cut up

細かく切る、切り分ける

ナイフやはさみなどの刃物で、小さな部分に切り分ける。

やさしい英語で： To divide something into smaller pieces with a knife, scissors, or another sharp tool.

• Cut up the carrots, please.
• She cut the old shirt up for cleaning cloths.
• Have you cut up the chicken yet?

使い方： cut something up into something (Cut the paper up into small squares.)

類義語： chop, slice

よく使う表現： cut up vegetables, cut up something

切り傷を負わせる、切り刻む

何か所も切って、人を傷つけたり物を損なったりする。

やさしい英語で： To hurt someone or damage something by making several cuts.

• The broken glass cut up my hand.
• Sharp branches had cut her arms up.
• His face was cut up in the accident.

類義語： slash, lacerate

よく使う表現： cut up someone, cut up your hands

急に割り込む、進路を遮る

十分な車間距離を取らず、別の車の前に急に割り込む。

やさしい英語で： To drive suddenly in front of another vehicle, leaving too little space.

• That taxi cut me up.
• A van cut her up on the motorway.
• Did you see that driver cut up the cyclist?

類義語： cut off

よく使う表現： cut up someone, cut up another driver

ひどく悲しませる、心を傷つける

人をひどく悲しませたり、動揺させたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel very sad or upset.

• The news really cut her up.
• Losing his oldest friend cut him up badly.
• That cruel letter would cut anyone up.

類義語： distress, upset, hurt

反対語： comfort

よく使う表現： cut up someone, cut up badly

ふざける、おどける

人を笑わせたり注目を集めたりするため、騒がしくふざける。

やさしい英語で： To behave in a loud, silly way to make people laugh or notice you.

• The boys cut up in class.
• We used to cut up whenever the teacher left.
• Stop cutting up and listen to the instructions.

類義語： clown around, mess around

反対語： behave

よく使う表現： cut up in class, cut up with friends

上向きに切る

刃を上に動かしながら切る。

やさしい英語で： To move a blade upward while making a cut.

• Cut up from the bottom edge.
• She cut up through the cloth with scissors.
• He carefully cut up along the marked line.

使い方： cut up through something (Cut up through the fabric from the bottom edge.)

よく使う表現： cut up through something, cut up from below

細かく切られた、切り分けられた

ナイフやはさみなどの刃物で、小さな部分に分けられている。

やさしい英語で： Divided into smaller pieces using a knife, scissors, or another sharp tool.

• The fruit is already cut up.
• Put the cut up vegetables in a bowl.
• Is the chicken cut up and ready to cook?

類義語： chopped, sliced

反対語： whole

よく使う表現： cut up vegetables, cut up fruit

ひどく落ち込んだ、悲しみに打ちひしがれた

何かのために、ひどく悲しんだり動揺したりしている。

やさしい英語で： Feeling very sad or upset about something.

• He was really cut up.
• She is cut up over losing her dog.
• Are you still cut up about what happened?

使い方： be cut up about/over something (She is still cut up about the breakup.)

類義語： upset, distressed, heartbroken

よく使う表現： really cut up, cut up about something