bug

虫

昆虫やクモなどの小動物。特に人がわずらわしく感じるもの。

やさしい英語で： A small animal such as an insect or spider, especially one people find annoying.

• There’s a bug on your shirt.
• We found tiny bugs under the leaves.
• Does this spray keep bugs away?

類義語： insect, creepy-crawly

よく使う表現： bug spray, little bug, bug bite

バグ、不具合

コンピュータープログラムや他の仕組みを誤作動させる欠陥。

やさしい英語で： A fault that makes a computer program or another system work incorrectly.

• There is a bug in the app.
• The update fixed several bugs.
• Can you report the bug to the developers?

類義語： fault, error, defect, glitch

よく使う表現： software bug, fix a bug, bug report

感染症、病原菌

人から人へうつる病気、またはその原因となる微生物。

やさしい英語で： An illness that spreads between people, or the tiny living thing that causes it.

• I’ve caught a stomach bug.
• A nasty bug is going around the school.
• She stayed in bed until the bug passed.

類義語： infection, illness, germ

よく使う表現： stomach bug, catch a bug, flu bug

熱中、マニア

ある活動への強い興味。また、特定の分野に夢中な人。

やさしい英語で： A strong interest in an activity, or someone who is extremely interested in a particular subject.

• She caught the travel bug at university.
• The gardening bug has taken over our family.
• As a gold bug, he follows metal prices closely.

類義語： enthusiasm, obsession, enthusiast

よく使う表現： travel bug, catch the bug, gold bug

盗聴器

会話をこっそり聞くために隠して使う小さな電子機器。

やさしい英語で： A small hidden electronic device used to listen secretly to people’s conversations.

• They found a bug under the desk.
• The police planted a bug in the office.
• The tiny bug recorded every conversation in the room.

類義語： listening device, hidden microphone

よく使う表現： plant a bug, hidden bug, listening bug

半翅目の昆虫

口で植物や動物を刺して体液を吸う、特定の仲間の昆虫。

やさしい英語で： An insect in a particular group whose mouthparts pierce plants or animals to suck out liquid.

• This insect is a true bug.
• The scientist examined the bug’s piercing mouthparts.
• Aphids and cicadas belong to the same broad group of bugs.

よく使う表現： true bug, shield bug, plant bug

うるさくする、困らせる

何度も質問したり話を遮ったりして、人を困らせる。

やさしい英語で： To annoy someone, often by repeatedly asking questions or interrupting them.

• Stop bugging me!
• The noise has been bugging her all morning.
• My brother bugged me for a lift.

使い方： bug someone about something (He keeps bugging me about the deadline.); bug someone to do something (They bugged me to join the club.)

類義語： bother, annoy, pester

よく使う表現： bug someone, bug someone about something, bug someone for something

盗聴器を仕掛ける

会話をこっそり聞くために、隠れた場所に機器を仕掛ける。

やさしい英語で： To place hidden electronic equipment somewhere to listen secretly to conversations.

• They plan to bug the office.
• Someone had bugged her telephone.
• The police bugged the room before the meeting.

類義語： wiretap

よく使う表現： bug a room, bug a phone, bug someone’s office