bunk

二段ベッドの寝台

上下に重ねた二つ以上のベッドのうちの一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of two or more beds arranged above each other.

• I sleep in the top bunk.
• Her brother climbed down from the upper bunk.
• Which bunk would you like?

類義語： berth

よく使う表現： top bunk, bottom bunk, upper bunk

寝台、簡易ベッド

船や列車、キャンプなどにあることの多い、幅の狭いベッド。

やさしい英語で： A narrow bed, often found on a ship, in a train, or at a camp.

• Each sailor had a narrow bunk.
• I left my bag beside the bunk.
• The cabin has four bunks and a small table.

類義語： berth, bed

よく使う表現： sleep in a bunk, narrow bunk, bunk bed

たわごと、でたらめ

ばかげていたり、事実ではなかったりする考えや発言。

やさしい英語で： Ideas or statements that are silly or untrue.

• That story is bunk.
• He dismissed the claim as a load of bunk.
• Do you really believe all that bunk?

類義語： nonsense, rubbish, baloney

よく使う表現： total bunk, a load of bunk, utter bunk

兵士の寝室

兵士が寝る部屋。普通は複数のベッドがある。

やさしい英語で： A room where soldiers sleep, usually with several beds.

• The soldiers returned to their bunk.
• Keep the bunk locked while everyone is away.
• The officer inspected each bunk for cleanliness.

類義語： bunkroom, dormitory

よく使う表現： in the bunk, leave the bunk, bunk door

寝台で寝る

幅の狭いベッドで寝ること。ほかの人と同じ部屋で寝る場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： To sleep in a narrow bed, often in a room shared with other people.

• We bunked together at camp.
• She will bunk with her sister on the boat.
• Where did the sailors bunk during the voyage?

使い方： bunk with someone (I bunked with two friends at camp.); bunk in somewhere (The crew bunk in a small cabin.)

類義語： sleep

よく使う表現： bunk with someone, bunk together, bunk in something

さぼる

許可を得ずに学校や仕事を休む。

やさしい英語で： To stay away from school or work without permission.

• He bunked off school yesterday.
• They sometimes bunk lessons on Friday afternoons.
• Have you ever bunked off work?

使い方： bunk off something (They bunked off school to go to the beach.)

類義語： skip, play truant, skive

よく使う表現： bunk off, bunk school, bunk off work