rundown

概要、あらまし

ある話題や状況について、主な事実を短くまとめた説明。

やさしい英語で： A short explanation of the main facts about a topic or situation.

• Can you give me a rundown?
• She gave us a quick rundown of the results.
• Here's a rundown on what happened yesterday.

使い方： a rundown on/of something (Give me a rundown on the latest changes.)

類義語： summary, overview, outline

よく使う表現： quick rundown, give a rundown, rundown on something

挟殺、ランダウンプレー

野球で二人の守備選手が走者を塁の間に挟み、ボールで触れてアウトを狙うプレー。

やさしい英語で： A baseball play where two defenders trap a runner between bases and try to touch them with the ball.

• The runner escaped the rundown.
• Two fielders trapped him in a rundown between bases.
• A perfect throw ended the rundown with an out.

類義語： pickle

よく使う表現： caught in a rundown, escape a rundown, rundown play

縮小、削減

物の規模や活動の量を、しばしば少しずつ減らすこと。

やさしい英語で： A reduction in the size of something or the amount of activity, often made gradually.

• The fleet faces a gradual rundown.
• A planned rundown of production began last year.
• Staff protested against the rundown of public services.

使い方： a rundown of something (The council announced a rundown of local services.)

類義語： reduction, cutback, contraction

反対語： expansion, increase

よく使う表現： gradual rundown, rundown of services, planned rundown

ランダウン、カリブ風シチュー

魚や肉を野菜、香辛料とともに濃いココナッツミルクで煮たカリブ料理。

やさしい英語で： A Caribbean dish of fish or meat cooked in thick coconut milk with vegetables and spices.

• We ate fish rundown.
• She cooked mackerel rundown with thick coconut milk.
• This Jamaican rundown is served with boiled yam.

よく使う表現： fish rundown, mackerel rundown, jamaican rundown