battery

電池、バッテリー

エネルギーを蓄え、電話やおもちゃなどに電気を供給する物。

やさしい英語で： A device that stores energy and supplies electricity to a phone, toy, or other machine.

• My phone needs a new battery.
• We replaced the batteries in the toy.
• Can you charge the car battery?

よく使う表現： rechargeable battery, car battery, battery charger

電池残量、バッテリー残量

機器の電池に残っている電気エネルギーの量。

やさしい英語で： The amount of electrical energy left in a device’s power supply.

• My phone has no battery left.
• There’s enough battery for one more call.
• The screen brightness uses a lot of battery.

類義語： charge, power

よく使う表現： low battery, enough battery, battery left

暴行罪

他人に違法な身体的な力を加える犯罪。

やさしい英語で： The crime of using unlawful physical force against another person.

• He was charged with battery.
• The court heard evidence about the alleged battery.
• She was convicted of assault and battery.

よく使う表現： assault and battery, charged with battery, battery charge

砲兵中隊、砲台

一緒に使われる大型の軍用砲の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of large military guns used together.

• The battery fired at the fort.
• Soldiers moved the artillery battery closer to the river.
• Two batteries defended the harbour entrance.

よく使う表現： artillery battery, gun battery, coastal battery

バタリーケージ

卵を生産するために鶏を飼う、小さなかごの集まり。

やさしい英語で： A set of small cages in which hens are kept to produce eggs.

• The hens were kept in a battery.
• The farm removed its old laying batteries.
• Animal welfare groups opposed the use of battery cages.

よく使う表現： battery cages, battery hens, laying battery