scoop

ひとすくい、一玉

深く丸いスプーンで一度にすくった食べ物の量。

やさしい英語で： An amount of food taken up with a deep, round spoon.

• I had one scoop of ice cream.
• She served two scoops of mashed potatoes.
• Would you like another scoop?

使い方： a scoop of something (I would like a scoop of vanilla ice cream.)

類義語： spoonful, helping

よく使う表現： a scoop of something, one scoop each, another scoop please

スクープ、特ダネ

記者や報道機関が他より先に見つけて報じるニュース。

やさしい英語で： A news story that one reporter or news organization discovers and reports before anyone else.

• The reporter got a major scoop.
• Her scoop appeared on the front page.
• The editor hoped for another scoop about the scandal.

使い方： a scoop on/about something (The paper got a scoop on the mayor's resignation.)

類義語： exclusive

よく使う表現： get a scoop, a major scoop, scoop on something, an exclusive scoop

アイスクリームスクープ、盛り付け用スプーン

特にアイスクリームなどを盛り付けるための、深く丸いスプーン。

やさしい英語で： A deep, round spoon used to serve food, especially ice cream.

• Use a scoop for the ice cream.
• She washed the serving scoop after dinner.
• This scoop has a comfortable wooden handle.

類義語： serving spoon

よく使う表現： ice cream scoop, serving scoop, use a scoop, a metal scoop

すくい器、スコップ

ばらばらの物や柔らかい物をすくう、小さな鉢形の道具。普通は柄がある。

やさしい英語で： A tool shaped like a small bowl, usually with a handle, for lifting loose or soft material.

• A scoop sits in the flour bin.
• He filled the bucket with a plastic scoop.
• These scoops are used for measuring animal feed.

類義語： scooper

よく使う表現： feed scoop, plastic scoop, a scoop for something, use a scoop

バケット

土などを掘り上げるために、積み込み機械の前に付いている大きな湾曲した部分。

やさしい英語で： The large, curved part at the front of a loading machine that digs up and lifts material.

• The loader's scoop was full of gravel.
• He lowered the scoop into the pile of earth.
• The machine lifted its scoop above the truck.

類義語： bucket, loader bucket

よく使う表現： loader scoop, lower the scoop, a hydraulic scoop, fill the scoop

すくう、すくい上げる

湾曲した道具や手を使って、または同じような動きで物をすくい取る。

やさしい英語で： To lift or gather something with a curved tool, your hands, or a similar movement.

• Scoop the ice cream into bowls.
• He scooped water with his hands.
• She scooped up the kitten and carried it inside.

使い方： scoop something into something (She scooped the rice into a bowl.); scoop something out of something (He scooped the seeds out of the melon.); scoop someone/something up (She scooped the baby up in her arms.)

類義語： ladle, gather, lift

よく使う表現： scoop something up, scoop out something, scoop into something, scoop ice cream

くり抜く、掘る

掘ったり中の物を取り除いたりして、穴やくぼみを作る。

やさしい英語で： To make a hole or hollow space by digging or removing material.

• He scooped a hole in the sand.
• We scooped out the pumpkin with a spoon.
• She scooped a small hollow in the soft earth.

使い方： scoop a hole in something (The children scooped a hole in the sand.); scoop something out (She scooped the pumpkin out before carving it.)

類義語： hollow out, dig out, excavate

反対語： fill

よく使う表現： scoop a hole, scoop out something, scoop out a hollow

出し抜く

他の新聞や記者より先にニュースを発表して出し抜く。

やさしい英語で： To publish a news story before another newspaper or reporter does.

• The local paper scooped its rivals.
• She scooped every other reporter with her interview.
• Who scooped us on the hospital closure?

使い方： scoop someone on something (Our reporter scooped the national papers on the election story.)

類義語： beat

よく使う表現： scoop a rival, scoop someone on something