softball

ソフトボール

野球に似た競技で、より大きな球と小さなグラウンドを使う。

やさしい英語で： A sport like baseball, played with a larger ball on a smaller field.

• We play softball on Sundays.
• She joined the school softball team.
• Have you ever watched a softball game?

よく使う表現： play softball, softball team, softball game

ソフトボールの球

野球に似たソフトボールという競技で使う、大きめの球。

やさしい英語で： The large ball used in a sport similar to baseball.

• She caught the softball.
• He threw a softball over the fence.
• Two yellow softballs lay beside the bats.

よく使う表現： throw a softball, catch a softball, yellow softball

答えやすい質問

相手が楽に答えられるよう、わざと簡単にした質問。

やさしい英語で： A question that is deliberately easy for someone to answer.

• That question was a softball.
• The reporter threw the mayor a softball about his favorite park.
• Her interview began with softballs before turning to difficult subjects.

類義語： easy question

よく使う表現： throw a softball, softball question, a softball interview