shred

細片、切れ端

布や紙などを切ったり裂いたりしてできた、細長い一片。

やさしい英語で： A long, thin piece torn or cut from cloth, paper, or another material.

• A shred of paper fell out.
• Her skirt was torn into shreds.
• He brushed the shreds of cloth from the table.

使い方： a shred of something (A shred of fabric caught on the fence.)

類義語： strip, scrap

よく使う表現： shred of something, shred of paper

切れ端、わずか

何かのとても小さなかけら、またはごく少ない量。

やさしい英語で： A very small piece of something, or a very small amount.

• A shred of cloth caught on the fence.
• She had no shred of doubt about his honesty.
• Shreds of paper covered the floor.

使い方： a shred of something (There is not a shred of truth in that story.)

類義語： scrap, fragment, bit

よく使う表現： a shred of, shred of evidence, shred of hope

細かく切る、千切りにする

物を切ったり裂いたりして、非常に細い断片にする。

やさしい英語で： To cut or tear something into very thin pieces.

• Shred the cabbage for the salad.
• She shredded the old letters before throwing them away.
• Can you shred some cheese for dinner?

類義語： tear up, cut up

よく使う表現： shred paper, shred documents, shred the cabbage