circle

円

縁のどの点も中心から同じ距離にある、平らで丸い形。

やさしい英語で： A round, flat shape whose edge is the same distance from its centre all the way around.

• Draw a circle on the paper.
• She cut three circles from the card.
• Is this shape a circle?

類義語： rotary, roundabout

よく使う表現： draw a circle, small circle, perfect circle

輪

人や物が丸い輪を作るように並んだ集まり。

やさしい英語で： People or things arranged in a round line or group.

• The children formed a circle.
• We placed the chairs in a circle.
• A circle of stones surrounded the fire.

使い方： a circle of someone/something (A circle of children stood around the teacher.)

類義語： ring

よく使う表現： form a circle, circle of chairs, sit in a circle

円、周回

ぐるりと回って出発点に戻る道筋や動き。

やさしい英語で： A route or movement that goes around and returns to where it started.

• We walked in a circle.
• The boat made a wide circle and returned.
• Are we driving in circles again?

類義語： loop

よく使う表現： in a circle, full circle, wide circle

旋回する、周回する

人や物の周囲を、主に円を描くように動く。

やさしい英語で： To move around someone or something, often following a round path.

• Birds circle above the lake.
• The plane circled the airport twice.
• Wolves were circling their prey.

使い方： circle someone/something (The birds circled the boat.); circle around someone/something (The dogs circled around their owner.)

類義語： orbit

よく使う表現： circle something, circle overhead, circle around something, circle the earth

囲む、取り囲む

人や物の周囲を輪のように囲む。

やさしい英語で： To form a round boundary around someone or something.

• Trees circle the pond.
• A high fence circled the garden.
• Low hills circle the small town.

使い方： circle something (A stone wall circles the village.)

類義語： surround, encircle, enclose

よく使う表現： circle the garden, circle the lake, circle something