unlock

解錠する、鍵を開ける

普通は鍵を使い、扉や容器の錠を開けること。

やさしい英語で： To open a lock, usually with a key, so that a door or container can open.

• Please unlock the door.
• He unlocked the car and got in.
• Can this key unlock the gate?

使い方： unlock something with something (She unlocked the drawer with a small key.)

反対語： lock

よく使う表現： unlock the door, unlock a gate, unlock with something

解除する、アンロックする

条件を満たしたり制限をなくしたりして、使えるようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To make something available by meeting a requirement or removing a restriction.

• Use your code to unlock the phone.
• Winning that race unlocked a new car.
• This payment unlocks all the extra features.

使い方： unlock something by doing something (You can unlock the next level by collecting ten stars.)

類義語： enable, open up

反対語： lock

よく使う表現： unlock your phone, unlock a level, unlock new features

解明する、引き出す

隠れた情報を明らかにしたり、眠っていた能力を引き出したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To discover hidden information or make previously unused abilities available.

• Practice can unlock your potential.
• The new evidence unlocked the mystery.
• Scientists hope to unlock the secrets of this disease.

類義語： reveal, release, uncover

よく使う表現： unlock potential, unlock a mystery, unlock the secrets