scoop up

すくい上げる、抱き上げる

手やくぼんだ道具ですくい上げたり、腕をさっと動かして抱き上げたりすること。

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

• Scoop up the rice with a spoon.
• She scooped the baby up in her arms.
• He scooped up the fallen leaves with both hands.

使い方： scoop up someone/something (She scooped up the child and carried him inside.); scoop someone/something up (He scooped the sand up with his hands.)

類義語： gather up, pick up

よく使う表現： scoop up sand, scoop up something, scoop someone up

買い占める、飛びついて買う

欲しい物を逃すまいと、急いで買ったり手に入れたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To quickly and eagerly buy or take something you want.

• We scooped up some bargains.
• Fans scooped up the new album as soon as it arrived.
• Investors have scooped up cheap shares in the company.

使い方： scoop up something (Fans scooped up every available ticket.); scoop something up (Buyers scooped the cheap shares up quickly.)

類義語： snap up, grab

よく使う表現： scoop up bargains, scoop up tickets, scoop something up

うっかり拾う、知らずに取り込む

意図せずに物を拾ったり取り込んだりすること。

やさしい英語で： To get or collect something without meaning to.

• You might scoop up germs here.
• I scooped up his keys along with mine.
• She scooped up a cold while visiting her cousins.

使い方： scoop up something (We may scoop up germs when we collect used towels.)

類義語： pick up

よく使う表現： scoop up germs, scoop up something