plank

厚板、板

建築などに使う、長く幅の広い平らな厚い木材。

やさしい英語で： A long, wide, thick, flat piece of wood used for building things.

• We need a long plank.
• Two planks were missing from the bridge.
• He nailed a wooden plank across the broken window.

類義語： board

よく使う表現： wooden plank, plank of wood, loose plank, floor plank

プランク

腕とつま先で支え、床から浮かせた体をまっすぐ保つ運動。

やさしい英語で： An exercise where you hold your body straight above the floor, resting on your toes and arms.

• Hold a plank for thirty seconds.
• She does planks every morning.
• Can you keep your back straight during a side plank?

よく使う表現： do a plank, hold a plank, side plank, plank position

政策綱領の項目、政策の柱

政党が支持する主要な政策や考えの一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of the main policies or ideas that a political party supports.

• Education is a central plank of their policy.
• The party added a new environmental plank to its platform.
• Which planks of the manifesto attracted younger voters?

使い方： a plank of/in something (Tax reform is a key plank in the party's platform.)

類義語： policy, policy position

よく使う表現： central plank, key plank, plank of policy, plank in something

グリル用ウッドプランク、調理用木板

魚をのせて焼き、木の風味をつける平らな板。

やさしい英語で： A flat wooden board used to cook fish, adding flavor from the wood.

• Soak the plank before cooking.
• We grilled salmon on a cedar plank.
• The wooden plank gave the fish a smoky flavor.

類義語： cooking board

よく使う表現： cedar plank, grilling plank, salmon on a plank

支え、よりどころ

何かを支えたり、その継続を助けたりするもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that provides support or helps to keep something going.

• Trust was the last plank supporting their friendship.
• Her savings became a plank of support during the crisis.
• Each small success added another plank to his fragile confidence.

類義語： support, prop, mainstay

よく使う表現： plank of support, last plank, supporting plank

厚切り、厚切りの一片

平らな面があり、一切れのまま調理して出す厚い食品の塊。

やさしい英語で： A thick, solid piece of food with a flat side, cooked and served as one piece.

• The tofu was cut into planks.
• A grilled plank of cauliflower filled the plate.
• She served the vegetable planks with a lemon sauce.

使い方： a plank of something (The chef served a thick plank of roasted cauliflower.)

類義語： slab, thick slice

よく使う表現： plank of cauliflower, plank of tofu, roasted vegetable plank

板を張る、板で覆う

表面を長く平らな木の板で覆う。

やさしい英語で： To cover a surface with long, flat pieces of wood.

• They planked the floor.
• Workers are planking the ship's hull.
• We plan to plank the deck with local timber.

使い方： plank something with something (They planked the deck with oak.)

類義語： board, board over

よく使う表現： plank a floor, plank a deck, plank a ship

金を出す、金を積む

物をしっかり置くこと。特に支払いや賭けのために金を出す。

やさしい英語で： To put something down firmly, especially money that you pay or risk in a bet.

• He planked his money on the table.
• She planked down five pounds and joined the game.
• They refused to plank down any more cash.

使い方： plank something down (He planked fifty dollars down on the table.)

類義語： put down, lay down, stake

よく使う表現： plank down money, plank down cash, plank something down