charge

料金、費用

物や、特にサービスに対して支払う必要がある金額。

やさしい英語で： The amount of money you must pay for something, especially a service.

• There is no charge for parking.
• The hotel added extra charges to our bill.
• What is the monthly charge for this service?

使い方： a charge for something (There is a small charge for delivery.)

類義語： fee, cost, price

よく使う表現： service charge, delivery charge, extra charge, free of charge

責任、管理、監督

誰かの世話をしたり、物事を管理したりする責任。

やさしい英語で： Responsibility for looking after someone or managing something.

• Who is in charge here?
• She took charge of the project.
• The children were left in their uncle's charge.

使い方： be in charge of someone/something (She is in charge of the kitchen.); take charge of someone/something (He took charge of the children for the afternoon.); in someone's charge (The keys were left in my charge.)

類義語： responsibility, control, care

よく使う表現： in charge, take charge, in someone's charge, charge of something

容疑、告発

誰かが悪いことをしたという申し立て。特に犯罪についての正式な告発。

やさしい英語で： A statement that someone has done something wrong, especially an official accusation of a crime.

• He denied the charge.
• The police dropped all charges against her.
• She will appear in court on a charge of fraud.

使い方： a charge of something (He faces a charge of theft.); a charge against someone (The court dismissed the charge against her.)

類義語： accusation, allegation

よく使う表現： a murder charge, face a charge, drop a charge, charge against someone

突撃、突進

人や動物が相手に向かって勢いよく突進する攻撃。

やさしい英語で： An attack in which people or animals rush towards someone.

• The soldiers began their charge.
• A sudden charge by the bull scattered the crowd.
• The enemy stopped two cavalry charges before sunset.

使い方： a charge at someone/something (The bull made a charge at the gate.); a charge against someone/something (The soldiers launched a charge against the enemy.)

類義語： assault, attack, rush

反対語： retreat

よく使う表現： cavalry charge, a sudden charge, lead a charge, charge at someone

取り組み、運動

変化を起こそうとする力強い活動。特に誰かが先頭に立って進めるもの。

やさしい英語で： A strong effort to make a change, especially one that someone leads.

• She led the charge for change.
• Local parents are leading the charge to save the school.
• Small businesses led the charge towards cleaner energy.

使い方： lead the charge for something (Students led the charge for cheaper transport.); lead the charge to do something (The company led the charge to reduce packaging.)

類義語： drive, push, campaign

よく使う表現： lead the charge, charge for change, charge towards reform

預かっている子供、被保護者

誰かが責任を持って世話をする人。特に子供を指す。

やさしい英語で： A person, especially a child, whom someone is responsible for looking after.

• The nurse watched her young charge.
• He took his charges to the park.
• Each teacher made sure all their charges were safe.

類義語： ward

よく使う表現： a young charge, someone's charge, a teacher's charge

請求する、料金を取る

売った物や提供したサービスの代金として、一定の金額を求めること。

やさしい英語で： To ask someone to pay a particular amount for something you sell or a service you provide.

• How much do you charge?
• They charged us extra for breakfast.
• The shop charges five pounds to deliver your order.

使い方： charge someone an amount for something (They charged me twenty euros for the repair.); charge for something (We do not charge for advice.); charge an amount to do something (He charges fifty pounds to fix a leaking tap.)

類義語： ask for, bill

よく使う表現： charge someone extra, charge for delivery, charge a fee, charge by weight

充電する

電池や機器に電気を蓄え、再び使えるようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To put electricity into a battery or a device so you can use it again.

• I need to charge my phone.
• Have you charged the camera battery?
• The laptop charges slowly with this cable.

使い方： charge something up (I need to charge my camera up.)

類義語： recharge

反対語： discharge

よく使う表現： charge a battery, charge your phone, charge up something