shot

壊れた、使い物にならない

損傷や摩耗がひどく、もう正常に動かない。

やさしい英語で： So damaged or worn that it no longer works properly.

• The battery is shot.
• His old boots were completely shot.
• We need new brakes; these are shot.

類義語： worn out, broken, ruined

よく使う表現： completely shot, shot brakes, shot engine

くたくた、疲れ切った

ほとんど力が残っていないほど疲れている。

やさしい英語で： So tired that you have almost no energy left.

• I feel shot after work.
• By midnight, we were all completely shot.
• She was physically shot after the long climb.

類義語： exhausted, worn out, spent

反対語： rested

よく使う表現： feel shot, completely shot, physically shot

発砲、射撃

銃から弾丸などを発射する一回の動作。

やさしい英語で： An occasion when a gun fires a bullet or other ammunition.

• He fired one shot.
• The officer fired a warning shot into the air.
• How many shots did the gun fire?

類義語： gunshot, discharge

よく使う表現： fire a shot, warning shot, single shot

予防接種

病気を防ぐために受ける注射。

やさしい英語で： An injection given to protect you against a disease.

• I got a flu shot.
• The nurse gave him a tetanus shot.
• Do you need another booster shot this year?

類義語： vaccination, jab

よく使う表現： flu shot, tetanus shot, booster shot

銃声

銃を撃ったときに出る大きな音。

やさしい英語で： The loud sound made when a gun fires.

• We heard a shot.
• Two shots rang out in the distance.
• The sound of a shot woke her.

類義語： gunshot, bang

よく使う表現： hear a shot, loud shot, shot rang out

射撃、一射

弾丸や空中を飛ぶ物を使って、何かに当てようとすること。

やさしい英語で： An attempt to hit something with a bullet or other object sent through the air.

• His shot missed the target.
• Her second shot struck the center of the board.
• That was an accurate shot from so far away.

使い方： shot at something (Her first shot at the target went wide.)

よく使う表現： accurate shot, shot at something, wide shot

散弾

主に散弾銃の弾として使う、小さな金属の粒。

やさしい英語で： Small metal balls used as ammunition, especially in a shotgun.

• The shell contains steel shot.
• Lead shot can harm birds that swallow it.
• Hunters found shot lodged in the wooden fence.

類義語： pellets

よく使う表現： lead shot, steel shot, shot pellets