traction

グリップ、駆動力

車輪が路面を捉え、滑らずに進めるようにする力。

やさしい英語で： The grip that lets wheels move along a surface without slipping.

• The tyres lost traction on the ice.
• These shoes provide better traction on wet rocks.
• Does this vehicle have enough traction for muddy roads?

類義語： grip

よく使う表現： lose traction, gain traction, better traction

勢い、支持

考えや計画、製品が注目や支持を集め、勢いを増すこと。

やさしい英語で： Progress made as an idea, plan, or product gains attention or support.

• The idea is gaining traction.
• Our campaign got little traction last year.
• The product gained traction with younger customers.

使い方： gain traction with someone (The proposal gained traction with local voters.)

類義語： momentum

よく使う表現： gain traction, get traction, traction with someone

牽引

傷ついた体の部分を持続的に引っ張り、骨を正しい位置に保つ治療。

やさしい英語で： Treatment that steadily pulls an injured body part to help bones stay in the right position.

• His leg is in traction.
• The doctor applied traction to the injured limb.
• She spent several days in traction after the accident.

使い方： be in traction (He was in traction for two weeks.)

よく使う表現： in traction, apply traction, skeletal traction

牽引

動力を使い、物を地面などの上で引いて動かすこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of using power to pull something across a surface.

• The railway uses electric traction.
• Steam traction once powered these trains.
• The engineers tested the new traction motor.

類義語： haulage

よく使う表現： electric traction, steam traction, traction motor