dab

少量

柔らかいものや液体の、ごく少ない量。

やさしい英語で： A small amount of something soft or wet.

• Add a dab of butter.
• She covered the scratch with a dab of paint.
• Would a small dab of glue hold it in place?

使い方： a dab of something (Put a dab of cream on your hand.)

類義語： blob, drop

よく使う表現： a dab of, small dab, dab of cream

軽い一打、つつき

軽い接触や一打。鳥がくちばしで素早くつつくことも含む。

やさしい英語で： A light touch or hit, including a quick hit from a bird’s beak.

• Give the mark a gentle dab.
• A dab with a damp cloth removed the spot.
• The bird gave his finger a quick dab with its beak.

類義語： tap, pat, peck

よく使う表現： gentle dab, dab with something, dab on something

軽い一打

挨拶や賛同を示すために、親しみを込めて軽くたたくこと。

やさしい英語で： A light, friendly hit given to greet someone or show approval.

• He gave me a friendly dab on the shoulder.
• She greeted her brother with a playful dab.
• A gentle dab on the back showed his approval.

類義語： tap, pat

よく使う表現： a friendly dab, a gentle dab, give a dab

大麻オイルの少量

大麻から作った、作用の強いオイルの少量。

やさしい英語で： A small amount of strong oil made from cannabis.

• The dab contained concentrated cannabis oil.
• He heated the dab in a special pipe.
• The package held several small dabs.

類義語： blob, ace, atom, thought

よく使う表現： a cannabis dab, take a dab

軽く押さえる、軽くたたく

柔らかい布などで、こすらずに何度かそっと押さえる。

やさしい英語で： To press something gently several times with a soft cloth or similar object, without rubbing.

• Dab your face with the towel.
• He dabbed at the sweat on his forehead.
• She gently dabbed the wet paint with a sponge.

使い方： dab something with something (Dab your face with a clean towel.); dab at something (She dabbed at her eyes with a tissue.)

類義語： pat

よく使う表現： dab someone’s face, dab with something, dab at something

軽く塗る、少量ずつ塗る

軽く触れるようにして、少量のものを表面に塗る。

やさしい英語で： To put a small amount of something onto a surface with gentle touches.

• Dab some cream on your skin.
• She dabbed blue paint onto the paper.
• He dabbed a little glue on each corner.

使い方： dab something on/onto something (Dab a little cream onto the sore area.)

類義語： apply, dot

よく使う表現： dab cream on, dab paint onto, dab on something

突く、一撃を加える

素早く突然の動きで、人をたたいたり突いたりする。

やさしい英語で： To hit or push at someone with a quick, sudden movement.

• He dabbed the man in the neck.
• The attacker dabbed at him with a stick.
• She dabbed him in the shoulder with her fist.

使い方： dab someone in something (The fighter dabbed his opponent in the ribs.)

類義語： jab, strike

よく使う表現： dab at someone, dab someone hard

ダブを吸う

濃縮した大麻油を熱い面で加熱し、出た煙を吸う。

やさしい英語で： To put strong cannabis oil on a hot surface so it burns and its smoke can be breathed in.

• He used to dab cannabis oil.
• They dabbed the concentrate on a heated surface.
• She said she had never dabbed hash oil.

よく使う表現： dab cannabis oil, dab hash oil, dab a concentrate