winding

曲がりくねった、蛇行した

まっすぐではなく、曲がりがたくさんある。

やさしい英語で： Having many curves or turns rather than being straight.

• We drove along a winding road.
• A narrow, winding path leads to the lake.
• They climbed the winding staircase to the tower.

類義語： curving, twisting, sinuous

反対語： straight

よく使う表現： a winding road, a winding path, a winding staircase

蛇行する、うねって進む

何度も曲がったり向きを変えたりしながら進む。

やさしい英語で： Moving along a course with many curves or turns.

• The snake advanced with a winding motion.
• The water followed a winding course through the fields.
• Her winding movements carried her across the dance floor.

類義語： twisting, sinuous, serpentine

よく使う表現： winding movement, a winding course, winding motion

らせん状の

中心の周りを回りながら、上や下へ伸びる形の。

やさしい英語で： Curving around a central point as it goes up or down.

• A winding staircase leads upstairs.
• We climbed the winding stairs inside the tower.
• The winding stone steps made me feel dizzy.

類義語： spiral, helical

よく使う表現： winding staircase, winding stairs, winding stone steps

息が苦しくなる、息を詰まらせる

特に運動や体への打撃によって、息がしにくくなる。

やさしい英語で： Making it difficult for you to breathe, especially through effort or a blow to the body.

• He received a winding blow to the stomach.
• A winding kick left her gasping for air.
• She recovered slowly from the winding punch.

よく使う表現： a winding blow, a winding kick, a winding punch

巻き付け、巻き取り

物を丸めたり、別の物の周りに巻き付けたりすること。

やさしい英語で： The action of turning or wrapping something around itself or another object.

• The winding of the thread took an hour.
• Loose winding can leave gaps between the coils.
• This machine makes cable winding much faster.

使い方： the winding of something around something (The machine controls the winding of wire around the reel.)

類義語： coiling, wrapping

反対語： unwinding

よく使う表現： winding of wire, thread winding, coil winding

曲がり、屈曲

物の形にある曲がりや、連続したうねり。

やさしい英語で： A curve, bend, or series of twists in the shape of something.

• The road's windings were easy to see from above.
• We traced each winding of the river on the map.
• A cottage stood beyond the last winding of the lane.

使い方： the windings of something (The map shows all the windings of the river.)

類義語： bend, curve, twist

よく使う表現： winding of a river, every winding, a narrow winding

ねじ巻き

鍵や取っ手を回してばねを巻き、時計や機械を動かせるようにすること。

やさしい英語で： Turning a key or handle to tighten a spring so a clock or machine can work.

• This clock needs daily winding.
• Too much winding can damage the spring.
• The watch stopped because I forgot its morning winding.

使い方： the winding up of something (The winding up of the clock takes only a few seconds.)

反対語： unwinding

よく使う表現： daily winding, manual winding, winding up

蛇行、うねる動き

曲がりながら進んだり、何度も方向を変えたりする動き。

やさしい英語で： A movement that follows curves or changes direction repeatedly.

• The dance began with a slow winding of the body.
• We watched the snake's winding through the grass.
• The stream's winding carried the leaf past several bends.

使い方： the winding of something through something (We watched the winding of the snake through the grass.)

類義語： twisting, turning

よく使う表現： a slow winding, winding of a snake, winding through something