bog down

行き詰まる、動けなくなる

困難のために動けなくなる、または進み方がとても遅くなる。

やさしい英語で： To become stuck or progress very slowly because of difficulties.

• The truck bogged down in mud.
• Our discussion got bogged down in small details.
• The project is bogging down because nobody can agree.

使い方： bog down in something (Talks bogged down in arguments about costs.); get/be bogged down in something (We got bogged down in unnecessary paperwork.)

類義語： get stuck, stall, slow down

よく使う表現： bog down in details, get bogged down

停滞させる、動けなくする

人や物事を動けなくする、または進み方をとても遅くする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone or something get stuck or progress very slowly.

• Heavy mud bogged the vehicle down.
• These endless meetings are bogging us down.
• Do not let minor problems bog down the whole project.

使い方： bog someone/something down (Too many rules bog the process down.); bog someone down in/with something (The extra forms bogged us down in paperwork.)

類義語： hold up, slow down, hinder

反対語： speed up

よく使う表現： bog someone down, bog something down