head up

率いる、指揮する

チームや組織、活動を率い、その仕事に責任を持つ。

やさしい英語で： You lead a team, organization, or activity and are responsible for its work.

• She heads up our team.
• He headed up the project last year.
• Who will head up the new department?

使い方： head up something (She heads up the research department.)

類義語： lead, manage, direct, run

よく使う表現： head up a team, head up a project, head up something

風上に向きを変える

船の前部を、風が吹いてくる方向へさらに向ける。

やさしい英語で： A boat turns so that its front points more toward the direction the wind comes from.

• Head up a little.
• The boat headed up as the wind changed.
• Can you head up without letting the sails flap?

使い方： head up into the wind (The skipper headed up into the wind.)

類義語： luff up

反対語： bear away

よく使う表現： head up slowly, head up into wind

樽に鏡板を取り付ける

樽の端に平らな木の板を取り付けて閉じる。

やさしい英語で： You close a barrel by fitting a flat wooden end onto it.

• The cooper headed up the barrel.
• They head up the casks once the wooden sides are ready.
• Has this barrel been headed up properly?

使い方： head up something (The cooper headed up the cask before testing it.)

類義語： seal, close

よく使う表現： head up a barrel, head up a cask