click

クリック

画面上のものを選ぶか開くため、マウスのボタンなどを一回押すこと。

やさしい英語で： One press of a mouse button or similar control to select or open something on a screen.

• One click opens the menu.
• The page loads after a single click.
• You can buy tickets with just a few clicks.

使い方： click on something (A click on the link opens a new page.)

よく使う表現： single click, double click, click on something

カチッという音、クリック音

小さく硬い物が触れ合うときや、仕組みが動くときに出る短く鋭い音。

やさしい英語で： A short, sharp sound made when small hard things touch or a mechanism moves.

• I heard a click behind me.
• The lock opened with a sharp click.
• Her camera made three quick clicks.

よく使う表現： a loud click, a faint click, hear a click

クリック、押す操作

スイッチなどを作動させる、一回の小さな動作。

やさしい英語で： One small movement that operates a switch or similar control.

• One click of the switch starts the machine.
• She adjusted the dial by two clicks.
• A quick click turned the lamp off.

類義語： press

よく使う表現： click of something, single click, one click

クリックする

マウスのボタンを押して、画面上のものを選んだり開いたりすること。

やさしい英語で： If you press a computer mouse button, you select or open something on the screen.

• Click the blue button.
• She clicked on the wrong icon.
• Click twice to open the folder.

使い方： click on something (Click on the picture to make it larger.)

よく使う表現： click a button, click on something, click an icon

クリックする

リンクを選んで、その先のウェブサイトを開くこと。

やさしい英語で： If you select a website link, you visit that website.

• Click on our website for more information.
• Thousands of readers clicked on the site yesterday.
• Click the shop website to see the full range.

使い方： click on something (Click on the website to read our latest news.)

類義語： visit

よく使う表現： click a website, click on something

腑に落ちる、ぴんとくる

それまで分からなかったことが、急に納得できること。

やさしい英語で： If something suddenly makes sense, you understand it after being confused.

• Then everything clicked.
• The explanation finally clicked for me.
• It clicked when I saw the missing page.

使い方： click for someone (The idea clicked for me during the second lesson.)

類義語： make sense

よく使う表現： finally click, suddenly click, click into place

気が合う、意気投合する

出会ってすぐに親しみを感じ、気が合うこと。

やさしい英語で： If two people immediately like and understand each other, they get along well.

• We clicked immediately.
• She really clicks with her new teammates.
• Did you two click when you first met?

使い方： click with someone (I clicked with my new roommate straight away.)

類義語： hit it off, get along

よく使う表現： click with someone, really click, click immediately

カチッ、パチッ

ボタンや鍵などが出す、短く鋭い音を文字で表したもの。

やさしい英語で： A written way to represent a short, sharp sound made by a button, lock, or similar object.

• Click! The lock opened.
• Click, click! She pressed the camera button twice.
• Click! The light came on.

よく使う表現： click click, click goes something