dome

ドーム、丸屋根

球の上半分のような形をした、丸い屋根。

やさしい英語で： A rounded roof shaped like the top half of a ball.

• The mosque has a blue dome.
• Sunlight entered through the glass dome.
• We climbed the stairs beneath the cathedral’s great dome.

類義語： cupola

よく使う表現： golden dome, glass dome, mosque dome

ドーム型カバー、ドーム

逆さにしたボウルのような形の、丸い物やカバー。

やさしい英語で： A rounded object or cover shaped like a bowl turned upside down.

• The cake is under a glass dome.
• She lifted the dome to serve the cheese.
• A plastic dome protected the seedlings from frost.

よく使う表現： cake dome, glass dome, plastic dome

ドーム、蒸気ドーム

ボイラーや炉などの機械の上にある、丸く盛り上がった部分。

やさしい英語で： A rounded part on top of a machine, such as a boiler or furnace.

• Steam collected inside the dome.
• The engineer inspected the locomotive’s steam dome.
• A valve sits above the boiler dome.

よく使う表現： steam dome, boiler dome, furnace dome

頭を撃つ、頭を殴る

人の頭を殴ったり、銃で撃ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To hit or shoot someone in the head.

• The sniper domed the enemy.
• In the game, she domed two opponents.
• He threatened to dome anyone who came closer.

よく使う表現： dome someone, dome an enemy