい英語で： A kind of person or thing, especially one with particular beliefs or characteristics.

• Politicians of every stripe attended.
• I distrust leaders of that stripe.
• The group welcomes people of any political stripe.

使い方： of a particular stripe (She works with politicians of every stripe.)

類義語： kind, type, sort

よく使う表現： political stripe, of every stripe, of that stripe

縞模様をつける

表面に、違う色の細長い線をつける。

やさしい英語で： To mark a surface with long, narrow lines of a different colour.

• We stripe the fabric by hand.
• She striped the wall with blue paint.
• They will stripe the road after the surface dries.

使い方： stripe something with something (They striped the cloth with narrow bands of red.)

よく使う表現： stripe something, stripe with something