heavy

重い

重さが大きく、持ち上げたり動かしたりしにくい。

やさしい英語で： Weighing a lot and often difficult to lift or move.

• This bag is heavy.
• We carried the heavy boxes upstairs.
• How heavy is your suitcase?

類義語： weighty

反対語： light

よく使う表現： heavy bag, heavy box, heavy furniture

重い、負担の大きい

苦労や心配が多く、大きな負担になる。

やさしい英語で： Difficult to deal with because it causes great trouble, worry, or effort.

• The debt is a heavy burden.
• She carries a heavy responsibility at work.
• The family faced heavy expenses after the accident.

類義語： burdensome, oppressive, onerous

反対語： light

よく使う表現： heavy burden, heavy responsibility, heavy expenses

重苦しい、深刻な

深刻または悲しく、深く考えさせたり気を重くさせたりする。

やさしい英語で： Serious or sad, often making people think deeply or feel uncomfortable.

• That is a heavy subject.
• The film felt too heavy for a relaxing evening.
• Their conversation grew heavy as they discussed the war.

類義語： serious, somber

反対語： lighthearted

よく使う表現： heavy subject, heavy mood, heavy discussion

太った、体格の大きい

体が大きく、普通より体重がある。

やさしい英語で： Having a large body with more weight than usual.

• He is tall and heavy.
• She was rather heavy as a child.
• The heavy man struggled to fit into the narrow seat.

類義語： overweight, heavyset, stout

反対語： thin

よく使う表現： heavy build, heavy man, rather heavy

重く、重苦しく

強い重みや圧力を伴って、または悲しく重苦しい感じで。

やさしい英語で： With great weight or pressure, or in a way that feels sad and difficult.

• The loss lay heavy on his heart.
• Time hung heavy in the silent house.
• Her guilt weighed heavy on her conscience.

使い方： lie heavy on someone/something (The loss lay heavy on her heart.)

類義語： heavily, weightily

反対語： lightly

よく使う表現： hang heavy, lie heavy, heavy with sorrow

悪役

特に映画や演劇で、悪事を働いたり人を脅したりする登場人物。

やさしい英語で： A bad or threatening character, especially in a film or play.

• He plays the heavy in this film.
• The director cast her as the heavy.
• Several famous heavies appeared in the crime drama.

類義語： villain, bad guy

反対語： hero

よく使う表現： play the heavy, movie heavy, cast as heavy

用心棒、ボディーガード

人を守ったり、時には脅して人を従わせたりするために雇われた屈強な人。

やさしい英語で： A large, strong person hired to guard someone or control people, sometimes through threats.

• A heavy stood by the door.
• The club hired two heavies to stop fights.
• His heavies followed him into the crowded bar.

類義語： bouncer, bodyguard, enforcer

よく使う表現： hired heavy, club heavy, send a heavy

重くする

物の重さを増やす。

やさしい英語で： To make something weigh more.

• The wet cloth heavied up the bag.
• They heavied the load with extra supplies.
• Adding stones will heavy up the base.

使い方： heavy something up (The extra tools heavied up his pack.)

類義語： weigh down, weight

反対語： lighten

よく使う表現： heavy something up, heavy up something