blaze

大火、火災

強く明るい炎を上げる大きな火や火災。

やさしい英語で： A large fire with strong, bright flames.

• The blaze destroyed the shop.
• Firefighters fought the blaze all night.
• Two blazes broke out near the railway.

類義語： fire, inferno

よく使う表現： huge blaze, fight a blaze, blaze spreads

強烈な日差し

特に太陽からの、熱も放つ非常に強い光。

やさしい英語で： Very strong light that also gives off heat, especially from the sun.

• We escaped the midday blaze.
• The desert lay under a fierce blaze of sunlight.
• She closed the curtains against the blaze of the sun.

使い方： the blaze of something (We rested away from the blaze of the afternoon sun.)

類義語： glare

よく使う表現： blaze of sunlight, blaze of sunshine, midday blaze

流星

馬の顔の正面を縦に走る、幅広い白色や淡い色の模様。

やさしい英語で： A wide white or pale mark down the front of a horse’s face.

• The pony has a white blaze.
• A broad blaze ran down the mare’s face.
• We recognized the chestnut horse by its blaze.

よく使う表現： white blaze, broad blaze, horse’s blaze

炎形の印

形や見た目が炎に似ている印。

やさしい英語で： A mark whose shape or appearance is like a flame.

• A red blaze marked the shield.
• The artist painted an orange blaze on the vase.
• A flame-shaped blaze stood out against the dark surface.

よく使う表現： red blaze, flame-shaped blaze

道を切り開く

新しい道を作る、または物事の新しいやり方を他の人に示す。

やさしい英語で： To make a new path or show others a new way to do something.

• They blazed a path through the forest.
• She blazed a trail for women in science.
• These early experiments helped blaze the way for new treatments.

使い方： blaze a trail for someone/something (Her discoveries blazed a trail for future researchers.)

類義語： pioneer, open up

よく使う表現： blaze a trail, blaze a path, blaze the way

燃え盛る

強く明るい炎を上げて燃える。

やさしい英語で： To burn with strong, bright flames.

• The fire blazed brightly.
• Dry logs were blazing in the fireplace.
• Flames blazed through the roof before help arrived.

類義語： burn, flame

よく使う表現： blaze fiercely, blaze brightly, blaze away

輝く、照りつける

非常に明るい光を放ったり反射したりする。

やさしい英語で： To give off or reflect very bright light.

• The sun blazed overhead.
• Neon signs blazed above the shops.
• Her gold necklace blazed in the afternoon light.

使い方： blaze with something (The windows blazed with reflected sunlight.)

類義語： shine, gleam

よく使う表現： blaze overhead, blaze with light, blaze brightly

大麻を吸う

大麻を燃やし、その煙を吸う。

やさしい英語で： To smoke cannabis.

• They went outside to blaze.
• He blazed a joint after the party.
• Are your friends still blazing in the garden?

類義語： smoke weed

よく使う表現： blaze up, blaze a joint