English Dictionary

knife

IPA（発音記号）

/naɪf/

名詞

A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.

日本語の意味

切断のために使用される器具で、通常は鋼やその他の金属で作られた平らな刃（先鋭な一方の縁を持つ）と、握りやすい取っ手から構成される道具。物を切断・刺通するために用いられる。

He packed a small knife in his camping gear for cutting rope and preparing food.

彼はロープを切ったり食事の準備をしたりするために、キャンプ用品に小さなナイフを入れた。

意味（1）

A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.

Jeff was bent low over the backboard, working with the knife, a steady sawing motion, his shirt soaked through with sweat.

意味（2）

A weapon designed with the aforementioned specifications intended for slashing and/or stabbing and too short to be called a sword. A dagger.

意味（3）

Any blade-like part in a tool or a machine designed for cutting, such as that of a chipper.

knives （ plural ）