heel

かかと

足首の下にある、足の後ろの丸みを帯びた部分。

やさしい英語で： The rounded back part of your foot, below your ankle.

• My heel hurts.
• These shoes gave me blisters on both heels.
• She raised her heels and stood on her toes.

よく使う表現： sore heel, left heel, heel pain

ヒール

靴の後ろ側の底にあり、足を地面より高くすることもある部分。

やさしい英語で： The part under the back of a shoe, which may raise your foot above the ground.

• The heel of my shoe broke.
• These boots have low heels.
• He took his shoes to a shop to replace the worn heels.

よく使う表現： high heel, low heel, shoe heel

手のひらの付け根

手のひらと手首がつながるところの厚みのある部分。

やさしい英語で： The thick part of your hand where your palm meets your wrist.

• Use the heel of your hand to press down.
• She pushed the door with the heel of her hand.
• He rubbed the heel of his hand across his forehead.

使い方： the heel of someone’s hand (Press the dough with the heel of your hand.)

よく使う表現： heel of the hand, heel of your hand

根元、端

物の一番下の部分や端。例えば船のマストの根元。

やさしい英語で： The lowest or last part of an object, such as the base of a ship’s tall pole.

• The heel of the mast was damaged.
• Only the heel of the loaf remained.
• The carpenter shaped the heel of the wooden support.

使い方： the heel of something (The heel of the mast fits into a socket.)

類義語： base, end

よく使う表現： heel of a mast, heel of a loaf

脚側歩行する、ぴったりついて歩く

人のすぐ横や後ろを歩く。特に犬が飼い主に寄り添って歩くこと。

やさしい英語で： To walk very close beside or behind someone, especially when a dog follows its owner.

• My dog can heel.
• The puppy heeled beside me throughout our walk.
• Can you teach this dog to heel?

類義語： follow closely

よく使う表現： heel beside someone, teach to heel

かかとで蹴る

足の後ろの部分で物を蹴ったり押したりする。

やさしい英語で： To kick or push something using the back of your foot.

• She heeled her horse forward.
• The rider heeled the horse gently to make it move.
• He heeled the ball backward to his teammate.

よく使う表現： heel a horse, heel something backward