sand

砂

海岸や砂漠にある、ごく小さな岩の粒。建築にも使う。

やさしい英語で： Very small pieces of rock found on beaches and in deserts, and used for building.

• The sand feels warm.
• We built a castle in the sand.
• There was sand in my shoes after our walk.

よく使う表現： wet sand, fine sand, sand castle

砂地、砂浜

砂に覆われた浜辺や広い土地。英語では複数形で使うことが多い。

やさしい英語で： A beach or another large area covered with tiny pieces of rock, often used in the plural.

• We walked across the golden sands.
• The tide covered the sands by evening.
• Oil companies work in the tar sands.

よく使う表現： sand bank, sand flat, sand deposit

砂粒

海岸や砂漠の砂を作る、ごく小さな岩の粒一つ。

やさしい英語で： One tiny piece of rock from a beach or desert.

• A single sand fell through the glass.
• Each sand in the hourglass marked another passing instant.
• The poet imagined counting every sand on the shore.

類義語： grain of sand

よく使う表現： single sand, every sand

時、寿命

砂時計の落ちる砂にたとえた、過ぎる時間や残された寿命。

やさしい英語で： Time passing, or the time left in someone’s life, imagined as grains falling through a glass.

• The sands of time were running out.
• She watched the sands of his life slowly fall.
• No king can stop the sands of time.

よく使う表現： sand of time, last sand

やすりをかける、研磨する

表面を紙やすりでこすり、滑らかにしたり古い塗料を落としたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To rub a surface with rough paper to make it smooth or remove old paint.

• Sand the wood before painting it.
• She sanded the table until it felt smooth.
• Have you sanded the rough edges yet?

使い方： sand something down (Sand the door down before painting it.)

よく使う表現： sand something down, sand the wood, sand a floor