swoop

急降下する

何かを捕らえるためなどに、空中から急に下へ飛ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To fly suddenly downward, often to catch something.

• A bird swooped down.
• The owl swooped on a mouse.
• Gulls swoop over the water looking for fish.

使い方： swoop down on something (The hawk swooped down on its prey.)

類義語： dive, plunge

よく使う表現： swoop down, swoop over something, swoop on something

襲いかかる、飛びつく

攻撃したり奪ったりするためなどに、相手や物へ素早く向かう。

やさしい英語で： To move quickly toward someone or something, often to attack or take it.

• Police swooped on the house.
• She swooped in and grabbed the last ticket.
• The dog swooped down on the dropped sandwich.

使い方： swoop on someone/something (Officers swooped on the warehouse at dawn.)

類義語： pounce, descend

よく使う表現： swoop on someone, swoop in, swoop down

急降下

空中で急に下へ向かう動き。

やさしい英語で： A sudden movement down through the air.

• The bird caught it with a swoop.
• We watched the eagle’s graceful swoop.
• A sudden swoop brought the falcon close to us.

類義語： dive, plunge

よく使う表現： sudden swoop, downward swoop, swoop of something