draw on

活用する、頼る

知識や経験、お金など、持っているものを役立てる。

やさしい英語で： To use knowledge, experience, money, or other things you have to help you do something.

• You can draw on my experience.
• We drew on our savings to pay the bills.
• Her latest book draws on years of research.

使い方： draw on something (The writer draws on memories of her childhood.)

類義語： use, make use of, rely on

よく使う表現： draw on experience, draw on savings, draw on something

に描く

物の表面に、ペンや鉛筆で絵や印を描く。

やさしい英語で： To make a picture or marks with a pen or pencil on a surface.

• Draw on this paper.
• The children drew on the wall with crayons.
• Can I draw on the board?

使い方： draw on something (You can draw on this sheet of paper.)

類義語： sketch on

よく使う表現： draw on paper, draw on walls, draw on something

過ぎる、経過する

ある時間や期間が過ぎていく。

やさしい英語で： If a period of time does this, it passes or continues.

• The day drew on slowly.
• As the night drew on, the streets grew quiet.
• We became more worried as the hours drew on.

使い方： as something draws on (As the afternoon drew on, everyone grew tired.)

類義語： pass, progress, wear on

よく使う表現： draw on slowly, draw on into evening

近づく

出来事やある時期が近づいてくる。

やさしい英語で： If an event or time does this, it gets closer.

• Evening was drawing on.
• Winter drew on, and we gathered more wood.
• As dusk draws on, the birds return to their nests.

類義語： approach, draw near

よく使う表現： draw on steadily, draw on inexorably

身につける、着る

衣服を引っ張って体に通し、身につける。

やさしい英語で： To put a piece of clothing on your body by pulling it into place.

• He drew on his boots.
• She drew on warm stockings before the walk.
• Draw your gloves on; the wind is bitter.

使い方： draw something on (She drew her gloves on before leaving.)

類義語： put on, pull on

反対語： take off

よく使う表現： draw on gloves, draw on boots, draw on stockings

撃つ、発砲する

人や動物、標的に向けて銃を撃つ。

やさしい英語で： To fire a gun at a person, animal, or target.

• The hunter drew on the bird.
• He drew on the target and missed.
• She drew on the fleeing deer with her rifle.

使い方： draw on someone/something (The hunter drew on the bird as it flew past.)

類義語： fire at, shoot at

よく使う表現： draw on something, draw on a bird