drone

ドローン、無人機

中に操縦する人がおらず、遠隔操作やコンピューターで動く乗り物。

やさしい英語で： A vehicle controlled from a distance or by a computer, with no person inside operating it.

• He flew a drone over the park.
• The underwater drone recorded life on the seabed.
• Drones can deliver supplies to places that are difficult to reach.

類義語： uncrewed vehicle, unmanned vehicle

よく使う表現： fly a drone, camera drone, underwater drone, military drone

ドローン、無人航空機

操縦者が乗らず、地上から操作される小さな航空機。

やさしい英語で： A small aircraft controlled from the ground, with no pilot inside.

• We used a drone to film the beach.
• Several drones flew above the stadium.
• Can you control the drone from here?

類義語： unmanned aircraft

よく使う表現： fly a drone, drone footage, drone pilot

低い唸り、ブーンという音

しばらく途切れずに続く、低く一定した音。

やさしい英語で： A low, steady sound that continues for some time.

• I heard the drone of an engine.
• The steady drone made her sleepy.
• A distant drone came from the factory.

使い方： the drone of something (The drone of the engine kept me awake.)

類義語： hum, buzz

よく使う表現： drone of machinery, steady drone, low drone

雄蜂

主に女王と交尾する役割を持つ、雄の蜂や似た昆虫。

やさしい英語で： A male bee or similar insect whose main role is to mate with a queen.

• A drone is a male bee.
• The drones leave the hive to find queens.
• Unlike worker bees, drones do not gather nectar.

類義語： male bee

よく使う表現： drone bee, male drone, hive drone

単調に話す

声の高さを変えず、退屈に感じられる調子で話す。

やさしい英語で： To speak in a boring voice that stays at the same pitch.

• The speaker droned for an hour.
• She droned on about office rules.
• His flat voice was droning through the loudspeaker.

使い方： drone on about something (He droned on about his tax problems.)

よく使う表現： drone on, drone about something

低く唸る

しばらくの間、低く一定した音を出し続ける。

やさしい英語で： To make a low, steady sound that continues for some time.

• The engine droned all night.
• A plane was droning overhead.
• The fan drones while I work.

類義語： hum, buzz

よく使う表現： drone overhead, drone steadily, drone in background

ドローンで攻撃する

地上から操作する航空機で、人を殺したり物を破壊したりする。

やさしい英語で： To kill someone or destroy something using an aircraft controlled from the ground.

• The unit planned to drone the target.
• The report claimed the army had droned the village.
• Critics accused the government of droning suspected fighters.

よく使う表現： drone a target, drone a village