touch down

着陸する

飛行機や宇宙船が、飛行の終わりに地面に降りる。

やさしい英語で： When an aircraft or spacecraft reaches the ground at the end of its journey, it does this.

• The plane touched down safely.
• We will touch down in Paris before noon.
• The spacecraft touched down on the moon yesterday.

使い方： touch down at/in/on something (The plane touched down at the small airport.)

類義語： land

反対語： take off

よく使う表現： touch down safely, touch down at Heathrow

トライを決める

ラグビーで、相手のゴールラインを越えてボールを地面に押さえ、得点する。

やさしい英語で： To score in rugby by pressing the ball onto the ground beyond the other team’s goal line.

• The winger touched down to score.
• She touched down between the posts after a quick pass.
• He was tackled before he could touch down.

類義語： score a try

よく使う表現： touch down between posts, touch down again

タッチダウンを決める

アメリカンフットボールで、相手のエンドゾーンにボールを運んで得点する。

やさしい英語で： To score in American football by taking the ball into the other team’s end zone.

• The receiver touched down again.
• He touched down after catching a long pass.
• Can their star player touch down before the final whistle?

類義語： score a touchdown

よく使う表現： touch down twice, touch down again