ground out

ゴロでアウトになる

野球でゴロを打ち、守備側にアウトにされること。

やさしい英語で： You hit a baseball along the ground and are put out by the fielding team.

• He grounded out in the first inning.
• Their best hitter grounded out to third.
• Did she ground out on the first pitch?

使い方： ground out to someone (He grounded out to the shortstop.)

よく使う表現： ground out twice, ground out to shortstop

接地する、アースする

電流が安全に流れるよう、電気回路を地面につなぐこと。

やさしい英語で： You connect an electrical circuit to the earth so electricity has a safe path.

• Ground out the circuit first.
• The technician grounded out the metal casing.
• Has this equipment been grounded out properly?

使い方： ground out something (The electrician grounded out the circuit.); ground something out (They grounded it out before testing it.)

類義語： ground, earth

よく使う表現： ground out something, ground something out

ゴロアウト

野球で、ゴロを打った結果生じるアウト。

やさしい英語で： An out in baseball caused by a ball hit along the ground.

• The inning ended with a ground out.
• She recorded two ground outs on the scorecard.
• That ground out allowed a runner to score.

類義語： groundout

よく使う表現： a ground out, another ground out