coat

コート

外で寒さや雨を防ぐため、ほかの服の上に着るもの。

やさしい英語で： A piece of clothing worn over other clothes to keep you warm or dry outside.

• Put your coat on.
• She wore a warm coat in the snow.
• Where did you leave your coats?

類義語： overcoat, jacket

よく使う表現： winter coat, wear a coat, long coat

層、塗膜

表面に塗り広げた塗料などの層。

やさしい英語で： A layer of paint or another material spread over a surface.

• The door needs another coat.
• Apply a thin coat of varnish.
• Let the first coat dry before adding another.

使い方： a coat of something (The table needs a coat of varnish.)

類義語： layer, coating

よく使う表現： coat of paint, thin coat, second coat

毛並み、被毛、羽毛

動物の体を覆う毛や羽毛。

やさしい英語で： The hair, fur, or feathers covering an animal’s body.

• The dog has a thick coat.
• Brush your cat’s coat gently.
• These horses grow longer coats in winter.

類義語： fur, pelt, plumage

よく使う表現： thick coat, shiny coat, winter coat

マストの防水カバー

船のマストを囲み、甲板の下への浸水を防ぐカバー。

やさしい英語で： A waterproof cover around a ship’s mast that keeps water from getting below the deck.

• The mast coat had torn.
• Water leaked through the damaged coat.
• The crew fitted a new coat around the mast.

類義語： mast boot

よく使う表現： mast coat, rubber coat

覆う、塗る

表面に何かを塗るなどして層をつける。

やさしい英語で： To put a layer of something over a surface.

• Coat the pan with oil.
• She coated the strawberries in chocolate.
• The workers will coat the metal to prevent rust.

使い方： coat something with something (Coat the wood with varnish.); coat something in something (Coat the fish in flour.)

類義語： cover

よく使う表現： coat with something, coat in something, coat the surface

覆う

何かの表面に層を成して覆う。

やさしい英語で： To form a layer over something’s surface.

• Dust coats the shelves.
• Ice coated the road overnight.
• A thin film of grease had coated the glass.

類義語： cover

よく使う表現： coat the ground, coat the walls