crowd in

押し入る、詰め込む

大勢が狭い場所に押し入ったり、人をぎゅうぎゅうに詰め込んだりする。

やさしい英語で： To enter or put many people into a small space, leaving little room.

• We all crowded in together.
• More passengers crowded in when the doors opened.
• Can we crowd everyone in for one photograph?

使い方： crowd people in (The driver tried to crowd more passengers in.)

類義語： squeeze in, pack in

よく使う表現： crowd in together, crowd people in

取り囲む

さまざまな方向から近づき、人や物を取り囲む。

やさしい英語で： To move closer from different sides until someone or something is surrounded.

• The fans crowded in around her.
• Reporters crowded in on him after the match.
• Trees crowded in on both sides of the narrow path.

使い方： crowd in on someone/something (Reporters crowded in on the winner.); crowd in around someone/something (Fans crowded in around the singer.)

類義語： close in, surround

反対語： draw back

よく使う表現： crowd in around someone, crowd in on someone

民間投資を誘発する

政府の支出によって企業が自分の資金を投資するよう促す。

やさしい英語で： To use government spending to encourage businesses to invest their own money.

• The policy aims to crowd in investment.
• Better roads have crowded in private capital.
• Can government grants crowd in more business spending?

使い方： crowd in something (Public funding can crowd in private investment.)

類義語： stimulate private investment

反対語： crowd out

よく使う表現： crowd in investment, crowd in private capital