cement

セメント

水と混ぜると固まり、建築用の材料をつなぎ合わせるもの。

やさしい英語で： A building material that becomes hard when mixed with water and holds other materials together.

• We need another bag of cement.
• The workers mixed cement with water and sand.
• This cement holds the bricks together.

よく使う表現： mix cement, bag of cement, wet cement, cement powder

絆、結びつけるもの

人々や集団をしっかり結びつけておくもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that keeps people or a group firmly together.

• Trust is the cement of their friendship.
• Shared memories became the cement of the community.
• Love provided the cement that held the family together.

使い方： the cement of something (Mutual respect is the cement of this partnership.)

類義語： bond, glue

よく使う表現： cement of something, social cement

強固にする、確かなものにする

関係や地位、成果をより強く、長続きするものにする。

やさしい英語で： To make a relationship, position, or result stronger and more certain to last.

• The visit cemented their friendship.
• This victory cemented her position as team captain.
• Years of reliable service have cemented the company’s reputation.

類義語： strengthen, secure, consolidate

反対語： weaken

よく使う表現： cement a relationship, cement someone’s position, cement a reputation

セメントで固定する、接合する

固まる材料を使って、物をしっかりつなぐ、または固定する。

やさしい英語で： To join or fix things firmly using a material that hardens.

• They cemented the stones together.
• We cemented the posts into the ground.
• The builder will cement the tiles to the wall.

使い方： cement something together (We cemented the blocks together.); cement something into something (He cemented the pole into the ground.); cement something to something (They cemented the slab to its base.)

類義語： fix, bond

よく使う表現： cement something together, cement something into, cement something to

セメントで覆う

表面を、固まる建築材料であるセメントで覆う。

やさしい英語で： To cover a surface with a building material that hardens.

• They cemented the cellar floor.
• We need to cement this rough surface.
• The workers cemented the walls before painting them.

よく使う表現： cement a floor, cement a wall