chalk

チョーク

黒板などに文字や絵を書くための柔らかい棒。

やさしい英語で： A soft stick used to write or draw on a board or other surface.

• Pass me the chalk, please.
• The children drew flowers with coloured chalk.
• She wrote the answer in chalk on the board.

よく使う表現： piece of chalk, coloured chalk, write in chalk

白亜

簡単に粉になる、柔らかく白い岩石。

やさしい英語で： A soft white rock that easily breaks into powder.

• The cliffs are made of chalk.
• Workers removed chalk from the quarry.
• A thick layer of chalk lies beneath the soil.

よく使う表現： chalk cliffs, chalk deposits, layer of chalk

滑り止めの粉、チョーク

スポーツで物をしっかり握るために手につける白い粉。

やさしい英語で： A white powder put on hands to help people hold things firmly during sports.

• She put chalk on her hands.
• The climber reached into his chalk bag.
• Without chalk, my sweaty hands kept slipping off the bar.

よく使う表現： climbing chalk, chalk bag, apply chalk

チョークで書く

白や色つきのチョークで文字や絵を書く。

やさしい英語で： To write or draw using a soft white or colored stick.

• He chalked his name on the wall.
• The teacher chalked three numbers on the board.
• Someone had chalked a welcome message on the pavement.

使い方： chalk something on something (She chalked the menu on a board outside.)

よく使う表現： chalk a message, chalk something on, chalk the score

チョークを塗る

滑りにくくするため、物に乾いた粉をこすりつける。

やさしい英語で： To rub a dry, powdery substance onto something to improve its grip.

• Chalk your hands before climbing.
• She chalked her cue carefully.
• Have you chalked the tip yet?

使い方： chalk something (He chalked the tip of his cue before the shot.)

よく使う表現： chalk your hands, chalk the cue, chalk the tip

白線を引く

白い粉を使って運動場に線を引く。

やさしい英語で： To make lines on a sports field using white powder.

• We chalked the lines before the match.
• The groundskeeper is chalking the football pitch.
• Who will chalk the field tomorrow?

類義語： line, mark out

よく使う表現： chalk the lines, chalk the pitch, chalk the field