stalk

つきまとう、ストーカー行為をする

相手を何度も追ったり連絡したりして、恐怖や不安を与える。

やさしい英語で： To repeatedly follow or contact someone in a way that makes them feel frightened or unsafe.

• Her ex was stalking her.
• He reported the man who stalked him outside work.
• She receives unwanted messages from someone stalking her online.

類義語： harass

よく使う表現： stalk someone, stalk an ex, stalk someone online

忍び寄る、こっそり追う

気づかれないように、人や物にゆっくり静かに近づく。

やさしい英語で： To move slowly and quietly towards someone or something without being noticed.

• The cat stalked a bird.
• Hunters stalked the deer through the forest.
• A tiger was stalking towards the water without making a sound.

使い方： stalk someone/something (The lion stalked a zebra through the grass.)

類義語： creep up on, steal up on

よく使う表現： stalk prey, stalk a deer, stalk towards something

SNSをのぞき見る、投稿をチェックする

普通は相手に連絡せず、SNSの投稿を詳しく、または何度も見る。

やさしい英語で： To look closely or repeatedly at someone’s social media posts, usually without contacting them.

• I stalked his profile yesterday.
• She’s been stalking her favourite actor’s Instagram.
• Do you ever stalk old classmates on social media?

よく使う表現： stalk someone’s profile, stalk someone online, stalk someone’s instagram

茎

葉や花、種を支える、植物の中心となる直立した部分。

やさしい英語で： The main upright part of a plant that supports its leaves, flowers, or seeds.

• The plant has a thick stalk.
• Dry corn stalks filled the field.
• She cut the sunflower’s stalk near the ground.

類義語： stem

よく使う表現： corn stalk, wheat stalk, a tall stalk

柄、葉柄、花柄

葉や花、実を植物の主な茎につなぐ細い部分。

やさしい英語で： A thin part that connects a leaf, flower, or fruit to a plant’s main stem.

• Remove each cherry stalk.
• The leaf stalk connects the leaf to the branch.
• She held the flower by its slender stalk.

類義語： stem

よく使う表現： leaf stalk, flower stalk, cherry stalk