blast

爆発、爆破

突然起こる激しい爆発。特に被害をもたらすもの。

やさしい英語で： A sudden violent explosion, especially one that causes damage.

• The blast broke every window.
• Three people were injured in the blast.
• Workers used controlled blasts to remove the rock.

類義語： explosion, bang

よく使う表現： bomb blast, powerful blast, controlled blast

送風

金属や鉱石を熱するため、炉に空気を送り込む一回の作業期間。

やさしい英語で： One period of blowing air into a furnace to heat a batch of metal or rock containing metal.

• They melted the iron at a single blast.
• Each blast treated a fresh charge of ore.
• The workers measured how much metal each blast produced.

よく使う表現： at a blast, single blast, furnace blast

叱責、酷評

人や物事を怒って厳しく批判したり、強くしかったりすること。

やさしい英語で： A strong, angry criticism of someone or something.

• The boss gave me a blast.
• Her latest blast at the council surprised nobody.
• He received a blast for losing the documents.

使い方： a blast at someone/something (The speech included a blast at the government's spending.)

類義語： scolding, reprimand, verbal attack

よく使う表現： give someone a blast, blast at someone, angry blast

大音量で鳴らす、鳴り響く

非常に大きな音を出す、または音楽を大音量で流す。

やさしい英語で： To make a very loud noise, or play music very loudly.

• The radio was blasting all morning.
• He blasted his horn at the crossing.
• Why are you blasting music so late?

使い方： blast out something (The speakers blasted out a cheerful song.)

類義語： blare

よく使う表現： blast music, blast out music, blast the horn

爆破して穴を開ける、爆破する

爆発などの突然の強い力で、物に穴や通り道を開ける。

やさしい英語で： To make a hole or opening in something using an explosion or another sudden, powerful force.

• They blasted a hole in the wall.
• The crew blasted through solid rock.
• An explosion had blasted the locked door open.

使い方： blast a hole in something (The explosion blasted a hole in the roof.); blast through something (Workers blasted through the rock to build the tunnel.)

類義語： blow open

よく使う表現： blast a hole, blast through something, blast something open

撃つ、銃撃する

人や物に銃を撃つ。何度も続けて撃つことが多い。

やさしい英語で： To fire a gun at someone or something, often many times.

• He blasted the lock with a shotgun.
• The robbers were blasting at the police.
• An armed guard blasted away as the truck escaped.

使い方： blast at someone/something (The soldiers blasted at the approaching vehicle.)

類義語： shoot, fire at

よく使う表現： blast someone, blast at someone, blast away

呪う

怒りから、人や物事に災いが起きるよう願う。

やさしい英語で： To express anger by wishing harm on someone or something.

• Blast it, I've lost my keys!
• 'Blast you!' he shouted at the thief.
• Blast this machine; it never works properly.

類義語： curse

反対語： bless

よく使う表現： blast it, blast you, blast the thing