stop up

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穴や通り道を埋めたり覆ったりして、何も通れなくする。

やさしい英語で： To fill or cover a hole or passage so that nothing can pass through.

• Stop up the hole with a cloth.
• Leaves stopped up the drain after the storm.
• She stopped the gap up to keep the cold air out.

使い方： stop something up with something (He stopped the hole up with a cloth.)

類義語： plug, block, seal

反対語： unblock

よく使う表現： stop up a hole, stop up the drain

絞りを開く

カメラのレンズの開口部を広げ、より多くの光を入れる。

やさしい英語で： To make a camera lens opening wider so that more light enters.

• Stop up the lens for more light.
• She stopped up to f/2.8 when the room grew darker.
• Should I stop up or use a slower shutter speed?

使い方： stop up to something (Stop up to f/2.8 for more light.)

類義語： open up

反対語： stop down

よく使う表現： stop up the lens, stop up one step

道路を永久に閉鎖する

道を永久に閉鎖し、人々が法律上その道を使う権利をなくす。

やさしい英語で： To permanently close a road or path and remove people’s legal right to use it.

• The council stopped up the road.
• An official order stopped up the footpath beside the factory.
• They cannot stop up this public lane without legal approval.

使い方： stop up something (The council voted to stop up the old lane.)

類義語： close permanently

反対語： reopen

よく使う表現： stop up a road, stop up a footpath