zip

ファスナー、チャック

小さな金具を滑らせて、二列の歯をかみ合わせる留め具。

やさしい英語で： A fastener with two rows of small teeth that join when you pull a small sliding piece.

• The zip on my bag is broken.
• She pulled the zip up on her jacket.
• Can you help me fix this stuck zip?

類義語： zipper

よく使う表現： coat zip, broken zip, zip on something

何もない、ゼロ

何もないこと、または量がゼロであること。

やさしい英語で： Nothing at all, or an amount of zero.

• I know zip about cars.
• He earned zip from the deal.
• We worked all day and got absolutely zip.

類義語： nothing, zero, zilch

よく使う表現： know zip, absolutely zip, get zip

ヒュッという音

小さな物が空中を素早く動くときに出す、短く高い音。

やさしい英語で： A short, high sound made by a small object moving quickly through the air.

• We heard the zip of an arrow.
• A sharp zip passed close to his ear.
• The zip of the bullet broke the silence.

類義語： whizz, zing

よく使う表現： zip of something, sharp zip

ファスナーを閉める

ファスナーの金具を引いて、服やかばんを閉める。

やさしい英語で： To close clothes or a bag by pulling its small sliding fastener.

• Please zip up your jacket.
• She zipped the bag before leaving.
• Can you zip my dress up?

使い方： zip something up (Please zip your coat up.); zip up something (He zipped up his bag.)

反対語： unzip

よく使う表現： zip up something, zip something up, zip a bag

素早く動く、素早く動かす

どこかへとても速く動く、または物をとても速く動かす。

やさしい英語で： To move somewhere very quickly, or make something move very quickly.

• A bird zipped past me.
• She zipped the toy car across the floor.
• Little boats were zipping across the lake.

使い方： zip through something (Bikes zipped through the narrow streets.); zip something across something (She zipped the cursor across the screen.)

類義語： speed, whizz, race

よく使う表現： zip past someone, zip across something, zip through traffic, zip to somewhere

音を立てて飛ぶ

短く高い音を立てながら、空中を素早く動く。

やさしい英語で： To move quickly through the air with a short, high sound.

• A bullet zipped past his head.
• Arrows zipped overhead during the battle.
• We heard a stone zip through the air.

使い方： zip through something (The arrow zipped through the air.)

類義語： whizz

よく使う表現： zip through air, zip past someone, zip overhead