homer

ホームラン

野球で、打者がすべての塁を回って得点できる打球。

やさしい英語で： A baseball hit that lets the batter run around all the bases and score.

• He hit a homer in the first inning.
• Her second homer won the game.
• The fans cheered as the homer cleared the fence.

類義語： home run

よく使う表現： hit a homer, solo homer, two-run homer

伝書鳩

遠くから自分のすみかへ飛んで戻るよう訓練された鳩。

やさしい英語で： A pigeon trained to fly back to its home from far away.

• The homer flew back to its loft.
• She keeps six homers for racing.
• We released a homer ten miles from home.

類義語： homing pigeon

よく使う表現： racing homer, release a homer

ホーミングビーコン

信号を送って、乗り物や人を特定の場所へ導く装置。

やさしい英語で： A device that sends a signal to guide a vehicle or person to a particular place.

• The pilot followed the signal from the homer.
• A portable homer guided the rescue team.
• The aircraft’s receiver detected the homer near the runway.

類義語： homing beacon

よく使う表現： radio homer, portable homer

宿題

先生が生徒に家で取り組むように出す課題。

やさしい英語で： School work that a teacher asks students to do at home.

• I have some homer to finish tonight.
• Have you done your maths homer?
• Our teacher gave us extra homer for the weekend.

類義語： homework

よく使う表現： do homer, maths homer

ホームランを打つ

野球で、すべての塁を回って得点できる打球を打つ。

やさしい英語で： To hit a baseball far enough to run around all the bases and score.

• He homered in the fifth inning.
• She has homered three times this week.
• Can he homer off this pitcher again?

使い方： homer off someone (She homered off their best pitcher.)

類義語： hit a home run

よく使う表現： homer twice, homer off someone