bell

鐘、鈴、ベル

多くはカップに似た形で、たたくと響く音を出す金属製の物。

やさしい英語で： A metal object, often shaped like a cup, that makes a ringing sound when struck.

• The bell is made of brass.
• Church bells rang across the village.
• She rang the bell on her bicycle.

よく使う表現： church bell, door bell, ring a bell

鐘の音、ベルの音

始まりや終わり、注意が必要なことを知らせる鐘やベルの音。

やさしい英語で： A ringing sound that tells people something is starting, ending, or needs attention.

• We left when we heard the bell.
• The final bell ended the boxing match.
• At the bell, everyone hurried back to class.

類義語： ring, signal

よく使う表現： final bell, opening bell, school bell

電話

親しい間柄の会話でいう、電話をかけること。

やさしい英語で： A phone call, especially in friendly, casual conversation.

• Give me a bell tomorrow.
• I’ll give you a bell after lunch.
• She gave her brother a bell to check on him.

使い方： give someone a bell (Give me a bell when you get home.)

類義語： call, ring

よく使う表現： give someone a bell, give me a bell

鈴をつける

動物や物に、小さな鈴や鐘を取り付けること。

やさしい英語で： To put a small ringing object on an animal or another thing.

• They bell their sheep each spring.
• The farmer belled the goats before releasing them.
• We decided to bell the cat so birds could hear it coming.

よく使う表現： bell a cat, bell the sheep, bell the cattle

ラッパ状に広げる

物の先端を、ラッパの口のように外側へ広げること。

やさしい英語で： To make the end of something wider, like the open end of a trumpet.

• Use this tool to bell the pipe.
• The worker belled the end of the copper tube.
• We must bell both ends before fitting the joints.

類義語： flare

よく使う表現： bell a tube, bell the end, bell a pipe