hail

雹

雨のように雲から降ってくる小さな氷の粒。

やさしい英語で： Small balls of ice that fall from clouds like rain.

• Hail hit the windows.
• The hail damaged several cars.
• We sheltered under a tree until the hail stopped.

よく使う表現： heavy hail, hail storm, hail damage

雨、雨あられ

多くの物が一度に人や物に向かって飛んでくること。

やさしい英語で： A large number of things flying toward someone or something at once.

• A hail of stones struck the bus.
• They escaped a hail of bullets.
• The explosion sent a hail of glass across the street.

使い方： a hail of something (The soldiers ran through a hail of bullets.)

類義語： shower, barrage

よく使う表現： hail of bullets, hail of stones, hail of arrows

称賛する、絶賛する

人や物事を非常に優れている、または重要だと公にほめる。

やさしい英語で： To publicly praise someone or something as very good or important.

• Scientists hailed the discovery.
• The press hailed her as a great leader.
• Their victory was hailed as a historic achievement.

使い方： hail someone/something as something (Critics hailed the film as a masterpiece.)

類義語： praise, acclaim, celebrate

反対語： criticize

よく使う表現： hail a breakthrough, hail someone as something, hail a success

呼び止める

気付いてもらったり止まってもらったりするために、声や合図を送る。

やさしい英語で： To call or signal to someone so they notice you or stop.

• We tried to hail a taxi.
• She hailed the driver from across the street.
• The captain hailed a passing boat.

類義語： call, signal to

よく使う表現： hail a taxi, hail a cab, hail someone

雹が降る

雲から小さな氷の粒が降ってくる。

やさしい英語で： If it does this, small balls of ice fall from the clouds.

• It began to hail.
• It hailed all afternoon yesterday.
• Do you think it will hail tonight?

使い方： it hails (It sometimes hails here in spring.)

よく使う表現： hail heavily, hail outside

称する、認める

人や物を特定の名前や称号で呼ぶこと。

やさしい英語で： To call someone or something by a particular name or title.

• They hailed him as king.
• The villagers hailed her as their rescuer.
• The invention was hailed as the answer to their problems.

使い方： hail someone/something as something (The crowd hailed him as their new king.)

類義語： name, declare, proclaim

よく使う表現： hail someone as something, hail a hero

雹を降らせる

小さな氷の粒を降らせる。

やさしい英語で： To send small balls of ice falling down.

• The cloud began to hail.
• Dark clouds hailed ice onto the fields.
• The storm hailed down on the empty road.

よく使う表現： hail down, clouds hail