knock

ノックの音、打音

硬い物が木の表面、特にドアに当たって出る短い音。

やさしい英語で： A short sound made when something hard hits a wooden surface, especially a door.

• I heard a knock.
• Three sharp knocks came from the front door.
• Did you hear that knock on the wooden wall?

使い方： a knock at/on something (A knock at the door woke me.)

類義語： tap, rap

よく使う表現： a loud knock, knock at the door, knock on wood

打撃、衝撃

何かに急にぶつかったり当たったりすること。痛みや損傷を伴う場合もある。

やさしい英語で： A sudden hit against something, which may cause pain or damage.

• My knee took a knock.
• The box survived several knocks during the journey.
• He felt dizzy after a knock on the head.

使い方： a knock on/to something (She received a knock to her shoulder.)

類義語： blow, bump, hit

よく使う表現： a hard knock, take a knock, knock on the head

打撃イニング

クリケットで選手が打撃を行う一巡と、その間に挙げた得点。

やさしい英語で： A player's turn at hitting the ball in cricket, including the runs they score.

• She played a fine knock.
• His unbeaten knock saved the cricket match.
• The captain's knock of sixty included eight boundaries.

使い方： a knock of + number (His knock of eighty helped the team win.)

類義語： innings

よく使う表現： a fine knock, an unbeaten knock, knock of fifty

安打、ヒット

野球で球をグラウンド内に打ち、特に打者が塁に出られる打撃。

やさしい英語で： A hit that sends a baseball into the playing field, especially one that lets the batter reach base.

• His knock reached the outfield.
• Two base knocks brought a runner home.
• The batter's final knock won the game.

類義語： hit, base hit

よく使う表現： a base knock, a solid knock, an extra-base knock

ノックする

指の関節で表面をたたくこと。普通はドアをたたいて人を呼ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To hit a surface with the joints of your fingers, usually to get someone's attention at a door.

• Please knock before you enter.
• I knocked on the door, but nobody answered.
• She knocked gently on the wooden frame.

使い方： knock on/at something (Someone knocked at the kitchen door.)

類義語： tap, rap

よく使う表現： knock on something, knock at the door, knock before entering

ぶつける、打つ

物に、しばしばうっかりぶつけたり、打って動かしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To hit something, often by accident, or make it move by hitting it.

• I knocked my elbow.
• She accidentally knocked the cup off the shelf.
• He knocked the ball across the field.

使い方： knock something against something (I knocked my knee against the table.); knock something + direction (He knocked the ball into the garden.)

類義語： hit, bump, strike

よく使う表現： knock something over, knock something off, knock the ball

けなす、批判する

人や物を悪く言うこと。公平でない場合も多い。

やさしい英語で： To say bad things about someone or something, often unfairly.

• Stop knocking my ideas.
• They knocked his cooking without tasting it.
• It's easy to knock someone else's efforts.

使い方： knock someone/something for something (People knocked her for choosing a different career.)

類義語： criticize, put down, disparage

反対語： praise

よく使う表現： knock someone's work, knock the idea, knock someone's efforts