sting

刺す

虫などが針を相手に刺し、毒を注入する。

やさしい英語で： If an insect or animal does this, it pushes a sharp body part into you and releases poison.

• A wasp stung my hand.
• Do these jellyfish sting?
• Bees may sting if you disturb their nest.

使い方： sting someone on something (A bee stung her on the neck.)

よく使う表現： sting someone, sting your hand, bee can sting

ひりひりする、心が痛む

ひりひりした痛みを感じる、または人の言動で心が痛む。

やさしい英語で： To feel a sharp or burning pain, or feel hurt by something someone says or does.

• My eyes sting from the smoke.
• The cut stung when I washed it.
• His rejection still stings after all these years.

類義語： burn, hurt

よく使う表現： eyes sting, sting badly, still sting

傷つける、痛みを与える

体や心を傷つける、または痛手となるほど高い金額を払わせる。

やさしい英語で： To cause someone physical pain or hurt feelings, or make them pay an unpleasantly high amount.

• Her cruel words stung him.
• The icy wind stung our faces.
• The hotel stung us for extra towels.

使い方： sting someone for an amount (The garage stung me for fifty pounds just to check the car.)

類義語： hurt

よく使う表現： sting someone, sting your pride, sting someone for

だます

人をだまして、お金を失わせる。

やさしい英語で： To cheat someone so that they lose money.

• That seller stung me.
• She was stung for hundreds of pounds by a fake travel company.
• Buyers can get stung if they pay before checking the goods.

使い方： sting someone for an amount (The dishonest dealer stung us for two thousand pounds.)

類義語： cheat, con, swindle

よく使う表現： sting someone, sting someone for, get stung

虫刺され、刺傷

虫などが針を皮膚に刺すことで生じる傷。

やさしい英語で： An injury caused when an insect or similar animal pushes its sharp body part into your skin.

• I felt a sting on my leg.
• A bee sting made his hand hurt.
• She had an allergic reaction after several wasp stings.

よく使う表現： bee sting, wasp sting, painful sting

ひりひりする痛み

皮膚の一部に突然感じる、刺すような痛みやひりひり感。

やさしい英語で： A sudden sharp pain in a small part of your skin.

• I felt a sting on my arm.
• The soap left a sting around the cut.
• Cold water eased the sting in her fingers.

類義語： burn

よく使う表現： sharp sting, sting of soap, feel a sting

毒針

虫などが相手を傷つけ、毒を注入するために使う鋭い体の部分。

やさしい英語で： A sharp body part that some insects and similar animals use to hurt others by releasing poison.

• A wasp has a sting.
• The scorpion raised its tail and showed its sting.
• The bee left its sting in his skin.

類義語： stinger

よく使う表現： wasp sting, bee sting, scorpion’s sting

おとり捜査

警察が犯罪に加わるふりをして犯人を捕まえる秘密の捜査。

やさしい英語で： A secret police plan to catch criminals by pretending to take part in a crime.

• Police caught him in a sting.
• The undercover sting exposed a group selling stolen cars.
• Officers arranged two stings to catch the dealers.

類義語： undercover operation

よく使う表現： police sting, undercover sting, sting operation