key up

緊張させる、興奮させる

人を緊張させたり興奮させたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel nervous and excited.

• The noise keyed me up.
• She was too keyed up to sleep before the exam.
• Does waiting for results key you up?

使い方： key someone up (The long wait keyed everyone up.); be keyed up about something (She was keyed up about the interview.)

類義語： agitate, excite, unnerve

反対語： calm, relax

よく使う表現： key someone up, key up someone

高める、強める

物事の興奮や緊張、勢いを強めること。

やさしい英語で： To make the excitement, tension, or force of something stronger.

• The drums keyed up the excitement.
• They keyed up the drama with a sudden change of lighting.
• A faster pace can key up the tension.

使い方： key up something (The music keyed up the tension in the scene.)

類義語： heighten, intensify, increase

反対語： reduce

よく使う表現： key up tension, key up something, key something up

要石を打ち込んでアーチを持ち上げる

頂上の石を打ち込み、アーチを仮の支えから持ち上げること。

やさしい英語で： To force the top stone into an arch, lifting the arch clear of its temporary support.

• The builders keyed up the arch.
• They used a heavy hammer to key it up.
• Each stone arch must be keyed up before its temporary support is removed.

使い方： key up something (The masons keyed up the arch before removing its support.)

よく使う表現： key up something, key something up, key up arches

音程を上げる

音や曲の音程を高くすること。

やさしい英語で： To make a musical sound or piece higher in pitch.

• The musician keyed up the tune.
• Can you key it up by a semitone?
• They keyed up the melody for the new singer.

使い方： key up something (They keyed up the song to suit her voice.)

類義語： transpose up, raise

反対語： lower

よく使う表現： key up something, key something up, key up music