crushing
粉砕する
解説 Definition
crushing は crush（押しつぶす、粉砕する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。物を強い力でつぶしたり、細かく砕いたりする動作を表します。
The present participle or gerund of crush, referring to pressing something with enough force to break, flatten, or reduce it into smaller pieces. It describes physical actions such as crushing bottles, ice, or tablets, whether the action is ongoing or treated as an activity.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 crush に -ing をそのまま付けた現在分詞・動名詞で、sh の音から滑らかに「イング」へ続けます。crushing bottles、crushing ice、crushing tablets のように、強い圧力で形を壊したり細片にしたりする場面を思い浮かべます。cut が刃物で切るのに対し、crush は押す力でつぶす点が記憶の核です。
Crushing is formed by adding -ing directly to crush, without changing the base spelling. Focus on pressure: crushing uses strong force to destroy a shape, flatten an object, or break it into smaller pieces. A machine can be crushing bottles, and a person can crush ice or tablets. This separates crush from cut, which usually involves a sharp edge, and from grind, which often means repeated rubbing to make very small particles. As a gerund, “Crushing the tablets” names the activity itself.
例文
The machine is crushing old bottles.
その機械は古い瓶を粉砕しています。
He started crushing the ice for the drinks.
彼は飲み物用の氷を砕き始めました。
Crushing the tablets makes them easier to mix.
錠剤を砕くと、混ぜやすくなります。
crushing の類義語・関連語
crushing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古フランス語cruisir（砕く、押しつぶす）に由来し、さらにゲルマン祖語*krustjan（砕く）に遡る。crust（外皮＝砕けた表面）と同根。物理的に砕く意味から、比喩的に「圧倒する、打ちのめす」の意味にも広がった。
Crushing is the -ing form of crush. Crush entered Middle English from Old French croissir or cruisir, meaning “to break” or “crush,” and is probably of Germanic origin. Its earliest senses involved breaking something violently or pressing it out of shape. The physical meaning later produced figurative uses such as defeating someone completely or overwhelming a person emotionally, although the examples here use the literal physical sense.
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