beat down

照りつける

太陽が強く照って、あたりをひどく暑くすること。

やさしい英語で： If the sun does this, it shines strongly and makes everything very hot.

• The sun is beating down.
• We rested indoors while the sun beat down outside.
• The afternoon sun beat down on our bare shoulders.

使い方： beat down on someone/something (The sun beat down on the empty road.)

類義語： blaze

よく使う表現： beat down fiercely, beat down on someone

激しく降る、打ちつける

雨などが上から激しく降り、物に強く打ちつけること。

やさしい英語で： Fall from above and hit things hard, especially when talking about rain.

• The rain beat down hard.
• Hail was beating down on the windows.
• We waited under a tree as the rain beat down.

使い方： beat down on something (Rain beat down on the roof all night.)

類義語： pelt down, pour down

よく使う表現： beat down heavily, beat down on something

疲れ果てさせる、打ちのめす

度重なる困難や圧力で、人を疲れさせたり自信を失わせたりすること。

やさしい英語で： Make someone tired, discouraged, or willing to give in through repeated trouble or pressure.

• The daily stress beat her down.
• His endless demands finally beat me down.
• Do not let a few failures beat you down.

使い方： beat someone down (Years of constant criticism had beaten him down.)

類義語： wear down, wear out, exhaust

よく使う表現： beat down someone, beat someone down

抑え込む、鎮圧する

力や圧力を使って、集団や反対意見の勢いを弱めること。

やさしい英語で： Use force or pressure to make a group or opposing idea less powerful.

• The army beat down the rebellion.
• They used threats to beat down opposition.
• The rulers could not beat down the growing protest movement.

使い方： beat down something (The authorities tried to beat down all resistance.)

類義語： suppress, crush, quell

よく使う表現： beat down opposition, beat down resistance

値切る

交渉して、売り手に値段を下げてもらうこと。

やさしい英語で： Persuade a seller to accept a lower price by arguing about it.

• Try to beat the seller down.
• She beat him down to half the asking price.
• They would not be beaten down any further.

使い方： beat someone down to an amount (We beat the seller down to fifty euros.)

類義語： haggle with, bargain with

よく使う表現： beat someone down, beat down sellers

打ち倒す、叩き壊す

強くたたいて、物を倒したり崩したりすること。

やさしい英語で： Make something fall or collapse by hitting it with great force.

• They beat down the old fence.
• The storm beat down several wooden towers.
• Workers beat the damaged wall down with hammers.

使い方： beat something down (The soldiers beat the gate down with heavy tools.)

類義語： knock down, batter down

よく使う表現： beat down something, beat down walls