hollow out

くり抜く

物の内側を取り除き、空間を作ること。

やさしい英語で： To remove the inside of something, leaving an empty space.

• We hollowed out a pumpkin.
• She is hollowing out the wood with a small knife.
• Can you hollow this melon out for the fruit salad?

使い方： hollow something out (We hollowed the log out with simple tools.)

類義語： empty, scoop out

反対語： fill

よく使う表現： hollow out something, hollow out a pumpkin

弱体化させる、骨抜きにする

重要な部分を取り除いて組織や制度の力を弱めること。

やさしい英語で： To make an organization or system weaker by removing important parts of it.

• The cuts hollowed out public services.
• Corruption is hollowing out the government.
• Moving jobs abroad can hollow a local economy out.

使い方： hollow something out (Years of cuts have hollowed the service out.)

類義語： weaken, undermine

反対語： strengthen

よく使う表現： hollow out democracy, hollow out something

中が空洞になる

物の内部に空洞ができること。

やさしい英語で： To develop an empty space inside.

• Old trees sometimes hollow out.
• The trunk hollowed out as the wood rotted.
• These bones can hollow out over time.

類義語： become hollow

よく使う表現： trees hollow out, bones hollow out