time

時間、時刻

出来事がいつ起き、どれだけ続くかを秒、分、時間、日などで表す尺度。

やさしい英語で： The measure of when events happen and how long they last, using seconds, minutes, hours, and days.

• What time is it?
• The clock shows the wrong time.
• Time passed slowly while we waited.

よく使う表現： what time, time passes, measure time, local time

回、度

何かが起きたり、誰かが何かをしたりする一回。

やさしい英語で： One occasion when something happens or someone does something.

• I have been there one time.
• She called three times yesterday.
• Next time, please bring your notebook.

使い方： number + time or times (We watched the film two times.); the first or last time + clause (The first time I met her, she was very quiet.)

類義語： occasion

よく使う表現： one time, first time, next time, three times

回、度

何かが起きたり、誰かが何かをしたりする一回。

やさしい英語で： One occasion when something happens or someone does something.

• Try one more time.
• I called her three times yesterday.
• Do you remember the time we missed the train?

類義語： occasion

よく使う表現： one more time, the first time, every time

倍

ある量が別の量の何倍の大きさかを示す数。

やさしい英語で： A number showing how much larger or smaller one amount is than another.

• This bag costs two times as much.
• Their garden is four times the size of ours.
• The new machine is three times faster.

使い方： number + times + comparative + than (This room is three times larger than mine.)

よく使う表現： three times larger, five times more

時間を計る

何かにかかる時間を計る。

やさしい英語で： To measure how long something takes.

• Can you time me?
• We timed the walk to school.
• She is timing each runner with a stopwatch.

類義語： measure the duration of

よく使う表現： time a race, time someone, time the journey

タイミングを計る

何かを行うのに適した時点を選ぶ、または続ける時間を決める。

やさしい英語で： To choose the best moment for something to happen, or decide how long it should last.

• You timed your arrival well.
• They timed the announcement for Friday morning.
• She is timing her speech to finish before lunch.

使い方： time something to do something (We timed our visit to avoid the crowds.)

類義語： schedule

よく使う表現： time something well, time an announcement, time something badly

ラストオーダー

パブで飲み物の提供が終わることを知らせる掛け声。

やさしい英語で： A call in a pub announcing that drinks are no longer being served.

• The bartender called, “Time!”
• “Time, please!” shouted the landlord.
• “Time!” she called as she stopped serving drinks.

よく使う表現： time please, time gentlemen please