bat away

払いのける、はじき飛ばす

物をたたいて、自分から離れた所へ飛ばす。

やさしい英語で： To hit something so that it moves away from you.

• She batted away a fly.
• The goalkeeper batted the ball away from the goal.
• He kept batting away the insects around his face.

使い方： bat something away (She batted the fly away with her hand.)

類義語： knock away, swat away

よく使う表現： bat away a ball, bat something away

かわす、はぐらかす

話題を変えて、質問や批判について正面から話すのを避ける。

やさしい英語で： To avoid discussing a question or criticism by changing the focus of the conversation.

• She batted away the question with a joke.
• The minister batted away criticism and changed the subject.
• He kept batting away our concerns during the meeting.

使い方： bat something away (The manager batted the question away with a joke.)

類義語： deflect, brush aside, dodge

よく使う表現： bat away questions, bat away criticism

自由に打つ

野球で監督の指示によらず、自分の判断で投球を打ちにいく。

やさしい英語で： To swing at baseball pitches as you choose, without following the coach’s instructions.

• The coach let him bat away.
• She batted away instead of following the signal to bunt.
• With no instructions from the coach, the hitter batted away.

類義語： swing freely

よく使う表現： bat away freely, let someone bat away

客から金を巻き上げる

サーカスのゲームをする客から、あらゆる手段やだましで金を取る。

やさしい英語で： To use any available trick or method to take money from people playing circus games.

• The circus operator batted away at the players.
• He batted away until the customers had no money left.
• The stall owner used every trick to bat away at visitors.

類義語： fleece

よく使う表現： bat away at someone, bat away for money