rumble

低い響き、ごろごろという音

しばらく続く、低く重い響き。

やさしい英語で： A deep, heavy sound that continues for a while.

• We heard a distant rumble.
• A rumble of thunder woke me.
• The engine made a steady rumble beneath our feet.

類義語： rumbling

よく使う表現： distant rumble, rumble of thunder, low rumble

乱闘

複数の人が路上で行う激しいけんか。

やさしい英語で： A fight in the street involving several people.

• A rumble broke out downtown.
• Several gang members were injured in the rumble.
• Police arrived before the rumble began.

類義語： brawl, street fight

よく使う表現： street rumble, gang rumble

研磨ドラム

回転して小さな物同士をこすり合わせ、表面を滑らかにする容器。

やさしい英語で： A turning container that makes small objects smooth as they rub against each other.

• Put the metal pieces in the rumble.
• The rumble turns slowly during polishing.
• Small castings came out of the rumble with smooth edges.

類義語： tumbling barrel, tumbler

よく使う表現： polishing rumble, rumble drum

ごろごろ鳴る、低く響く

低く重い音をしばらく出し続けること。

やさしい英語で： To make a deep, heavy sound that continues for a while.

• My stomach began to rumble.
• Thunder rumbled in the distance.
• The engine rumbles even when the car is still.

類義語： growl

よく使う表現： stomach rumble, rumble loudly

ごうごうと進む

低く大きな音を立てながら移動すること。

やさしい英語で： To move while making a deep, heavy noise.

• A truck rumbled past us.
• Trains rumble through the village at night.
• The bus rumbled along the narrow road.

使い方： rumble along/through/past something (Heavy trucks rumble along this road every morning.)

よく使う表現： rumble past someone, rumble along, rumble through town

見破る、暴く

人のうそや不正な行為に気づき、正体を見抜くこと。

やさしい英語で： To discover that someone is lying or doing something dishonest.

• They soon rumbled his trick.
• The police rumbled the scheme before anyone lost money.
• She knew we had rumbled her.

類義語： uncover, find out, expose

よく使う表現： rumble a scam, rumble someone

乱闘する

特に路上で、激しいけんかに加わること。

やさしい英語で： To take part in a rough fight, especially in the street.

• The gangs came out to rumble.
• They rumbled with their rivals behind the station.
• Nobody wanted to rumble that night.

使い方： rumble with someone (The boys went outside to rumble with the rival gang.)

類義語： fight, brawl

よく使う表現： rumble with someone, ready to rumble

ゴロゴロ、ゴーッ

低く続く音を表す言葉。

やさしい英語で： A word used to represent a deep, continuing noise.

• Rumble! Thunder rolled across the sky.
• Rumble, rumble! The giant machine came to life.
• Rumble! My empty stomach interrupted the silence.

よく使う表現： rumble rumble, rumble and boom