tuck

押し込む、しまい込む

物を狭い場所や安全な場所、少し隠れる場所に押し入れること。

やさしい英語で： To push or place something into a small, safe, or partly hidden space.

• Tuck your shirt into your trousers.
• She tucked the money inside her shoe.
• He tucked the children into bed.

使い方： tuck something into something (She tucked the note into her pocket.); tuck someone in (He tucked his daughter in before leaving.)

類義語： push, slip, insert

よく使う表現： tuck something away, tuck something in, tuck into bed

収まる

狭い場所に無理なく入ること。

やさしい英語で： To fit comfortably into a small space.

• The chair will tuck under the table.
• This little desk tucks neatly into the corner.
• Will the basket tuck beneath the bed?

使い方： tuck into something (The sofa tucks into the alcove.); tuck under something (The stool tucks under the desk.)

類義語： fit, nestle

よく使う表現： tuck into something, tuck under something

体を丸める

膝を胸に近づけ、体を小さく丸めること。

やさしい英語で： To bring your knees close to your chest and make your body small and round.

• Tuck tightly before you roll.
• The diver tucked during the turn.
• She tucked, spun twice, and landed on her feet.

類義語： curl up

反対語： stretch out

よく使う表現： tuck tightly, tuck and roll

皮膚引き締め手術

余分な皮膚を取り除き、体の一部を引き締まって見せる手術。

やさしい英語で： An operation that removes extra skin to make part of the body look firmer.

• She had a tummy tuck.
• The surgeon explained how the tuck would work.
• Recovery from the tuck took several weeks.

よく使う表現： tummy tuck, facial tuck