tank

タンク、貯水槽

液体や気体をためておく大きく丈夫な容器。

やさしい英語で： A large strong container for holding liquid or gas.

• The water tank is empty.
• He filled the car’s tank with petrol.
• A leak in the gas tank caused the problem.

類義語： container, reservoir

よく使う表現： water tank, fuel tank, gas tank, fill a tank

燃料タンク

車などで、エンジンに使う燃料を入れておく容器。

やさしい英語で： The container in a vehicle that holds the fuel for its engine.

• The car's tank is nearly empty.
• I filled the tank before our trip.
• Both trucks have extra fuel tanks.

類義語： fuel tank

よく使う表現： fuel tank, petrol tank, gas tank, full tank

戦車

厚い装甲と大砲を備え、車輪の代わりに履帯で進む重い軍用車両。

やさしい英語で： A heavy military vehicle with thick metal protection, a large gun, and tracks instead of wheels.

• A tank crossed the field.
• Soldiers drove tanks through the ruined town.
• The museum displays a tank used during the war.

類義語： armoured fighting vehicle

よく使う表現： army tank, battle tank, tank driver

水槽、タンク

水やほかの液体をためておく大きな容器や池。

やさしい英語で： A large container or pool that holds water or another liquid.

• The fish swim around the tank.
• Workers cleaned the empty water tanks.
• How much liquid can this tank hold?

類義語： container, reservoir

よく使う表現： water tank, fish tank, open tank, storage tank

留置室

警察が人を短期間閉じ込めておく部屋。

やさしい英語で： A room where police keep people locked up for a short time.

• They kept him in the holding tank overnight.
• The drunk tank was full on Saturday night.
• Police put the arrested men in separate tanks.

類義語： holding cell, cell

よく使う表現： holding tank, drunk tank, in the tank

急落する、大失敗する

短い間に大きく失敗したり、状態や数値がひどく悪くなったりする。

やさしい英語で： To fail or become much worse very quickly.

• Sales tanked last month.
• The film tanked despite its famous stars.
• Will share prices tank again this year?

類義語： plummet, crash, collapse

反対語： soar

よく使う表現： sales tank, prices tank, ratings tank

タンク役を務める

チーム戦のゲームで、仲間を守るために敵の攻撃を自分に引きつける。

やさしい英語で： In a team game, to make enemies attack you so your teammates can fight more safely.

• Can you tank the boss?
• She tanked while the others attacked from behind.
• We need someone to tank for the group.

使い方： tank for someone (I'll tank for our team while you heal.)

よく使う表現： tank the boss, tank an enemy, tank for someone

給油する、タンクに入れる

燃料やほかの液体をタンクに入れる。

やさしい英語で： To put fuel or another liquid into a storage container.

• We stopped to tank up.
• The crew tanked the fuel before departure.
• They tanked up with petrol at the next station.

使い方： tank up with something (We tanked up with diesel before leaving.)

類義語： fuel, refuel

よく使う表現： tank up, tank fuel, tank the vehicle