draft

下書き、草稿

まだ手直しが必要かもしれない、完成前の文章。

やさしい英語で： A version of a piece of writing that may still need changes.

• This is my first draft.
• She made several changes to the draft of her speech.
• Have you finished the new draft yet?

使い方： draft of something (I sent her a draft of my report.)

類義語： version

よく使う表現： first draft, rough draft, draft of something

徴兵、ドラフト

軍に入る人やスポーツチームの新人選手を選ぶ制度。

やさしい英語で： A system for choosing military members or new players for a sports team.

• He opposed the military draft.
• The team selected a goalkeeper in the draft.
• Many young men feared the draft during the war.

よく使う表現： military draft, the draft, draft pick

隙間風

部屋に入り込んだり通り抜けたりして、寒く感じさせる空気の流れ。

やさしい英語で： A stream of air entering or moving through a room, often making it feel cold.

• I can feel a cold draft.
• Close the door to stop the draft.
• These old windows let in drafts all winter.

使い方： draft from something (There is a draft from the window.)

類義語： draught

よく使う表現： cold draft, feel a draft, draft from something

生ビール

大きな容器から注ぎ口を通して提供されるビール。

やさしい英語で： Beer served from a large container through a tap.

• This beer is available on draft.
• I ordered a cold draft at the bar.
• Which local beers do you have on draft?

類義語： draught beer, draft beer

よく使う表現： on draft, local draft, cold draft

喫水

水面から船の一番下の部分までの深さ。

やさしい英語で： The distance from the surface of the water to the lowest part of a ship.

• The ship has a shallow draft.
• Its draft is too deep for this harbour.
• Loaded vessels have a greater draft than empty ones.

よく使う表現： deep draft, shallow draft, ship’s draft

一口

一度に飲み込む液体の量。

やさしい英語で： An amount of liquid drunk in one swallow.

• He drank a deep draft of water.
• One draft emptied the small cup.
• She took several long drafts from the bottle.

使い方： draft of something (He took a long draft of water.)

類義語： draught, swallow, gulp

よく使う表現： long draft, deep draft, draft of water

下書きする、起草する

後で手直しするかもしれない文章の最初の版を書く。

やさしい英語で： To write a first version of something that may need changes.

• I drafted a short letter.
• The lawyer is drafting our contract.
• Could you draft a proposal before Friday?

類義語： write, draw up

よく使う表現： draft a letter, draft an agreement, draft a proposal

徴兵する

軍に入って務めることを人に義務づける。

やさしい英語で： To require someone to join the armed forces.

• The army drafted him at eighteen.
• Thousands of men were drafted during the war.
• Would the government draft women as well?

使い方： draft someone into something (The government drafted him into the army.)

類義語： conscript, call up

よく使う表現： draft someone, draft into service, draft into something