char

焦げ目をつける

強い熱で調理し、表面の一部に黒っぽい焦げ目をつける。

やさしい英語で： To cook something with strong heat until small areas of its surface become dark.

• Char the peppers on the grill.
• She lightly charred the fish before serving it.
• The chef chars the outside while keeping the centre soft.

類義語： sear, scorch

よく使う表現： char the peppers, char the edges

焦がす、焦げる

焼いて表面を黒くする、または焼けて黒くなる。

やさしい英語で： To burn something so badly that its surface becomes black, or to become black through burning.

• The flames charred the door.
• The wooden frame began to char.
• Heat had charred the outer walls of the house.

類義語： scorch, blacken

よく使う表現： char the wood, char the surface

炭化させる、炭化する

強い熱で、炭素を多く含む黒い物質に変える、または変わる。

やさしい英語で： To turn something into a black, carbon-rich material by strong heating, or to become this material.

• They char wood to make fuel.
• The branches slowly charred inside the kiln.
• Strong heat can char plant material without burning it to ash.

類義語： carbonize

よく使う表現： char wood, char organic material

イワナ

サケやマスの仲間で、主に冷たい水にすむ魚。

やさしい英語で： A fish related to salmon and trout, usually found in cold water.

• We had grilled char for dinner.
• They caught several char in the cold lake.
• Arctic char can live in both fresh and salt water.

類義語： charr

よく使う表現： Arctic char, grilled char

炭化物

物を強く熱したり燃やしたりした後に残る黒い物質。

やさしい英語で： Black material left when something has been strongly heated or burned.

• Char covered the burnt wood.
• He scraped the char from the pan.
• A thick layer of char remained after the fire.

類義語： charred material

よく使う表現： layer of char, scrape off char

掃除婦

報酬を受けて、家やほかの建物を掃除する女性。

やさしい英語で： A woman paid to clean houses or other buildings.

• The char cleaned the kitchen.
• They employed a char twice a week.
• His grandmother earned a living as a char.

類義語： cleaner, charwoman

よく使う表現： employ a char, work as char