bang away

叩き続ける

大きな音を立てながら、何度も物を叩くこと。

やさしい英語で： To keep hitting something, usually making a loud noise.

• He banged away on the drums.
• The children were banging away on an old piano.
• Who is banging away at the metal gate?

使い方： bang away on/at something (Someone was banging away at the door.)

類義語： pound, hammer

よく使う表現： bang away loudly, bang away on something

根気よく取り組む、働き続ける

長い時間、熱心に仕事や課題に取り組み続けること。

やさしい英語で： To keep working hard at something for a long time.

• I banged away at the essay.
• She has been banging away at that project for weeks.
• We kept banging away until the work was done.

使い方： bang away at something (He has been banging away at his report all morning.)

類義語： plug away, work away, toil

よく使う表現： bang away at something, bang away all day

しつこく言い続ける、くどくど話す

同じことを話し続けたり要求し続けたりして、人をうんざりさせること。

やさしい英語で： To keep talking about something or demanding something in an annoying way.

• He bangs away about his taxes.
• My parents keep banging away at me to study.
• She banged away about the same complaint throughout dinner.

使い方： bang away about something (He keeps banging away about the parking rules.); bang away at someone to do something (They bang away at me to get a better job.)

類義語： go on, nag, harp on

よく使う表現： bang away about something, bang away at someone