duff

故障した、役に立たない

正常に動かない、または役に立たず価値がない。

やさしい英語で： Not working properly, or of no use or value.

• This battery is duff.
• They sold me a car with a duff engine.
• We wasted hours following duff advice.

類義語： faulty, useless, defective, worthless

反対語： working, useful

よく使う表現： duff battery, duff information, duff equipment

フルーツプディング

特にプラムやグアバで作る甘いプディング。

やさしい英語で： A sweet pudding, especially one made with plums or guavas.

• They served guava duff after dinner.
• Her duff came with a rich fruit sauce.
• We tried a slice of duff in the Bahamas.

類義語： pudding

よく使う表現： guava duff, fruit duff, plum duff

蒸しプディング

小麦粉に乾燥果実などを加え、蒸したり熱湯でゆでたりする、ずっしりした甘い菓子。

やさしい英語で： A thick sweet food made from flour, often with dried fruit, cooked in steam or boiling water.

• We had plum duff for dessert.
• The cook steamed the duff in a cloth bag.
• She served hot duff with a sweet sauce.

類義語： pudding

よく使う表現： plum duff, steamed duff, boiled duff

林床の腐植層

森の地面で、枯れ葉などの植物の残りがゆっくり分解されてできる層。

やさしい英語で： A layer of dead leaves and other plant material slowly breaking down on the ground in a forest.

• The forest floor was covered in duff.
• Dry duff can burn beneath the trees.
• The seeds lay in a thick layer of damp duff.

類義語： forest litter

よく使う表現： forest duff, duff layer, dry duff

石炭粉、微粉炭

大きな石炭の塊を取り除いた後に残る、石炭の粉や細かなかけら。

やさしい英語で： Coal dust and very small pieces of coal left after larger pieces have been removed.

• Coal duff collected beneath the screen.
• The mine sold duff as cheap fuel.
• They pressed the duff into solid briquettes.

類義語： coal dust, coal fines

よく使う表現： coal duff, duff briquettes

ダフる

ゴルフで球をきれいに打てず、球の手前の地面を打つこと。

やさしい英語で： To hit the ground behind a golf ball instead of hitting the ball cleanly.

• Try not to duff this shot.
• I duffed the ball into the rough.
• She kept duffing her shots by hitting the ground first.

よく使う表現： duff a shot, duff the ball

牛を盗む

牛を盗み、盗難を隠すため持ち主を示す印を変えることも多い。

やさしい英語で： To steal cattle, often changing their ownership marks to hide the theft.

• The men planned to duff cattle.
• He duffed several calves and changed their brands.
• They were caught duffing cattle near the border.

類義語： rustle

よく使う表現： duff cattle, duff someone's cattle