wing

翼、羽

鳥やコウモリ、昆虫が飛ぶために使う体の部分。

やさしい英語で： One of the parts on a bird, bat, or insect that it uses to fly.

• The bird has a broken wing.
• A butterfly landed with its wings open.
• The bats flapped their wings above us.

よく使う表現： bird wing, spread a wing, wing feathers

主翼、翼

飛行機の両側にある、機体を空中に支える大きな平たい部分。

やさしい英語で： One of the large flat parts on the sides of an aircraft that help it stay in the air.

• I could see the wing from my seat.
• Ice formed on the aircraft’s wings.
• The plane landed safely despite its damaged wing.

よく使う表現： plane wing, aircraft wing, wing tip

棟、別館

大きな建物の本体から、横に伸びている部分。

やさしい英語で： A section of a large building that extends to one side of the main part.

• Her room is in the west wing.
• The hospital opened a new wing yesterday.
• Which wing contains the paintings?

使い方： wing of something (The offices occupy the north wing of the building.)

類義語： annex, extension

よく使う表現： east wing, hospital wing, wing of something

派、一派

政党や組織の中で、特定の考えを共有する人々の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A part of a political party or organization whose members share particular views.

• He supports the party’s left wing.
• The moderate wing opposed the new policy.
• Both wings agreed to support their leader.

使い方： wing of something (She belongs to the liberal wing of the party.)

類義語： faction

よく使う表現： left wing, right wing, moderate wing

飛翔

空を飛ぶこと。特に鳥が地面から飛び立つこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of flying, especially when a bird leaves the ground.

• The birds took wing at dawn.
• We watched the swallows on the wing.
• At our approach, the whole flock took wing.

類義語： flight

よく使う表現： take wing, on the wing

即興でやる

準備せず、その場で考えながら何かをしたり話したりする。

やさしい英語で： To do or say something without preparing, deciding what to do as you go.

• I will just wing it.
• She winged it during the interview.
• Can you wing it without a script?

使い方： wing it (I have no notes, so I will wing it.)

類義語： improvise

よく使う表現： wing it, just wing it, wing a presentation

飛ぶ

空中を飛んで進む。特にある方向へ向かって飛ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To fly through the air, often in a particular direction.

• Gulls winged across the bay.
• The birds are winging their way home.
• A lone eagle winged overhead.

使い方： wing one’s way somewhere (The geese winged their way south.)

類義語： fly

よく使う表現： wing across something, wing south, wing home