break ground

着工する、土を掘り始める

新しい建物を建てたり植物を植えたりするために、土を掘り始める。

やさしい英語で： To start digging the earth for a new building or for planting.

• They broke ground yesterday.
• We will break ground on the hospital next week.
• The farmers broke ground for their new vegetable beds.

使い方： break ground on something (The builders will break ground on the new school in June.)

類義語： begin digging

よく使う表現： break ground today, break ground here

新境地を開く、先駆けとなる

新しいことを始めたり、まだ誰も成し遂げていないことを達成したりする。

やさしい英語で： To start something new or achieve something that has not been done before.

• Their research broke ground.
• This small company is breaking ground in clean energy.
• The director broke ground with her unusual use of sound.

使い方： break ground in something (Her team broke ground in cancer research.)

類義語： innovate, pioneer

よく使う表現： break ground in science, break ground in design

海底から離れる

錨を引き上げる時に、錨が海底から離れる。

やさしい英語で： When an anchor does this, it lifts off the bottom of the sea as it is pulled up.

• The anchor broke ground.
• The crew waited for the anchor to break ground.
• Once the anchor had broken ground, the ship began to move.

類義語： come free

よく使う表現： break ground slowly, break ground cleanly

離陸する

航空機が地面を離れて飛び始める。

やさしい英語で： When an aircraft does this, it leaves the ground and starts flying.

• The plane broke ground.
• We watched the small aircraft break ground.
• The wheels stopped turning after the aircraft had broken ground.

類義語： take off, lift off

反対語： land

よく使う表現： break ground smoothly, break ground safely