tap in

カードをタッチして入場する

交通機関に入る際、カードや携帯電話を読み取り機にかざして記録する。

やさしい英語で： To enter public transport by touching your travel card or phone against a reader.

• Tap in at the station gate.
• I tapped in with my phone this morning.
• Did you remember to tap in before boarding the train?

使い方： tap in with something (You can tap in with your bank card.)

反対語： tap out

よく使う表現： tap in here, tap in with something

ボールを押し込む

サッカーで、ゴールのすぐ近くから球を押し込んで得点する。

やさしい英語で： To score an easy football goal by kicking the ball from very close without anyone stopping you.

• He tapped in the loose ball.
• The striker tapped in a low cross after the goalkeeper fell.
• Can she tap it in before the defender gets back?

使い方： tap something in (She tapped the ball in from two yards.)

よく使う表現： tap in a rebound, tap in the ball

交代する

相手がやめたり休んだりできるよう、その人の役割を引き受ける。

やさしい英語で： To take someone else’s place in an activity so they can stop or rest.

• I am tired; can you tap in?
• She tapped in for her partner after an hour.
• Another volunteer will tap in when your shift ends.

使い方： tap in for someone (Can you tap in for me while I rest?)

類義語： take over, substitute

よく使う表現： tap in for someone, tap in now

連絡する、電話する

電話などで相手に連絡する。

やさしい英語で： To contact someone, often by phone.

• Tap in with me tonight.
• She tapped in with her friends after work.
• I will tap in tomorrow so we can discuss the plan.

使い方： tap in with someone (Tap in with me when you reach town.)

類義語： contact, call, get in touch

よく使う表現： tap in with someone, tap in later

押し込むだけのシュート

サッカーで、誰にも阻まれずゴールのすぐ前から決める簡単なシュート。

やさしい英語で： In football, an easy shot into the goal from very close, with nobody able to stop it.

• The striker scored a tap-in.
• Her cross gave him an easy tap-in at the far post.
• He missed a simple tap-in with the goalkeeper on the ground.

よく使う表現： easy tap in, simple tap in

タップイン、短いパット

ゴルフで、穴のすぐ近くから球を入れる簡単な一打。

やさしい英語で： In golf, a very short, easy shot that sends the ball into the hole.

• He missed an easy tap-in.
• Her first putt left a short tap-in for par.
• The golfer finished the hole with a tap-in.

類義語： short putt

よく使う表現： easy tap in, short tap in