drip

滴る、ぽたぽた落ちる

液体が小さなしずくになって、次々に落ちる。

やさしい英語で： If liquid does this, it falls in small drops, one after another.

• Water dripped onto my hand.
• Sweat was dripping down his face.
• Blood began to drip from the cut.

使い方： drip from something (Water dripped from the wet leaves.); drip onto something (Wax dripped onto the table.)

類義語： trickle

よく使う表現： drip from something, drip onto something, drip down something

水が漏れる、水滴を落とす

物から液体がゆっくりとしずくになって漏れる。

やさしい英語で： If an object does this, liquid slowly escapes from it in drops.

• The tap is dripping.
• Our roof dripped during the storm.
• Does this pipe still drip?

類義語： leak

よく使う表現： begin to drip, continue to drip, drip all night

垂らす、滴下する

液体を小さなしずくにして落とす。

やさしい英語で： To make a liquid fall in small drops.

• Drip some sauce onto the plate.
• She dripped medicine into his eye.
• Don't drip paint on the carpet.

使い方： drip something onto/into something (Drip a little oil onto the bread.)

類義語： drop, dribble

よく使う表現： drip oil onto something, drip wax onto something, drip something into something

しずく、水滴

小さな粒状になった液体。

やさしい英語で： A small drop of liquid.

• A drip of water landed on my nose.
• Drips fell from the ceiling.
• The bucket filled drip by drip.

類義語： drop

よく使う表現： a drip of water, drip by drip, a steady drip

点滴

細い管を通して、液体や薬を少しずつ血液中に入れる装置。

やさしい英語で： Equipment that slowly puts liquid or medicine into your blood through a small tube.

• He is on a drip.
• The nurse checked the drip beside my bed.
• They removed her drip this morning.

使い方： put someone on a drip (The doctor put her on a drip to replace lost fluids.)

類義語： IV, intravenous drip

よく使う表現： on a drip, a saline drip, an intravenous drip

つまらない人、退屈な人

退屈で弱々しい、または自信がないと思う人をけなしていう言葉。

やさしい英語で： A person you think is boring, weak, or lacking confidence.

• Her boyfriend is such a drip.
• Don't be a drip; join the dancing.
• She thought the other guests were drips.

類義語： bore, wet blanket

よく使う表現： such a drip, a complete drip, a boring drip

水切り

下の壁に雨水が流れないよう、外へ落とす建物の縁。

やさしい英語で： An edge on a building that directs rainwater away from the wall below.

• The sill has a drip underneath.
• The stone drip keeps rain off the wall.
• Damaged drips allowed water to stain the masonry.

類義語： drip edge

よく使う表現： a stone drip, a projecting drip, a cornice drip