orbit

軌道、周回

物体が惑星や恒星などの周りを回る経路、またはその経路を一周すること。

やさしい英語で： The path an object follows around a planet, star, or other body, or one complete trip along it.

• The moon has an orbit around Earth.
• The satellite completed three orbits today.
• They placed the spacecraft in orbit around Mars.

使い方： an orbit around something (The satellite follows an orbit around Earth.); in orbit around something (The spacecraft is in orbit around Mars.)

よく使う表現： in orbit, enter orbit, complete an orbit

影響圏、勢力圏

強い力を持つ人や物の影響や支配が及ぶ、人々や場所、活動の範囲。

やさしい英語で： The range of people, places, or activities influenced or controlled by someone or something powerful.

• The country entered its neighbour's orbit.
• Several journalists were drawn into the politician's orbit.
• The issue lies outside the orbit of her interests.

使い方： in/within someone's orbit (The smaller states remained within the empire's orbit.); draw someone/something into someone's orbit (His success drew several young artists into his orbit.)

類義語： sphere, sphere of influence

よく使う表現： within someone's orbit, outside someone's orbit, political orbit

眼窩

頭蓋骨にある、眼球が収まるくぼみ。

やさしい英語で： The space in the bones of the skull that holds an eye.

• The eye sits inside the orbit.
• The scan showed a fracture of the left orbit.
• Both orbits were damaged in the accident.

類義語： eye socket

よく使う表現： bony orbit, left orbit, fractured orbit

一周、オービット

ポーカーで、全員が大きい方の強制賭け金を一度ずつ払うまでの一連のゲーム。

やさしい英語で： A series of poker hands in which every player at the table pays the larger required starting bet once.

• I'll play one more orbit.
• She lost half her chips during the last orbit.
• Each player pays the big blind once per orbit.

類義語： round

よく使う表現： one more orbit, per orbit, complete an orbit

興奮状態、激怒

非常に興奮している、または激しく怒っている状態。

やさしい英語で： A state of great excitement or anger.

• Dad went into orbit over the mess.
• The surprise announcement sent the fans into orbit.
• Will she go into orbit when she hears the cost?

使い方： go into orbit (Mum went into orbit when she saw the broken window.)

類義語： frenzy

よく使う表現： go into orbit, send into orbit

周りをうろつく

誰かや何かの近くにいて、その周りを動き回ること。

やさしい英語で： To move around someone or something, staying nearby.

• The children orbited their mother.
• Guests orbited around the food table throughout the evening.
• He kept orbiting the room, looking for someone to talk to.

使い方： orbit around someone/something (The children orbited around their grandmother all afternoon.)

類義語： circle, hover around

よく使う表現： orbit around someone, orbit the room

軌道に乗せる

惑星の周りを回るように、物を宇宙へ送り出す。

やさしい英語で： To send something into space so that it travels around a planet.

• The rocket can orbit a small satellite.
• The agency orbited two weather satellites last year.
• How much fuel is needed to orbit this payload?

類義語： launch into orbit

よく使う表現： orbit a satellite, orbit a spacecraft