cable

ケーブル

機器の間で電気や情報を伝える、被覆で包まれた複数の線。

やさしい英語で： A set of wires inside a cover that carries electricity or information between devices.

• Plug the cable into the computer.
• I bought a longer charging cable.
• Are all the cables connected properly?

類義語： lead, cord

よく使う表現： power cable, internet cable, cable connection

ワイヤーロープ、ケーブル

重い物を支えたり引いたりする太く丈夫な綱。多くは金属線でできている。

やさしい英語で： A thick, strong rope, often made of metal wires, used to hold or pull heavy things.

• A steel cable holds the load.
• The bridge hangs from thick cables.
• One cable snapped while the crane was lifting the container.

類義語： wire rope

よく使う表現： steel cable, suspension cable, cable bridge

ケーブルテレビ

ケーブルを通して家庭にテレビ番組を届けるサービス。

やさしい英語で： A television service that sends programs to your home through wires.

• We have cable at home.
• That channel is only available on cable.
• They canceled cable because the monthly bill was too high.

類義語： cable television

よく使う表現： cable tv, cable service, on cable

ケーブルでつなぐ、より合わせる

丈夫な線で物をつないだり固定したり、線をより合わせて太い綱にする。

やさしい英語で： To join or secure things with strong wires, or twist wires together into a thick rope.

• Cable the boats together.
• The workers cabled the loose wires into one bundle.
• They cabled the sections together before lifting them.

使い方： cable something together (They cabled the two boats together.)

よく使う表現： cable something together, cable the wires