vogue

流行、はやり

ある時期に広く好まれている様式やファッション。

やさしい英語で： The style or fashion that is popular at a particular time.

• Short jackets are in vogue.
• That style went out of vogue years ago.
• The latest vogue is for simple, loose clothing.

使い方： be in vogue (Wide trousers are in vogue this season.); a vogue for something (There was a vogue for bright coats.)

類義語： fashion, trend

よく使う表現： in vogue, out of vogue, the latest vogue

人気、流行

活動や考え、物などが、ある期間に多くの人から好まれること。

やさしい英語で： Popularity enjoyed by an activity, idea, or thing for a period of time.

• The game enjoyed a brief vogue.
• Her novels had a renewed vogue after the film appeared.
• Home baking has come into vogue again.

使い方： a vogue for something (There is a growing vogue for keeping bees.); be in vogue (These ideas were in vogue during the last century.)

類義語： popularity, craze

反対語： unpopularity

よく使う表現： enjoy a vogue, a brief vogue, come into vogue

ヴォーギングを踊る

モデルのようなポーズと、切れのある洗練された動きで踊る。

やさしい英語で： To dance with sharp, stylish movements and poses like those of fashion models.

• She loves to vogue.
• They vogued to a fast beat at the club.
• He is learning to vogue with sharp arm movements.

よく使う表現： learn to vogue, vogue on stage, vogue to music

たばこに火をつける

他の人のたばこに火をつけてあげる。

やさしい英語で： To light someone's cigarette for them.

• Could you vogue me up?
• She vogued him up with a match.
• He held out his cigarette and asked to be vogued up.

使い方： vogue someone up (He asked his friend to vogue him up.)

よく使う表現： vogue someone up, vogue me up