back off

引き下がる、圧力をかけるのをやめる

相手を脅したり、困らせたり、圧力をかけたりするのをやめること。

やさしい英語で： To stop threatening, bothering, or putting pressure on someone.

• Please back off a little.
• He backed off when she refused to discuss it.
• The company finally backed off from its threats to sue.

使い方： back off from something (They backed off from their demands after the meeting.)

類義語： ease off, lay off, back down

よく使う表現： back off someone, back off a little, back off from something

後ずさりする、後退する

人や物から離れるため、後ろへ下がること。

やさしい英語で： To move backwards to get farther away from someone or something.

• Back off from the edge.
• She backed off slowly as the dog approached.
• The crowd backed off to give the injured man space.

使い方： back off from someone/something (We backed off from the barking dog.)

類義語： retreat, move back

反対語： advance, approach

よく使う表現： back off slowly, back off from something

下げる、弱める

音量や速度、出力などの設定を低くすること。

やさしい英語で： To reduce a setting such as volume, speed, or power.

• Back off the volume, please.
• She backed off the throttle as the boat approached shore.
• You may need to back off the power to prevent overheating.

使い方： back off something (Back off the heat once the water boils.)

類義語： turn down, reduce

反対語： turn up, increase

よく使う表現： back off the volume, back off the throttle

再び切れる

何かが再び電源などの切れた状態に戻ること。

やさしい英語で： Used when something returns to a state in which it is switched off.

• The light went back off.
• The heater turns back off when the room gets warm.
• Will the machine go back off if it overheats?

よく使う表現： go back off, switch back off, turn back off