fox

キツネ

小型の犬に似た野生動物で、普通は赤茶色の毛、尖った耳、ふさふさの尾を持つ。

やさしい英語で： A wild animal like a small dog, usually with reddish fur, pointed ears, and a thick tail.

• A fox crossed the road.
• Foxes sometimes search our bins at night.
• We saw a fox carrying food to its cubs.

よく使う表現： red fox, wild fox, fox cub

食わせ者、策士

人をだましたり、自分に有利にしたりするのがうまい人。

やさしい英語で： A clever person who knows how to trick others or gain an advantage.

• He’s a clever old fox.
• That sly fox got us to pay twice.
• The politician is a fox who rarely reveals his plans.

類義語： trickster

よく使う表現： old fox, sly fox, cunning fox

美女

とても魅力的だと思う女性を指すくだけた言い方。

やさしい英語で： A woman someone finds very attractive.

• He thinks she’s a fox.
• That actor called his girlfriend a real fox.
• The old song describes a beautiful woman as a fox.

類義語： beauty

よく使う表現： a real fox, a total fox

困惑させる、当惑させる

人を混乱させ、物事を理解したり解決したりできなくする。

やさしい英語で： To confuse someone so they cannot understand or solve something.

• That question foxed me.
• The final clue has foxed every player.
• Does this puzzle fox you too?

類義語： confuse, baffle, puzzle

よく使う表現： fox someone, fox the experts

だます、出し抜く

知恵や策略を使って人をだます。

やさしい英語で： To trick someone by being clever.

• His clever plan foxed the guards.
• She foxed her opponent with a sudden change of direction.
• Can you fox them into revealing their next move?

類義語： trick, outwit, fool

よく使う表現： fox someone, fox an opponent

褐色のしみができる、褐色のしみをつける

古い本などの紙に小さな茶色いしみができる、またはしみをつける。

やさしい英語で： To develop or cause small brown spots on paper, often in old books.

• The paper has foxed with age.
• Damp storage can fox the pages of old books.
• Some prints fox more easily than others.

類義語： discolour, stain

よく使う表現： fox the paper, fox with age