line

線

まっすぐ、または曲がった、細長い印。

やさしい英語で： A long, thin mark that can be straight or curved.

• Draw a straight line.
• She drew two lines across the page.
• Follow the blue line on the map.

よく使う表現： draw a line, straight line, curved line

行列

自分の順番を待って並んでいる人々。

やさしい英語で： A row of people waiting for their turn.

• The line is very long.
• We waited in line for an hour.
• Please go to the back of the line.

使い方： in line for something (We stood in line for tickets.)

類義語： queue

よく使う表現： wait in line, join the line, long line

列

人や物が横に、または前後に並んだもの。

やさしい英語で： People or things arranged one beside another or one behind another.

• Put the chairs in a line.
• A line of houses faced the river.
• The soldiers stood in two straight lines.

使い方： a line of someone/something (A line of trees stood beside the road.)

類義語： row

よく使う表現： a line of trees, in a line, straight line

回線

電話の通話やインターネットの信号を伝える線や接続。

やさしい英語で： A cable or connection carrying telephone calls or internet signals.

• The phone line is dead.
• Please hold; she is on another line.
• The storm damaged several telephone lines.

類義語： connection

よく使う表現： phone line, busy line, on the line

台詞

劇や映画の登場人物が言う言葉、または用意しておいた短い一言。

やさしい英語で： Words spoken by a character in a play or film, or a short prepared remark.

• I forgot my next line.
• The actors practised their lines together.
• His opening line made the audience laugh.

よく使う表現： learn your lines, opening line, pickup line

並べる

人や物をまっすぐな列になるように置く。

やさしい英語で： To put people or things in a straight row.

• Line up the chairs.
• She lined her shoes up by the door.
• The teacher lined the children up in pairs.

使い方： line something up (Line the bottles up on the shelf.)

類義語： arrange, align

よく使う表現： line something up, line up chairs

列に並ぶ

自分の順番を待つため、他の人と列に並ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To stand with other people in a row while waiting for your turn.

• Please line up here.
• We lined up outside the cinema.
• People were lining up to buy bread.

使い方： line up for something (People lined up for free tickets.)

類義語： queue, queue up

よく使う表現： line up here, line up outside, line up for something

位置を合わせる、揃える

物を動かし、端や位置を別の物に合わせる。

やさしい英語で： To move something so its edge or position matches another thing.

• Line up the two edges.
• I lined the camera up with the centre of the door.
• The holes must line up exactly.

使い方： line something up with something (Line the edge up with the mark.)

類義語： align

よく使う表現： line something up, line up with something