hole

穴

固い物の一部が欠けてできた空いた部分。

やさしい英語で： An empty space in something solid, where some material is missing.

• There’s a hole in the wall.
• We filled the holes with wet sand.
• How did that hole appear in the roof?

使い方： a hole in something (There is a hole in the wall.)

類義語： gap, opening

よく使う表現： hole in something, fill a hole, make a hole

穴、くぼみ

物の内部へ続く空間、特に地面を掘ってできた穴。

やさしい英語で： A hollow space extending into something, especially a pit dug in the ground.

• Dig a hole for the tree.
• The dog buried its bone in a hole.
• We found several deep holes beside the path.

使い方： a hole in something (They dug a hole in the ground.)

類義語： pit, cavity

よく使う表現： dig a hole, deep hole, hole in something

穴

布、木、金属などを、一方の面から反対側まで通り抜ける穴。

やさしい英語で： An opening that passes completely through material, such as cloth, wood, or metal.

• My shirt has a hole in it.
• Rain came through a hole in the tent.
• She patched the holes in his socks.

使い方： a hole in something (My sock has a hole in it.)

類義語： opening, perforation

よく使う表現： hole in something, hole through something, small hole

穴を開ける

表面や物に、一つまたは複数の穴を作る。

やさしい英語で： To make an opening or openings in a surface or object.

• A bullet holed the boat.
• The ship was holed below the waterline.
• Flying stones had holed several metal panels.

類義語： pierce, puncture, perforate

よく使う表現： hole a ship, hole the hull

打ち砕く、崩す

議論や計画などを完全に崩し、成り立たなくする。

やさしい英語で： To completely damage or defeat something, such as an argument or plan.

• That fact holed his argument.
• The new evidence completely holed their case.
• Her criticism holed the theory before anyone could defend it.

類義語： destroy, demolish

よく使う表現： hole an argument, hole a theory, hole someone’s case