horseshoe

蹄鉄

馬のひづめの裏につける曲がった金具。遊びや縁起物に使う模造品も指す。

やさしい英語で： A curved metal piece fitted under a horse's foot, or a copy used for games or good luck.

• The horse lost a horseshoe.
• We hung a horseshoe above the door for luck.
• They threw horseshoes at a metal stake in the yard.

よく使う表現： iron horseshoe, lucky horseshoe, throw a horseshoe

馬蹄形、U字形

物の並び方や土地の曲がりなどに見られる、U字の形。

やさしい英語で： A shape like the letter U, especially an arrangement of things or a curved stretch of land.

• The chairs formed a horseshoe.
• We arranged the tables in a horseshoe around the speaker.
• A horseshoe of mountains surrounds the valley.

類義語： U shape

よく使う表現： in a horseshoe, form a horseshoe, horseshoe shape

オープンサンド

米国イリノイ州発祥の、厚いトーストに肉、ポテト、チーズソースをのせた料理。

やさしい英語で： An open sandwich with thick toast, meat, fries, and cheese sauce, originally from Springfield, Illinois.

• I ordered a horseshoe for lunch.
• The restaurant serves horseshoes with hot cheese sauce.
• Have you tried the famous Springfield horseshoe?

よく使う表現： horseshoe sandwich, order a horseshoe, cheese horseshoe

救命浮環

水中の人を助けるために使う、U字形の浮き具。

やさしい英語で： A floating rescue ring shaped like a U, used to help someone in water.

• Throw him the horseshoe!
• A yellow horseshoe hung beside the boat’s ladder.
• The sailor grabbed the horseshoe and stayed afloat.

類義語： life buoy

よく使う表現： horseshoe buoy, throw a horseshoe, floating horseshoe

蹄鉄を打つ

馬のひづめに金属製の蹄鉄を取り付ける。

やさしい英語で： To attach metal shoes to a horse’s feet.

• He learned to horseshoe a horse.
• The farrier horseshoed both mares yesterday.
• Who horseshoes the animals at this stable?

類義語： shoe

よく使う表現： horseshoe a horse, horseshoe the mare