rush

急ぎ、慌ただしさ

慌ただしく動くことや、何かを急いでする必要。

やさしい英語で： A hurried movement or a need to do something quickly.

• I am in a rush.
• There was a rush for the exit.
• Why the rush to finish today?

使い方： a rush to do something (There was a rush to leave the building.)

類義語： hurry, haste

よく使う表現： in a rush, a rush to, morning rush

殺到、急増、高まり

活動や人の数、感情などが突然大きく増すこと。

やさしい英語で： A sudden large increase in activity, people, or a feeling.

• We had a rush of orders.
• She felt a rush of excitement.
• Extra staff helped us cope with the lunchtime rush.

使い方： a rush of something (The shop had a rush of customers after lunch.)

類義語： surge

よく使う表現： a rush of, adrenaline rush, lunchtime rush

奔流、勢いよい流れ

水や空気などが勢いよく、しばしば音を立てて流れること。

やさしい英語で： A fast, often noisy movement of water, air, or similar things.

• A rush of air lifted the papers.
• We heard the rush of the river below.
• A sudden rush of footsteps broke the silence.

使い方： a rush of something (We heard a rush of water behind the wall.)

類義語： surge

よく使う表現： rush of water, rush of air, rush of footsteps

急ぐ、急いで運ぶ

急いで移動する、または人や物を急いでどこかへ運ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To move quickly or take someone or something somewhere quickly.

• She rushed home.
• They rushed him to the nearest clinic.
• Can you rush these papers to our office?

使い方： rush someone/something to somewhere (They rushed the injured driver to hospital.); rush to somewhere (I rushed to the station.)

類義語： hurry, hasten

よく使う表現： rush to hospital, rush someone home, rush to someone

急いでする、拙速に進める

十分に気を配ったり考えたりせず、物事を急いで行う。

やさしい英語で： To do something very quickly, often without enough care or thought.

• Do not rush your dinner.
• I rushed the report and made several mistakes.
• Are we rushing into this agreement?

使い方： rush through something (Do not rush through the instructions.); rush into something (She rushed into a decision she later regretted.)

類義語： hurry

よく使う表現： rush a job, rush through something, rush into something

勢いよく流れる、突進する

大きな音を立てながら、勢いよく流れたり前へ進んだりする。

やさしい英語で： To flow or move forward with great speed, often making a lot of noise.

• Water rushed down the hill.
• Cold air rushed into the room.
• The soldiers rushed forward as the gate opened.

使い方： rush into/out of/through something (Water rushed through the broken pipe.)

類義語： surge, pour

よく使う表現： rush past someone, rush down something, rush through something

至急の、急ぎの

時間がないため、すぐに行う必要がある、または急いで行われる。

やさしい英語で： Needing or done with great speed because there is little time.

• This is a rush order.
• We paid extra for rush delivery.
• The repairs were a rush job and soon failed.

類義語： urgent, hurried

よく使う表現： rush job, rush order, rush delivery