cork up

瓶に詰めて栓をする

物を瓶に入れ、コルクで栓をすること。

やさしい英語で： To put something in a bottle and close it with a cork.

• We corked up the cider.
• She corked up the homemade wine for winter.
• They corked up the remaining juice in small bottles.

使い方： cork something up in something (We corked the wine up in glass bottles.)

類義語： bottle, bottle up

よく使う表現： cork up the wine, cork up something, cork up some cider

栓をする、塞ぐ

穴や開口部をコルクなどの栓で塞ぐこと。

やさしい英語で： To close a hole or opening with a cork or a similar object.

• Cork up that hole.
• He corked up the pipe to stop the leak.
• We corked up the opening with a rubber plug.

使い方： cork something up (She corked the leaking tube up.)

類義語： plug, stop up, block

反対語： unblock

よく使う表現： cork up a hole, cork up the pipe, cork up something

黙る

話したり音を立てたりするのをやめること。

やさしい英語で： To stop talking or making noise.

• Cork up and listen!
• He told the noisy children to cork up.
• Will you cork up for a minute?

類義語： shut up, be quiet

よく使う表現： cork up now, cork up in there, please cork up

黙らせる

人が話したり音を立てたりするのをやめさせること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone stop talking or making noise.

• Someone needs to cork him up.
• Her sharp reply corked up the loudest guest.
• The chairman tried to cork up the heckler.

使い方： cork someone up (The warning finally corked him up.)

類義語： silence, shut up

よく使う表現： cork up someone, cork someone up, cork up the heckler

抑え込む、押し殺す

強い感情や欲求を表に出さず、心の中に抑えておくこと。

やさしい英語で： To keep a strong feeling or desire inside instead of expressing it.

• He corked up his anger.
• She had corked up her feelings for years.
• Trying to cork up every emotion left him exhausted.

使い方： cork something up (He corked his frustration up until he was alone.)

類義語： bottle up, suppress, hold back

反対語： express

よく使う表現： cork up your anger, cork up something, cork up your feelings

バットにコルクを詰める

野球のバットにコルクを詰めたり、そう改造したバットを使ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To put cork inside a baseball bat, or use a bat changed in this way.

• He corked up his bat.
• The umpire suspected that the hitter had been corking up.
• Players who cork up risk being banned.

使い方： cork up something (The player had corked up the bat before the match.)

類義語： cork

よく使う表現： cork up a bat, cork up before games, cork up illegally