coil

巻き、とぐろ

ロープや針金などを、続けて輪になるように巻いたもの。

やさしい英語で： A length of rope, wire, or similar material arranged in connected round loops.

• A coil of rope lay on the floor.
• She carried a heavy coil of cable.
• Keep the hose in a loose coil.

使い方： coil of something (There is a coil of wire on the shelf.)

よく使う表現： coil of rope, coil of wire, tight coil, snake coil

コイル

電気機器の中で使う、輪を重ねるように巻いた針金。

やさしい英語で： Wire wound into loops, used in an electrical device.

• Current flows through the coil.
• The motor contains several copper coils.
• We replaced the faulty ignition coil.

類義語： winding

よく使う表現： copper coil, electrical coil, ignition coil

巻く、とぐろを巻く

物を続けて輪になるように巻く、またはその形になる。

やさしい英語で： To wind something into connected circles, or to form this shape.

• Coil the rope before you put it away.
• The snake coiled around a branch.
• She coiled up the garden hose.

使い方： coil something up (He coiled the cable up.); coil around something (The snake coiled around the tree trunk.)

類義語： wind, curl

反対語： uncoil

よく使う表現： coil a rope, coil around something, coil up