gel

ジェル

髪や肌につける、とろみのある柔らかい物質。

やさしい英語で： A thick, soft substance used on hair or skin.

• I put gel in my hair.
• This shower gel smells of roses.
• She bought a gel to keep her curls in place.

よく使う表現： hair gel, shaving gel, shower gel

ゼリー

果汁などで作る、柔らかくても形を保つ食べ物。

やさしい英語で： A soft, thick food that holds its shape, often made from fruit juice.

• The chef served a lemon gel.
• A thin layer of apple gel covered the dessert.
• These fruit gels add color to the plate.

類義語： jelly

よく使う表現： fruit gel, apple gel, lemon gel

気が合う、打ち解ける

人同士がよく理解し合い、気持ちよく一緒に働けること。

やさしい英語で： If people do this, they get along well and work comfortably together.

• Our team gelled quickly.
• I never really gelled with his friends.
• Do the new players gel with the rest of the team?

使い方： gel with someone (I gelled with my new colleagues immediately.)

類義語： click, get along

反対語： clash

よく使う表現： gel with someone, gel as a team

まとまる、形になる

考えや計画がまとまり、はっきりした形や完成したものになること。

やさしい英語で： If ideas or plans do this, they come together and become clear or complete.

• The plan is starting to gel.
• Their ideas finally gelled into a useful design.
• The story gelled after we changed the ending.

使い方： gel into something (Our ideas gelled into a clear plan.)

類義語： take shape, come together, cohere

よく使う表現： ideas gel, gel into something

ゲル化する

柔らかさを保ちながら、形を保てるほど固まること。

やさしい英語で： To become thick and soft enough to hold a shape.

• The mixture will gel as it cools.
• The fruit juice gelled overnight in the fridge.
• Why has this jelly failed to gel?

類義語： set, thicken

よく使う表現： gel properly, begin to gel

ジェルをつける

髪型を保つために、髪にジェルをつけること。

やさしい英語で： To put a thick styling substance on your hair to keep it in place.

• I gel my hair every morning.
• He gelled his hair into spikes.
• She gels her curls before leaving the house.

よく使う表現： gel your hair, gel hair back