harbour

港

強い波から守られ、船が安全に停泊できる水域。

やさしい英語で： An area of water protected from strong waves where boats can stay safely.

• The boats are in the harbour.
• Our ship entered the harbour before dark.
• A small fishing harbour lies beyond the beach.

類義語： harbor, port, haven

よく使う表現： fishing harbour, in the harbour, enter the harbour, harbour entrance

抱く、心に秘める

考えや感情を心に持ち続けること。人に話さず秘めることが多い。

やさしい英語で： To keep a thought or feeling in your mind, often without telling others.

• I still harbour doubts about the plan.
• He harboured a secret ambition to become an actor.
• Do you harbour any resentment against your sister?

使い方： harbour resentment against someone (She still harbours resentment against her former boss.)

類義語： hold, nurse, cherish

よく使う表現： harbour doubts, harbour a grudge, harbour hopes, harbour resentment

かくまう、保護する

人や物を安全な場所に置いて守ること。秘密にする場合もある。

やさしい英語で： To give someone or something a safe place to stay, sometimes secretly.

• The bay can harbour small boats.
• They harboured refugees during the war.
• Police accused him of harbouring a fugitive.

類義語： shelter, hide, protect

よく使う表現： harbour a fugitive, harbour refugees, harbour ships, harbour someone secretly

避難する、避難して停泊する

身を守れる場所にとどまること。船が避難して停泊する場合もいう。

やさしい英語で： To stay somewhere that gives protection or shelter.

• The ships harbour here in winter.
• We harboured in the bay during the storm.
• Several boats were harbouring near the island.

使い方： harbour in a place (The boats harboured in a sheltered bay.)

類義語： shelter, take refuge

よく使う表現： harbour in something, harbour for winter