jar

瓶、保存瓶

食品などを保存する丸い容器。普通はガラス製でふたがある。

やさしい英語で： A round container, usually glass with a lid, used for storing food or other things.

• The jar is empty.
• He opened a jar of jam.
• We keep rice in glass jars.

使い方： a jar of something (She bought a jar of honey.)

類義語： container, pot

よく使う表現： glass jar, jar of something, jam jar

壺、甕

水や油などを入れる土製の容器。遺骨などを埋葬する際にも使う。

やさしい英語で： A clay container used to hold liquids such as water or oil, or sometimes to bury human remains.

• The clay jar held water.
• Archaeologists found burial jars near the ancient village.
• Two handles made the large jar easier to carry.

使い方： a jar of something (The merchant carried a clay jar of oil.)

類義語： pot, vessel

よく使う表現： clay jar, burial jar, earthenware jar

揺さぶる、衝撃を与える

何かに急に強くぶつかったり、激しく揺らしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To hit or shake something suddenly and strongly.

• The bump jarred my teeth.
• He hit the door to jar it open.
• The sudden stop jarred every bone in my body.

使い方： jar something loose/open (The blow jarred the lid loose.)

類義語： jolt, shake

よく使う表現： jar something loose, jar someone's teeth, jar something open

動揺させる、ショックを与える

突然のことで相手にショックを与えたり、心を乱したりする。

やさしい英語で： To shock or upset someone suddenly.

• The news jarred her.
• Seeing the damaged house jarred him badly.
• The unexpected rejection jarred my confidence.

類義語： shock, unsettle, disturb

反対語： reassure

よく使う表現： jar someone, jar someone's confidence

耳障りに響く、不協和音を出す

不快で鋭い音に聞こえる、またはそのような音を出す。

やさしい英語で： To sound unpleasantly harsh or make such a sound.

• The high notes jarred.
• His harsh voice jarred on her ears.
• The scraping sound jarred against the quiet music.

使い方： jar on someone's ears (The harsh notes jarred on my ears.)

類義語： grate, clash

よく使う表現： jar on someone, jar the ear, jar against something