huddle

身を寄せ合う、群がる

暖を取るためや怖さから、互いに体を近づけて集まる。

やさしい英語で： To gather very close together, often for warmth or because you are afraid.

• We huddled together to stay warm.
• The sheep huddle near the wall in bad weather.
• Everyone was huddling around the heater.

使い方： huddle around someone/something (We huddled around the small fire.); huddle together (The children huddled together under a blanket.)

類義語： crowd together, cluster

反対語： scatter, disperse

よく使う表現： huddle together, huddle around something, huddle for warmth

うずくまる、身を縮める

膝や腕を体に引き寄せ、前かがみになって体を丸める。

やさしい英語で： To pull your knees and arms close to your body and bend forward.

• He huddled up under the blanket.
• She huddled in a corner, hugging her knees.
• The frightened boy was huddling on the floor.

使い方： huddle up (She huddled up with her knees against her chest.)

類義語： curl up, crouch

反対語： stretch out

よく使う表現： huddle up, huddle under something, huddle in something

人のかたまり、密集した集団

人が互いにぴったり寄って立ったり座ったりしている集団。

やさしい英語で： A group of people standing or sitting very close together.

• They stood in a huddle.
• A huddle of tourists blocked the doorway.
• The children formed a tight huddle to keep warm.

使い方： a huddle of people (A huddle of children waited by the gate.)

類義語： cluster, knot

よく使う表現： in a huddle, tight huddle, huddle of people

ハドル、作戦会議

試合中、選手が寄り集まって次の動きを相談する短い集まり。

やさしい英語で： A short meeting where players gather closely to plan their next move during a game.

• The players formed a huddle.
• The quarterback explained the next play in the huddle.
• They broke the huddle and returned to their positions.

類義語： team meeting

よく使う表現： team huddle, break the huddle, in the huddle