fog

霧

地面近くにできる、物が見えにくくなる濃い雲。

やさしい英語で： A thick cloud close to the ground that makes it difficult to see.

• Thick fog covered the road.
• The fog lifted before we left home.
• Flights were delayed because of dense fog.

類義語： mist

よく使う表現： thick fog, dense fog, fog lifts

頭のもや、意識の混濁

頭がぼんやりして、はっきり考えられない状態。

やさしい英語で： A state in which you feel confused and cannot think clearly.

• I spent the morning in a fog.
• Lack of sleep left her in a mental fog.
• The fog in his mind slowly cleared.

使い方： in a fog (After the long flight, I was in a fog.)

類義語： confusion, haze

反対語： clarity

よく使う表現： in a fog, mental fog, brain fog

曇り、結露

表面にできる薄い曇った層で、向こう側が見えにくくなるもの。

やさしい英語で： A thin cloudy layer on a surface that makes it hard to see through.

• There was fog on the mirror.
• She wiped the fog from her glasses.
• A layer of fog covered the inside of the window.

類義語： mist, condensation

よく使う表現： fog on glass, fog on something

曇る

ガラスに細かい水滴がつき、向こう側が見えにくくなる。

やさしい英語で： To become covered with tiny drops of water that make glass difficult to see through.

• My glasses fog up in the kitchen.
• The bathroom mirror fogged after my shower.
• Why do the car windows keep fogging up?

使い方： fog up (My glasses fog up when I enter a warm room.)

類義語： mist up, steam up

よく使う表現： fog up, fog over, glasses fog up

霧で覆う、曇らせる

物を霧や曇った層で覆い、見えにくくする。

やさしい英語で： To cover something with a cloudy layer or thick cloud near the ground.

• Low clouds fog the valley each evening.
• The spray fogged the glass with a fine film.
• Drifting mist had fogged the view from the hill.

類義語： cloud, obscure

よく使う表現： fog something over, fog a lens

曇らせる、混乱させる

考えや事実、問題を分かりにくくする。

やさしい英語で： To make thoughts, facts, or an issue unclear or difficult to understand.

• Exhaustion can fog your judgment.
• The conflicting reports fogged the issue.
• Strong medication had fogged her memory of that evening.

類義語： cloud, confuse, obscure

反対語： clarify

よく使う表現： fog the mind, fog someone’s judgment, fog the issue

霧に包まれる

霧や曇った層に覆われ、見えにくくなる。

やさしい英語で： To become covered by a cloudy layer or by thick cloud near the ground.

• The valley began to fog over.
• Coastal areas can fog over after sunset.
• By dawn, the view had fogged over completely.

類義語： cloud over

よく使う表現： fog over, fog up