check off

チェックを付ける

一覧の項目に印を付け、選択済み、確認済み、完了などを示すこと。

やさしい英語で： To put a mark beside something on a list to show it is chosen, checked, or finished.

• Check off each name on the list.
• I checked off the jobs I had finished.
• Have you checked all the boxes off?

使い方： check something off (Check each item off as you pack it.); check something off a list (She checked milk off the shopping list.)

類義語： tick off, mark off

よく使う表現： check off something, check off completed tasks

済ませる、候補から外す

多くは一覧に沿って、仕事を済ませたり、候補を外したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To finish a task or remove a possible choice, often following a list.

• We checked off three errands today.
• She checked off another goal by finishing her first race.
• They checked off the unsuitable options before choosing a venue.

使い方： check something off (We checked several small jobs off before lunch.)

類義語： complete, eliminate

よく使う表現： check off something, check off daily tasks

組合費を天引きする

労働組合の会費を、労働者の給料から直接差し引くこと。

やさしい英語で： To take union membership payments directly from workers’ pay.

• The employer checks off union dues.
• Membership fees were checked off from their wages.
• Workers must agree before the company can check off their dues.

使い方： check off something from something (The company checks off union dues from monthly wages.)

類義語： deduct, withhold

よく使う表現： check off union dues, check off membership fees

保護拘禁を求める

刑務所で、安全のため他の受刑者と離してほしいと職員に頼むこと。

やさしい英語で： In prison, to ask staff to keep you separate from other prisoners for your safety.

• He checked off after receiving threats.
• The inmate decided to check off for his own safety.
• Other prisoners threatened her, so she checked off.

類義語： request protective custody

よく使う表現： check off in prison, check off for protection