noun🔗ShareフジツボA marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships."The bottom of the old sailboat was covered in barnacles, making it slow and difficult to steer. "古いヨットの底はフジツボで覆われており、速度が遅く操縦しにくくなっていました。animalnatureorganismbiologynauticaloceanenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareシロガチョウThe barnacle goose."The flock contained both Canada geese and barnacle geese. "その群れには、カナダガンとシロガチョウの両方が含まれていました。animalbirdnatureorganismbiologyenvironmentecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share変更、修正In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design."The engineer added extra shielding to the circuit board during production; these unplanned modifications were considered "barnacles" by the design team. "エンジニアは、製造中に回路基板に余分なシールドを追加しました。これらの計画外の修正は、設計チームによって「変更」と見なされました。technologyelectronicsindustrytechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share変更、修正On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard."The engineer added some barnacles to the circuit board, including a small capacitor and a connecting wire, to improve its performance. "エンジニアは、性能を向上させるために、小さなコンデンサと接続ワイヤを含むいくつかの変更を回路基板に追加しました。electronicstechnicaldevicecomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share廃止されたファイル、不要なアーティファクトA deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.""After the website redesign, many old image files became barnacles, cluttering the server but serving no purpose." "ウェブサイトの再設計後、多くの古い画像ファイルが廃止されたファイルとなり、サーバーを圧迫しましたが、何の役にも立たなくなりました。computingtechnicalinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share馬の鼻つかみ(in the plural) An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable."The blacksmith used the barnacles on the horse's nose to keep it calm while he fitted the new shoes. "鍛冶屋は新しい蹄鉄を取り付ける際、馬を落ち着かせるために馬の鼻つかみを使用しました。animalutensilagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share眼鏡(in the plural) A pair of spectacles."My grandfather wore his barnacles to read the newspaper every morning. "祖父は毎朝新聞を読むために眼鏡をかけていました。wearappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share良い仕事、または簡単に手に入るおやつA good job, or snack easily obtained.""For him, grading those simple quizzes was real barnacles; he finished them quickly and got back to watching TV." "彼にとって、これらの簡単なクイズを採点することは本当に良い仕事でした。彼はそれらをすぐに終え、テレビに戻りました。jobfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareベテランの船乗りA worldly sailor."Captain Pete, a true barnacle, had sailed the seven seas for over fifty years and had a fascinating story for every port he'd visited. "真のベテランの船乗りであるピート船長は、50年以上も七つの海を航海し、訪れたすべての港で魅力的な物語を持っていました。nauticalsailingoceanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share付着する、くっつくTo connect with or attach."The algae barnacled to the side of the boat, making it difficult to clean. "藻がボートの側面に付着し、掃除が困難になりました。organismnauticalbiologyoceananimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareぴったりとくっつく, 付着するTo press close against something."The tired children barnacled their mother as they waited in the long security line at the airport, clinging to her legs and arms for comfort. "疲れた子供たちは、空港の長いセキュリティラインで待っている間、母親にぴったりとくっつき、慰めを求めて彼女の足と腕にしがみつきました。animalbiologynauticaloceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading