stock up

買いだめする、備蓄する

後で十分使えるように、物を多めに買ったり蓄えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To get plenty of something so you have enough for later.

• We need to stock up on milk.
• She stocked up before the shops closed.
• Have you stocked up on batteries?

使い方： stock up on something (We stocked up on rice before the storm.); stock up for something (The shop is stocking up for Christmas.)

類義語： lay in, get supplies

よく使う表現： stock up on something, stock up for winter

むくむ

動物の脚が、長く立ち続けた後などにむくむ。

やさしい英語で： If an animal’s legs do this, they become swollen, often after standing still for a long time.

• His legs stock up overnight.
• The horse stocked up after several days in its stall.
• Does your mare stock up when she cannot exercise?

類義語： swell, swell up

よく使う表現： legs stock up, horses stock up

根こそぎ掘り起こす

土を掘って、植物や根を地面から取り除く。

やさしい英語で： To dig plants or roots out of the ground.

• They stocked up the dead trees.
• We must stock up these stumps before planting.
• The farmer stocked up the bushes along the fence.

使い方： stock up something (The workers stocked up the old roots.)

類義語： uproot, dig up

よく使う表現： stock up roots, stock up stumps