tar

タール

道路や屋根に使う、黒く粘りのある物質。石炭から作られることが多い。

やさしい英語で： A thick, sticky black substance used on roads and roofs, often made from coal.

• The tar stuck to my shoes.
• Workers spread hot tar along the road.
• The roof smelled of fresh tar.

類義語： coal tar

よく使う表現： coal tar, hot tar, tar roof

タール

イランや周辺国で演奏される、長い棹と中央がくびれた胴を持つ弦楽器。

やさしい英語で： A long-necked string instrument with a narrow middle, played in Iran and nearby countries.

• She plays the tar.
• The musician tuned his tar before the concert.
• A gentle melody came from the Persian tar.

よく使う表現： play the tar, Persian tar, tar player

タールを塗る

主に水から守るため、表面に黒く粘りのあるタールを塗る。

やさしい英語で： To cover a surface with a thick, sticky black material, often to protect it from water.

• They will tar the road tomorrow.
• He tarred the roof to stop leaks.
• Workers were tarring the fence posts.

よく使う表現： tar a road, tar a roof, tar the surface

汚す、傷つける

人を悪事などと不当に結びつけ、周りに悪い印象を与える。

やさしい英語で： To make others think badly of someone, often by unfairly connecting them with something wrong.

• The scandal tarred his reputation.
• Critics tarred the whole group with the same brush.
• One false accusation can tar someone’s good name.

使い方： tar someone with something (They tarred him with accusations of dishonesty.); tar someone with the same brush (It is unfair to tar all politicians with the same brush.)

類義語： smear, besmirch, blacken

よく使う表現： tar someone’s reputation, tar someone with something