bump up

引き上げる、増やす

量や数、程度をすばやく増やしたり高めたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To quickly raise an amount, number, or level.

• They bumped up the price.
• The company bumped our pay up last month.
• Will extra demand bump up the cost?

使い方： bump something up by an amount (They bumped the rent up by fifty pounds.); bump something up to an amount (We bumped the budget up to ten thousand dollars.)

類義語： raise, increase, hike

反対語： lower, reduce

よく使う表現： bump up prices, bump up wages

直面する、突き当たる

進むのを妨げる問題や規則、反対する力にぶつかること。

やさしい英語で： To meet a problem, rule, or opposing force that makes progress difficult.

• We bumped up against a legal problem.
• Their ambitions keep bumping up against financial limits.
• The reform movement bumped up against strong political opposition.

使い方： bump up against something (Our plans bumped up against strict safety rules.)

類義語： come up against, encounter

よく使う表現： bump up against, bump up against limits

昇進させる、進級させる

人をより高い等級や地位、学年に上げること。

やさしい英語で： To move someone to a higher grade, rank, or class.

• They bumped him up a grade.
• She was bumped up to a senior role.
• Could the school bump our daughter up to the next class?

使い方： bump someone up to a grade/rank (They bumped her up to the senior class.)

類義語： promote

反対語： demote

よく使う表現： bump up someone, bump up students

順番を繰り上げる、優先順位を上げる

人や項目を、一覧や順序の中で前や目立つ位置に移すこと。

やさしい英語で： To move someone or something to an earlier or more noticeable place in a list or order.

• They bumped my name up the list.
• The editor bumped the story up to the front page.
• Can urgent cases be bumped up the queue?

使い方： bump someone/something up the list/queue (The hospital bumped her up the waiting list.)

類義語： advance, move up

よく使う表現： bump up someone, bump up something

ぶつかる

動いている時に何かにぶつかること。

やさしい英語で： To hit something while moving.

• The boat bumped up against the dock.
• My head bumped up against the low ceiling.
• The loose panel bumps up on the frame when the door closes.

使い方： bump up against something (The cart bumped up against the wall.)

類義語： bump into, collide with

よく使う表現： bump up against, bump up on

幅の広いテープに転写する

録画した映像を、幅の狭いテープ形式から幅の広い形式へコピーすること。

やさしい英語で： To copy recorded video from a narrower type of tape onto a wider type.

• The editor bumped up the footage.
• We bumped the recording up to a wider tape format.
• Can this old tape be bumped up for editing?

使い方： bump something up to a format (The studio bumped the footage up to a wider tape format.)

類義語： transfer, copy

よく使う表現： bump up footage, bump up tapes