take something to

持っていく、連れていく

人をある場所へ連れていく、または物を持っていく。

やさしい英語で： To carry or bring a person or thing to a place.

• I take my lunch to school.
• She took her son to the doctor.
• Can you take this package to Anna?

使い方： take someone/something to a place (Please take these books to the library.)

類義語： bring, carry, transport

よく使う表現： take something to school, take something to work, take something to someone

損害を受ける、打撃を受ける

体や財産、評判のある部分に傷や損害を受ける。

やさしい英語で： To suffer an injury, loss, or damage affecting your body, property, or reputation.

• He took a blow to the head.
• The company took a serious hit to its reputation.
• Her confidence took a blow after she failed the exam.

使い方： take a blow/hit to something (The firm took a blow to its reputation.)

類義語： suffer, sustain

よく使う表現： take something to something, take a blow to, take a hit to

道具を使って手を加える、道具で攻撃する

物を変えたり壊したりするため、道具を使って手を加える。

やさしい英語で： To use a tool on something, often forcefully, to change, damage, or destroy it.

• He took a hammer to the wall.
• She took scissors to her old jeans.
• Why did you take an axe to that tree?

使い方： take a tool to something (She took a knife to the wrapping.)

類義語： use on, apply to

よく使う表現： take scissors to something, take something to something, take an axe to

命中を受ける、当たる

武器や物が体の特定の部分に当たる。

やさしい英語で： To be hit by a weapon or object in a particular part of your body.

• He took an arrow to the leg.
• The soldier took a bullet to the shoulder but survived.
• She took a stone to the head during the attack.

使い方： take an object to a body part (He took a bullet to the shoulder.)

類義語： be hit by, be struck by

よく使う表現： take something to something, take a bullet to, take an arrow to