drum

太鼓、ドラム

張った皮などを、ばちや手でたたいて音を出す楽器。

やさしい英語で： A musical instrument with a tight covering that you hit with sticks or your hands.

• She hit the drum with a stick.
• He plays drums in a band.
• The sound of a bass drum filled the hall.

類義語： skins

よく使う表現： play the drum, bass drum, snare drum, drum kit

ドラム缶

液体などを保管・運搬する、両端が平らな大きい円筒形の容器。

やさしい英語で： A large round container with flat ends, used for storing or carrying liquids and other materials.

• The oil drum was empty.
• They stored fuel in metal drums.
• We filled an old drum with rainwater.

類義語： barrel

よく使う表現： oil drum, steel drum, empty drum, fuel drum

ドラム、円筒基壇

建物のドーム形の屋根を支える円筒状の壁。

やさしい英語で： A round wall that supports the curved roof of a building.

• The dome rests on a stone drum.
• Tall windows surround the drum beneath the dome.
• The architect designed a wider drum to support the new cupola.

よく使う表現： dome drum, circular drum, drum beneath something

太鼓をたたく、ドラムを演奏する

張った皮などを、ばちや手でたたいて太鼓やドラムを演奏する。

やさしい英語で： To play a musical instrument by hitting its tight covering with sticks or your hands.

• He loves to drum.
• She drummed with a local band for years.
• Can you drum in time with the music?

類義語： play drums

よく使う表現： drum in time, drum with someone, drum for someone

指でたたく、トントンたたく

待っているときなどに、指や物で表面を何度も軽くたたく。

やさしい英語で： To hit a surface repeatedly with your fingers or another object, often while waiting.

• Stop drumming on the table.
• He drummed his fingers against the window.
• She was drumming on her notebook with a pen.

使い方： drum your fingers on something (She drummed her fingers on the desk while waiting.); drum on something (He drummed on the table with a pencil.)

類義語： tap, beat

よく使う表現： drum your fingers, drum on something, drum against something

連打する、ドドドと音を立てる

素早く何度もたたいて、低く響く音を出す。

やさしい英語で： To beat quickly and repeatedly, making a low rolling sound.

• Rain drummed on the roof.
• The grouse drummed with its wings.
• Their feet drummed against the wooden floor as they ran.

使い方： drum on/against something (Rain drummed against the metal roof.)

類義語： beat, patter

よく使う表現： drum with wings, drum on something, drum against something

たたき込む

覚えさせるために、同じ情報を何度も繰り返す。

やさしい英語で： To repeat information many times so that someone remembers it.

• They drummed the safety rules into us.
• My mother drummed that lesson into my head.
• The coach kept repeating the instructions to drum them in.

使い方： drum something into someone/someone's head (Our teacher drummed the spelling rules into our heads.); drum something in (He repeated the warning to drum it in.)

類義語： drill, instil

よく使う表現： drum something in, drum into someone, drum into heads