drawing

絵、描画

鉛筆やペンなどで描いた絵。また、そのような絵を描く活動。

やさしい英語で： A picture made with a pencil, pen, or similar tool; also the activity of making such pictures.

• I made a drawing of a cat.
• We practiced drawing in art class.
• His drawings show streets near his home.

使い方： drawing of someone/something (She made a drawing of her brother.)

類義語： sketch, picture

よく使う表現： drawing of something, pencil drawing, drawing class, technical drawing

抽選

集めた名前や番号の中から、偶然に任せて当選者を選ぶこと。

やさしい英語で： An event where a winner is chosen by chance from a group of names or numbers.

• The prize drawing is tomorrow.
• My ticket won the drawing for a holiday.
• Three drawings will take place during the festival.

使い方： drawing for something (We entered a drawing for a free bicycle.)

類義語： draw, raffle

よく使う表現： prize drawing, enter a drawing, drawing for something

引くこと、引き抜き

物を引いたり取り出したりすること。例えば井戸から水をくむこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of pulling something or taking it out, such as water from a well.

• The drawing of water began at dawn.
• A rope helps with the drawing of heavy buckets.
• The drawing of wire makes it thinner and longer.

使い方： drawing of something (The drawing of water from the well took time.)

類義語： pulling, extraction

よく使う表現： drawing of water, drawing of wire