crane

クレーン

非常に重い物を持ち上げて移動させる背の高い機械。

やさしい英語で： A tall machine that lifts and moves very heavy things.

• The crane lifted the steel beam.
• Two cranes were working on the building site.
• A crane operator helped move the heavy equipment.

よく使う表現： tower crane, crane operator, mobile crane

鶴

水辺によくいる、首と脚が長い大きな鳥。

やさしい英語で： A large bird with a long neck and long legs, often found near water.

• A crane stood beside the lake.
• Several cranes flew over the fields.
• We watched a pair of cranes building their nest.

よく使う表現： a white crane, crane migration, a nesting crane

首を伸ばす

何かをもっとよく見るために首を伸ばす。

やさしい英語で： To stretch your neck to see something more clearly.

• He craned his neck to look upstairs.
• People craned forward as the singer appeared.
• I was craning my neck to see the screen.

使い方： crane your neck to do something (She craned her neck to see over the crowd.)

類義語： stretch

よく使う表現： crane your neck, crane forward, crane to see