level

水平な、平らな

どの部分も同じ高さで、平らで水平なこと。

やさしい英語で： Flat and horizontal, with no part higher than another.

• The floor is level.
• We need a level surface for the tent.
• Keep the tray level while you carry it.

類義語： flat, even, horizontal

反対語： uneven, sloping

よく使う表現： level ground, level surface, keep something level

同じ高さの

ほかの物と高さが等しいこと。

やさしい英語で： At the same height as another thing.

• The water is level with the steps.
• Her eyes were level with mine.
• Keep both pictures level with the top of the door.

使い方： be level with someone/something (The shelf is level with the window.)

類義語： even

よく使う表現： level with something, level with someone, remain level

一定の、規則的な

速くも遅くもならず、同じ速さで続くこと。

やさしい英語で： Continuing at the same rate without becoming faster or slower.

• His pulse remained level.
• Her breathing stayed level during the exercise.
• The monitor showed a level heartbeat throughout the test.

類義語： steady, constant, regular

反対語： irregular, variable

よく使う表現： level pulse, level rate, remain level

水準、レベル

あるものの量、程度、強さ。

やさしい英語で： The amount, degree, or strength of something.

• The noise level is too high.
• Water levels rose after the storm.
• How can we reduce stress levels at work?

使い方： level of something (Her level of confidence has increased.)

類義語： amount, degree

よく使う表現： high level, noise level, level of something

ステージ、レベル

ゲームで、次に進む前にプレイする一つの段階。

やさしい英語で： A stage of a game that you play before moving to another stage.

• I finished the first level.
• The next level has much stronger enemies.
• How many levels have you completed?

類義語： stage

よく使う表現： next level, first level, complete a level

階

建物の中で、ほかの階の上や下にある一つの階。

やさしい英語で： A floor in a building, above or below other floors.

• The café is on the lower level.
• Take the lift to the third level.
• All levels of the building have emergency exits.

類義語： floor, storey

よく使う表現： ground level, upper level, lower level

水準器、水平器

面が水平か垂直かを確かめるための道具。

やさしい英語で： A tool that shows whether a surface is flat and horizontal or straight up and down.

• Pass me the level, please.
• She used a level to check the shelf.
• The bubble in this level is hard to see.

類義語： spirit level

よく使う表現： spirit level, use a level, check with a level

平らにする、水平にする

面を平らで水平にすること。

やさしい英語で： To make a surface flat and horizontal.

• We need to level the ground.
• The workers leveled the floor before laying tiles.
• Can you level this table by adjusting its feet?

類義語： flatten, even out

よく使う表現： level the ground, level a surface, level a table, level a shelf