pop

ポップス、ポップ音楽

覚えやすいメロディーが特徴で、ラジオなどでよく流れる音楽。

やさしい英語で： Popular music with memorable tunes, often played on the radio.

• She loves pop music.
• His new album mixes pop and rock.
• Which pop singers do you like?

類義語： pop music

よく使う表現： pop music, pop singer, listen to pop, pop song

破裂音

風船が割れたり瓶の栓が抜けたりする時の、短く急な音。

やさしい英語で： A short, sudden sound, like a balloon bursting or a bottle opening.

• I heard a loud pop.
• The cork came out with a pop.
• Several pops came from the fire.

類義語： bang

よく使う表現： loud pop, with a pop, hear a pop

炭酸飲料

コーラなど、泡の出る甘い飲み物。

やさしい英語で： A sweet drink with bubbles, such as cola.

• Would you like some pop?
• He bought a cold can of pop.
• We served sandwiches and pop at the party.

類義語： soda, soft drink

よく使う表現： bottle of pop, can of pop, drink pop

父ちゃん、お父さん

父親を親しみを込めて呼ぶ言葉。祖父を指すこともある。

やさしい英語で： An informal name for your father, or sometimes your grandfather.

• My pop taught me to swim.
• Pop, can you help me?
• She visits her pop every Sunday.

類義語： dad, father

よく使う表現： my pop, dear old pop

一個、一回

値段などを述べる時の、一個・一人分・一回という単位。

やさしい英語で： One item or portion, especially when saying how much each costs.

• The tickets cost twenty dollars a pop.
• She sold cupcakes for two pounds a pop.
• At that price a pop, we could only afford one.

類義語： item, portion

よく使う表現： a pop, ten dollars a pop

発砲、一発

銃で素早く撃つ一発。十分に狙わず撃つ場合もある。

やさしい英語で： A quick shot fired from a gun, sometimes without careful aiming.

• He took a pop at the target.
• The hunter had a pop at the rabbit and missed.
• A single pop from the rifle frightened the birds.

使い方： take a pop at someone/something (The soldier took a pop at the distant target.)

類義語： shot

よく使う表現： take a pop, pop at something

破裂する、割る

短い音を立てて破裂する、または物をそうして割る。

やさしい英語で： To burst, or make something burst, with a short, sudden sound.

• Do not pop the balloon.
• She popped the bubbles with her finger.
• The balloon popped when it touched the branch.

類義語： burst

よく使う表現： pop a balloon, pop a bubble, pop bubble wrap

開ける、栓を抜く

物を素早く開ける。短い音を立てて栓を抜く場合など。

やさしい英語で： To open something quickly, often with a short, sudden sound.

• Can you pop the hood?
• He popped the lid open.
• She popped a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

使い方： pop something open (She popped the case open with one hand.)

類義語： open

反対語： close

よく使う表現： pop the hood, pop the cork, pop something open