dust

ほこり、ちり

空気中や物の表面にある、汚れなどの非常に細かい乾いた粒。

やさしい英語で： Very small dry pieces of dirt or other material, found in the air or on surfaces.

• There is dust on the shelf.
• The truck left a cloud of dust behind it.
• She wiped the dust from the table.

よく使う表現： layer of dust, dust on something

騒ぎ

騒々しい言い争いや、興奮して起こる混乱。

やさしい英語で： A noisy argument or excited disturbance.

• The proposal raised a dust among the members.
• He kicked up a dust over the bill.
• Her unexpected resignation raised quite a dust.

類義語： fuss, commotion, uproar

よく使う表現： raise a dust, kick up dust

ほこりを払う

家具などの表面のほこりを、布などで取り除く。

やさしい英語で： To remove fine dirt from furniture or other surfaces, usually with a cloth.

• Please dust the table.
• I dusted the shelves yesterday.
• She dusts the furniture every week.

よく使う表現： dust the shelves, dust the furniture

振りかける、まぶす

細かい粉や小さな液体の滴を、物の表面に薄くかける。

やさしい英語で： To cover something lightly with a fine powder or small drops of liquid.

• Dust the cake with sugar.
• She dusted the work surface with flour.
• The gardener dusted the leaves with insect powder.

使い方： dust something with something (Dust the biscuits with icing sugar.)

類義語： sprinkle

よく使う表現： dust with flour, dust something lightly