zoom

ズーム

カメラや画面で、画像を近く、大きく見せる機能。

やさしい英語で： A camera or screen feature that makes an image appear closer or larger.

• This camera has a powerful zoom.
• Use the zoom to see the bird.
• Digital zoom can reduce picture quality.

類義語： magnification

よく使う表現： digital zoom, optical zoom, camera zoom

ブーンという音

非常に速く動くものが出す、低く続く音。

やさしい英語で： A low, continuous sound made by something moving very fast.

• We heard the zoom of passing cars.
• The motorcycle’s zoom broke the silence.
• A distant zoom came from the highway.

類義語： hum, whir

よく使う表現： zoom of traffic, a sudden zoom

疾走する、突っ走る

非常に速く移動する。

やさしい英語で： To move very quickly.

• Cars zoom past our house.
• The children zoomed around on their bikes.
• A small boat was zooming across the lake.

使い方： zoom past someone/something (A cyclist zoomed past us.)

類義語： speed, race, rush

よく使う表現： zoom past, zoom away, zoom around

ズームする

画面に表示されたものを、大きく、または小さく見せる。

やさしい英語で： To make something on a screen look bigger or smaller.

• Zoom in to read the text.
• I zoomed out to see the whole map.
• You can zoom using the mouse wheel.

使い方： zoom in on something (Zoom in on the island to see its roads.); zoom out (Zoom out to display the entire page.)

よく使う表現： zoom in, zoom out, zoom in on

ズームする

カメラのレンズを調整し、物を近く、または遠く見せる。

やさしい英語で： To adjust a camera lens so that things look nearer or farther away.

• Zoom in on the bird.
• The cameraman zoomed out to show the crowd.
• She zoomed slowly towards the actor’s face.

使い方： zoom in on something (Zoom in on the building.); zoom out (He zoomed out to include the whole room.)

よく使う表現： zoom in, zoom out, zoom slowly

急上昇する

価格や数量などが、短時間で大きく上がる。

やさしい英語で： To rise very quickly to a much higher level.

• Prices zoomed last month.
• Fuel costs are zooming up.
• Shares zoomed after the company announced strong profits.

類義語： soar, surge, shoot up

反対語： plummet

よく使う表現： prices zoom, zoom up, profits zoom, sales zoom