water

水

人や動物、植物が生きるために必要な透明な液体。

やさしい英語で： The clear liquid that people, animals, and plants need to live.

• Please drink some water.
• The children played in the warm water.
• Is the tap water safe to drink?

よく使う表現： cold water, drinking water, tap water

ミネラルウォーター

天然の泉から出る、ミネラルを含む飲み水。炭酸入りのものもある。

やさしい英語で： A drinking liquid from a natural spring, containing minerals and sometimes bubbles.

• This water comes from a mountain spring.
• The restaurant serves several local waters.
• I prefer a water with fewer bubbles.

類義語： mineral water

よく使う表現： mineral water, sparkling water, bottled water

水一杯、水一本

特に注文するときにいう、コップ一杯やボトル一本の水。

やさしい英語で： A glass or bottle of the clear liquid you drink, especially when ordering drinks.

• Can I have a water, please?
• We ordered three waters with our lunch.
• The waiter brought me a water.

よく使う表現： a water, order water, order a water

尿

体が不要になったものを液体として排出するもの。

やさしい英語で： The liquid waste that leaves your body when you go to the toilet.

• He had difficulty passing water.
• The doctor asked whether her water looked cloudy.
• She felt pain when she passed water.

類義語： urine

よく使う表現： pass water, passing water

水

古代の思想家が世界を作ると考えた四つの基本物質の一つである水。

やさしい英語で： One of the four basic substances that ancient thinkers believed made up the world.

• The philosopher placed water among the four elements.
• In this ancient theory, water had cold and wet qualities.
• The diagram shows water opposite fire.

よく使う表現： element of water, water and fire, water element

水

自然を説明する一部の伝統的な考え方で、五つの基本要素の一つとされる水。

やさしい英語で： One of five basic elements in certain traditional systems for explaining nature.

• Water is one of the five elements in this system.
• The teacher explained how metal supports water in the cycle.
• Their chart connects water with winter.

よく使う表現： water element, water and metal, element of water

水をやる

普通は土に水を注いで、植物に必要な水を与える。

やさしい英語で： To give plants the liquid they need, usually by pouring it onto the soil.

• Please water the plants.
• I watered the garden before breakfast.
• How often do you water these flowers?

類義語： irrigate

よく使う表現： water the plants, water the garden, water the flowers

涙が出る、よだれが出る

目から普段より多く涙が出たり、口に唾液がたくさん出たりする。

やさしい英語で： If your eyes or mouth do this, they produce more liquid than usual.

• My eyes water in the cold wind.
• The smell of fresh bread made my mouth water.
• Her eyes watered as she sliced the onion.

よく使う表現： eyes water, mouth water, eyes that water