lace

ひも、靴ひも

靴や服を閉じるために、穴に通して結ぶ細いひも。

やさしい英語で： A thin cord you pull through holes and tie to hold a shoe or piece of clothing closed.

• One lace is broken.
• Tie your laces before you run.
• She replaced the laces in her boots.

類義語： shoelace

よく使う表現： shoe lace, boot lace, tie a lace

レース

小さな穴で模様を作った薄い布で、服やカーテンの飾りに使う。

やさしい英語で： Thin cloth with a pattern of small holes, often used to decorate clothes or curtains.

• Her dress has a lace collar.
• White lace curtains covered the windows.
• She sewed a strip of lace onto the skirt.

よく使う表現： lace dress, lace curtains, white lace, lace collar

ひもで締める

靴や服の穴にひもを通し、結んで閉じたり締めたりする。

やさしい英語で： To close or tighten shoes or clothing by pulling cords through holes and tying them.

• Please lace your shoes.
• She laced up her boots tightly.
• He helped her lace the back of the dress.

使い方： lace something up (He laced his boots up before going outside.)

類義語： lace up

反対語： unlace

よく使う表現： lace up, lace your boots, lace something tightly

組み合わせる、編み合わせる

それぞれの部分を互いの間に通して、物をつなぎ合わせる。

やさしい英語で： To join things by passing parts of each between parts of the others.

• He laced his fingers together.
• She laced the thin strands into a single cord.
• They laced willow branches together to form a fence.

使い方： lace something together (She laced her fingers together in her lap.); lace something through something (He laced the flexible branches through the fence.)

類義語： interweave, interlace

よく使う表現： lace fingers together, lace branches together, lace something through

縁飾りを付ける

細長い布や織った帯を付けて、物を飾る。

やさしい英語で： To decorate something with narrow strips or woven bands of material.

• They laced the coat with silver braid.
• Her ceremonial gown was laced with gold.
• The tailor carefully laced the sleeves with narrow ribbons.

使い方： lace something with something (The tailor laced the jacket with gold braid.)

類義語： trim, adorn, decorate

よく使う表現： lace with silver, lace with gold, lace a coat