wipe

拭く

布や手で表面をこすり、汚れや液体を取り除く。

やさしい英語で： To rub a surface with a cloth or your hand to remove dirt or liquid.

• Wipe the table, please.
• She wiped her face with a towel.
• Have you wiped the kitchen floor?

使い方： wipe something with something (He wiped the window with a soft cloth.); wipe something clean/dry (She wiped the plates dry.)

類義語： clean, rub

よく使う表現： wipe the table, wipe your hands, wipe something clean

拭き取る

表面をこすって、そこについているものを取り除く。

やさしい英語で： To remove something from a surface by rubbing it.

• Wipe off the dust.
• He wiped sweat from his forehead.
• She wiped away the muddy marks.

使い方： wipe something off something (She wiped the mud off her shoes.); wipe something away (He wiped his tears away.); wipe something from something (I wiped the dust from the shelf.)

類義語： rub off, remove

よく使う表現： wipe away tears, wipe off dirt, wipe something away

消去する

コンピューターやディスクに保存された情報をすべて消す。

やさしい英語で： To remove all the information stored on a computer or disk.

• They wiped the old computer.
• Back up your files before you wipe the drive.
• Has someone wiped all the data?

類義語： erase, delete

よく使う表現： wipe a disk, wipe the drive, wipe your phone

塗りつける

手や物でこすって、何かを表面に塗り広げる。

やさしい英語で： To spread a substance over a surface by rubbing it with your hand or an object.

• He wiped paint across the wall.
• She wiped sauce onto her sleeve by mistake.
• Do not wipe oily fingers on your shirt.

使い方： wipe something on/onto something (He wiped the grease onto his trousers.); wipe something across something (She wiped blue paint across the board.)

類義語： smear, spread

よく使う表現： wipe grease on, wipe paint across, wipe something onto

ウェットティッシュ、おしりふき

肌や表面を拭くための、小さく柔らかい布や紙。湿ったものが多い。

やさしい英語で： A small soft piece of material, often wet, used to clean skin or surfaces.

• Use a wipe to clean your hands.
• She packed baby wipes in her bag.
• These wipes are gentle on sensitive skin.

よく使う表現： baby wipe, wet wipe, disposable wipe

ひと拭き

表面をこすって、汚れや液体を取り除く動作。

やさしい英語で： An act of rubbing a surface to remove dirt or liquid.

• Give the table a wipe.
• One wipe with a cloth removed the dust.
• The mirror needs another quick wipe.

使い方： give something a wipe (Give the shelf a wipe before putting the books back.)

よく使う表現： a quick wipe, give a wipe, a gentle wipe