bear off

駒を上げる、駒を取り除く

バックギャモンの終盤で自分の駒を盤から取り除くこと。

やさしい英語で： In backgammon, to take your own pieces off the board during the final stage of the game.

• You can now bear off your checkers.
• He bore off three pieces on his next turn.
• The first player to bear off every checker wins.

使い方： bear something off (She bore her last checker off after rolling a six.)

類義語： remove

よく使う表現： bear off checkers, bear off pieces, bear off something

獲得する、勝ち取る

賞を勝ち取ったり、獲得した賞を持ち帰ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To win a prize or take it away after winning.

• The young poet bore off the prize.
• Our team hopes to bear off the trophy.
• She bore off the highest award at the festival.

類義語： win, carry off

反対語： lose

よく使う表現： bear off prizes, bear off something, bear off trophies

近づけない、押しとどめる

人や物を押しとどめて近づけないこと。

やさしい英語で： To hold someone or something back so they cannot come closer.

• The guards bore off the crowd.
• He raised a shield to bear off the attacker.
• They used long poles to bear off the approaching animals.

使い方： bear someone/something off (The guards used their shields to bear the attackers off.)

類義語： hold back, keep away, restrain

よく使う表現： bear off someone, bear off attackers, bear off crowds

押し離す、接触を避ける

ぶつかったりこすれたりしないように物を押し離すこと。

やさしい英語で： To push or move something away so it does not hit or rub against something else.

• They used a pole to bear off the boat.
• The sailor bore the hull off from the quay.
• He lifted his stick to bear off the blow.

使い方： bear something off from something (Use the pole to bear the boat off from the wall.)

類義語： push away, fend off, deflect

よく使う表現： bear off boats, bear off something, bear off blows

駒を盤上から取り除く

ゲームで駒を盤から取り除き、使わない状態にすること。

やさしい英語で： To take a game piece out of play.

• You may bear off that piece now.
• She bore off a counter on her next turn.
• Which pieces can we bear off under these rules?

使い方： bear something off (The rules allow you to bear a piece off at this point.)

類義語： remove from play

よく使う表現： bear off pieces, bear off something, bear off counters