plant

植物

花や木など、通常は根や葉を持つ生き物。

やさしい英語で： A living thing, such as a flower or tree, that usually has roots and leaves.

• This plant needs water.
• We bought three plants for the balcony.
• Do these plants grow well in shade?

よく使う表現： garden plant, house plant, plant roots, flowering plant

工場、施設

工業生産や加工を行う工場、または大きな施設。

やさしい英語で： A factory or large building where industrial work or processing happens.

• The company opened a new plant.
• Workers at the steel plant start early.
• The treatment plant cleans water before it reaches our homes.

類義語： factory, facility

よく使う表現： power plant, manufacturing plant, chemical plant

産業機械、建設機械

工業や建設作業で使う大型の機械や設備。

やさしい英語で： Large machines and equipment used in industry or building work.

• The contractor hired heavy plant for the job.
• All plant must be inspected before work starts.
• The company sells used construction plant.

類義語： machinery, equipment

よく使う表現： heavy plant, plant hire, construction plant

植える、まく

育つように、種や若い植物を土に入れる。

やさしい英語で： To put seeds or young living things into soil so they can grow.

• We plant flowers every spring.
• She planted a tree beside the gate.
• Have you planted the beans yet?

使い方： plant something in something (We planted the seeds in a large pot.)

類義語： sow

よく使う表現： plant seeds, plant a tree, plant something in

植栽する、植える

土地に花や木などを植えて、植物で満たす。

やさしい英語で： To fill an area of land with flowers, trees, or other living things that grow there.

• We plan to plant a garden.
• They planted the empty field with apple trees.
• She planted the borders with flowers that bloom in summer.

使い方： plant something with something (They planted the hillside with trees.)

よく使う表現： plant a garden, plant an orchard, plant a border

仕掛ける、忍ばせる

人をだましたり害を与えたりするため、物や人をひそかに配置する。

やさしい英語で： To put something or someone somewhere, often secretly to trick people or cause harm.

• Someone planted a bomb in the station.
• He claimed the police had planted the evidence.
• They planted a reporter in the crowd to ask difficult questions.

使い方： plant something on someone (Someone planted stolen jewelry on him.); plant something in something (The spy planted a microphone in the office.)

類義語： place, hide

よく使う表現： plant evidence, plant a bomb, plant something on