buckle

バックル、留め金

ベルトやひもを留めておく、金属やプラスチックの部品。

やさしい英語で： A metal or plastic fitting that holds a belt or strap closed.

• The buckle on my belt broke.
• Her shoes have small silver buckles.
• Push the two parts together until the buckle clicks.

類義語： clasp, fastener

よく使う表現： belt buckle, silver buckle, plastic buckle

湾曲、ゆがみ

まっすぐ、または平らなはずの物にできた曲がりや膨らみ。

やさしい英語で： A bend or bulge in something that should be straight or flat.

• The blade has a buckle.
• Heat caused a slight buckle in the metal sheet.
• Several buckles appeared along the damaged rail.

類義語： bend, kink, bulge

よく使う表現： a slight buckle, a visible buckle

留める、締める

ベルトやひもを、金属やプラスチックの留め具で締めたり固定したりする。

やさしい英語で： To close or secure a belt or strap with its metal or plastic fitting.

• Please buckle your seatbelt.
• She buckled the straps on her bag.
• Have you buckled the child’s safety belt?

使い方： buckle something up (Buckle your helmet strap up before riding.)

類義語： fasten

反対語： unbuckle

よく使う表現： buckle a belt, buckle your seatbelt, buckle up

たわむ、座屈する

圧力や重さ、熱によって曲がったり崩れたりする。

やさしい英語で： To bend or collapse because of pressure, weight, or heat.

• The metal began to buckle.
• The roof buckled under the heavy snow.
• His knees buckled, and he fell to the ground.

使い方： buckle under something (The shelf buckled under the weight of the books.)

類義語： give way, collapse

よく使う表現： buckle under pressure, buckle under weight

屈する、折れる

状況がつらくなりすぎて、抵抗するのをやめる。

やさしい英語で： To stop resisting because a situation becomes too difficult or stressful.

• He refused to buckle.
• The team buckled under the pressure of the final match.
• After weeks of threats, the manager finally buckled.

使い方： buckle under something (She refused to buckle under pressure from her boss.)

類義語： give in, yield

反対語： resist

よく使う表現： buckle under pressure, refuse to buckle