squash

カボチャ

厚い皮のある野菜、またはそれが実る植物。

やさしい英語で： A vegetable with a thick outer skin, or the plant it grows on.

• We had squash for dinner.
• She grows several kinds of squash.
• Cut the squash into small pieces.

よく使う表現： butternut squash, roasted squash, winter squash

スカッシュ

屋内でラケットを使い、小さな球を壁に打ちつけるスポーツ。

やさしい英語で： An indoor game in which players hit a small ball against a wall with rackets.

• We play squash on Fridays.
• The squash court is downstairs.
• Have you ever watched a squash match?

よく使う表現： play squash, squash court, squash player

果汁シロップ飲料

濃い果汁シロップを水で薄めて作る甘い飲み物。

やさしい英語で： A sweet fruit drink made by adding water to a strong fruit mixture.

• Would you like some orange squash?
• Mix the squash with cold water.
• The children drank squash after lunch.

類義語： cordial

よく使う表現： orange squash, lemon squash, glass of squash

すし詰め、混雑

人が密集し、動くための空間がほとんどない状態。

やさしい英語で： A situation in which people have very little room to move.

• It was a squash inside.
• With six people, the car was quite a squash.
• The lift was a real squash this morning.

類義語： squeeze, crush

よく使う表現： a squash, bit of squash

押しつぶす、詰め込む

押して平たくしたり壊したり、人や物を狭い場所に詰め込んだりする。

やさしい英語で： To press something flat, damage it by pressing, or squeeze someone or something into a small space.

• Don’t squash the tomatoes.
• We squashed into the tiny car.
• Someone had squashed my hat flat.

使い方： squash into something (We managed to squash into the back seat.); squash someone/something into something (She squashed all her clothes into one bag.); squash something flat (The heavy box squashed the cake flat.)

類義語： squeeze, crush, flatten

よく使う表現： squash something flat, squash into something, squash a bug