pine

松

細い針状の葉があり、一年中緑で、松かさをつける木。

やさしい英語で： A tree with thin, pointed leaves that stays green all year and produces cones.

• A pine grows beside our house.
• The forest is full of tall pines.
• We collected cones beneath the pine.

類義語： pinus

よく使う表現： pine tree, pine forest, pine cone

松材

松の木から取れる木材。家具作りによく使う。

やさしい英語で： Wood from an evergreen tree with pointed leaves, often used to make furniture.

• The table is made of pine.
• We used pine boards for the shelves.
• Pine is softer than oak.

類義語： pinewood

よく使う表現： pine furniture, solid pine, pine boards

バーカウンター

バーで飲み物を出すためのカウンター。

やさしい英語で： The counter in a bar where drinks are served.

• He stood behind the pine serving beer.
• We sat at the pine and ordered drinks.
• She wiped the pine after the last customers left.

類義語： bar, counter

よく使う表現： behind the pine, at the pine

恋い焦がれる、慕う

そばにいない人や手に入らないものを強く求め、悲しくなる。

やさしい英語で： To feel very sad because you strongly want someone or something that is absent or unavailable.

• She pines for her family.
• He pined for home throughout the winter.
• The lonely dog was pining away.

使い方： pine for someone/something (She pined for the village where she grew up.); pine away (He seemed to pine away after she left.)

類義語： long, yearn

よく使う表現： pine for someone, pine for home, pine away