beam

光線、ビーム

一方向に進む、細い光やエネルギーの束。

やさしい英語で： A narrow line of light or other energy traveling in one direction.

• A beam of light entered the room.
• The laser produces a narrow beam.
• Two bright beams swept across the sky.

使い方： beam of something (A beam of sunlight fell across the table.)

類義語： ray

よく使う表現： beam of light, laser beam, sunlight beam

梁

建物の一部を支える、長く丈夫な木材や金属材。

やさしい英語で： A long, strong piece of wood or metal that supports part of a building.

• A wooden beam supports the roof.
• Workers fitted new steel beams yesterday.
• The old house has exposed beams in every room.

類義語： girder, support

よく使う表現： steel beam, wooden beam, ceiling beam

梁、角材

使うために加工された、長く厚い木材や金属材。

やさしい英語で： A long, thick piece of wood or metal prepared for use.

• They cut the timber into beams.
• The worker lifted a heavy iron beam.
• Several long beams lay beside the workshop.

類義語： bar, timber

よく使う表現： timber beam, iron beam, heavy beam

光、兆し

希望や慰めなど、明るい気持ちをもたらす小さな兆し。

やさしい英語で： A small sign of hope, comfort, or another positive feeling.

• Her letter brought a beam of comfort.
• He found a beam of hope in their kindness.
• That small success was the first beam of joy in weeks.

使い方： beam of something (The news offered a beam of hope.)

類義語： glimmer, ray

よく使う表現： beam of hope, beam of comfort

にっこり笑う、笑顔を輝かせる

とてもうれしくて、顔いっぱいに笑みを浮かべること。

やさしい英語で： To smile widely because you feel very happy.

• She beamed at me.
• The parents were beaming with pride.
• He beamed when he saw his birthday cake.

使い方： beam at someone (She beamed at her daughter.); beam with something (He beamed with delight at the news.)

類義語： smile, grin

反対語： frown

よく使う表現： beam with pride, beam at someone

送信する、放送する

信号や映像、番組を電波で別の場所へ送ること。

やさしい英語で： To send a signal, picture, or program through the air to another place.

• They beamed the match around the world.
• The satellite beams signals to remote villages.
• Live pictures were beamed from the scene.

使い方： beam something to someone/something (The satellite beams images to researchers on Earth.); beam something from somewhere (They beamed the concert from London.)

類義語： transmit, broadcast, send

よく使う表現： beam a signal, beam something to someone

輝く、光を放つ

明るい光を放つこと。

やさしい英語で： To send out bright light.

• The sun beamed overhead.
• Bright light beamed through the curtains.
• The lamps were beaming into the darkness.

使い方： beam through something (Sunlight beamed through the open window.)

類義語： shine, radiate

よく使う表現： beam brightly, beam through something

転送する、送信する

情報を無線で送ること。ＳＦでは人や物を瞬時に別の場所へ移すこと。

やさしい英語で： To send information wirelessly, or transport people or objects instantly in science fiction.

• Beam the crew aboard.
• The device beams data across the room.
• They were beamed down to the planet.

使い方： beam someone up (The spaceship beamed the explorers up.); beam something to someone/something (She beamed the file to another device.)

類義語： transmit, teleport

よく使う表現： beam someone up, beam something across, beam something to someone