track

小道、走路、線路

人や動物、車などが通る小道や、整備された走行用の道。

やさしい英語で： A path or prepared route along which people, animals, or vehicles travel.

• We followed a track through the woods.
• The train stopped beside the damaged track.
• A narrow dirt track leads to the farm.

類義語： path, trail, route

よく使う表現： dirt track, railway track, forest track

曲、トラック

アルバムなどの録音に含まれる一曲、または短い音声。

やさしい英語で： One song or short piece of sound on an album or other recording.

• This is my favourite track.
• The album has twelve tracks.
• Have you heard the new band's opening track?

類義語： song, number

よく使う表現： opening track, bonus track, title track

把握、追跡

注意を払い、物の所在や変化を把握していること。

やさしい英語で： Knowledge of where something is or how it is changing, usually gained by paying attention.

• I lost track of time.
• She keeps track of all her expenses.
• How do you keep track of so many appointments?

使い方： keep track of someone/something (I use an app to keep track of my spending.); lose track of someone/something (We lost track of each other after leaving school.)

よく使う表現： keep track of, lose track of

軌道、道筋

目標に向かう道筋。特に計画どおりに進んでいる場合に使う。

やさしい英語で： A course of progress towards a goal, especially when things are going as planned.

• Our plans are still on track.
• The team is on track to win the championship.
• A short meeting helped us get back on track.

使い方： be on track to do something (We are on track to finish the work by June.); get something back on track (The new manager got the project back on track.)

よく使う表現： on track, off track, back on track

跡、足跡

足や車輪などが通って、地面などの表面に残す跡。

やさしい英語で： A mark left on a surface by a foot, wheel, or something else passing over it.

• We saw animal tracks in the snow.
• The car left deep tracks in the mud.
• Can you tell which animal made this track?

類義語： print, mark, footprint

よく使う表現： animal track, tyre track, fresh track

陸上競技

走る競技を中心に、跳ぶ競技や投げる競技も含むスポーツ。

やさしい英語で： A sport involving running races and often jumping or throwing events.

• She joined the school track team.
• He competed in track throughout college.
• The track meet was cancelled because of heavy rain.

類義語： athletics, track and field

よく使う表現： track and field, track team, track meet

追跡する、観察する

人や物の移動を追う、または時間とともに起こる変化を調べる。

やさしい英語で： To follow where someone or something goes, or check how something changes over time.

• You can track your parcel online.
• She tracked her progress in a notebook.
• Scientists are tracking the storm as it moves north.

類義語： follow, monitor, trace

よく使う表現： track progress, track a parcel, track someone's movements, track population changes

探し出す、突き止める

よく探して人や物を見つける。通常「down」と一緒に使う。

やさしい英語で： To find someone or something after searching carefully, usually used with down.

• I finally tracked down my old teacher.
• Can you track down a copy of this book?
• The police tracked the missing car down.

使い方： track down someone/something (We managed to track down the owner of the lost bag.); track someone/something down (It took us weeks to track him down.)

類義語： find, locate, trace

よく使う表現： track down someone, track something down