run up

駆け寄る

人や物に向かって走って近づく。

やさしい英語で： To move quickly on foot towards someone or something.

• A dog ran up to me.
• The children run up to the gate every morning.
• She ran up and hugged her brother.

使い方： run up to someone/something (A little boy ran up to the bus.)

類義語： rush up

よく使う表現： run up to someone, run up to something

借金を重ねる

出費や使用を重ねて、請求額や借金を大きくする。

やさしい英語で： To create a large bill or debt by spending or using more and more.

• He ran up a huge bill.
• They run up debts buying things they cannot afford.
• Have you run up more charges on my card?

使い方： run up a bill/debt (We ran up a large hotel bill.)

類義語： accumulate, rack up

反対語： pay off

よく使う表現： run up debts, run up a bill

手早く縫う

特に縫い物などを、短時間で手早く作る。

やさしい英語で： To make something quickly, especially by sewing.

• I can run up some curtains.
• She ran up a dress for the party.
• Could you run me up a simple costume?

使い方： run something up (I ran the curtains up before lunch.); run someone up something (She ran him up a costume.)

類義語： make quickly, whip up

よく使う表現： run up something, run up curtains

掲げる

旗をポールの先端まで引き上げる。

やさしい英語で： To pull a flag to the top of a pole.

• They ran up a flag.
• The sailors run up the national flag every morning.
• Run it up before the guests arrive.

使い方： run something up (The crew ran the flag up.)

類義語： raise, hoist

反対語： lower

よく使う表現： run up a flag, run up something

近づく

行事や日付が、時間の経過とともに近づく。

やさしい英語で： To move closer in time to an event or date.

• Sales increase as we run up to Christmas.
• The parties held rallies as they ran up to the election.
• Security will tighten as we run up to the festival.

使い方： run up to an event (Shops get busy as we run up to Christmas.)

類義語： approach

よく使う表現： run up to Christmas, run up to something

上がる、増える

量や価値が大きくなる。

やさしい英語で： To become larger in amount or value.

• Prices ran up sharply last month.
• The total cost can run up quickly.
• Share values ran up before the announcement.

類義語： rise, increase

反対語： fall, decrease

よく使う表現： run up sharply, run up quickly