choke off

阻止する、断つ

必要なものの供給を断つなどして、物事を止めたり終わらせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To stop something or cause it to end, often by cutting off what it needs.

• High prices choke off demand.
• The bank’s decision choked off funding for the project.
• Will these restrictions choke off trade between the two countries?

類義語： stop, cut off, stifle

よく使う表現： choke off growth, choke off the supply, choke something off

黙らせる、続行を妨げる

相手が話したり何かをしたりするのを、続けられないようにする。

やさしい英語で： To prevent someone from continuing what they are trying to do.

• The crowd tried to choke off the speaker.
• Angry shouts choked her off before she could finish.
• Every interruption choked off another person trying to explain the problem.

類義語： silence, interrupt, stop

よく使う表現： choke someone off, choke off a speaker

言葉に詰まる

強い感情などで急に声が出なくなり、話を続けられなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly become unable to continue speaking, usually because of strong feelings.

• She began to speak, then choked off.
• His voice choked off as he mentioned his mother.
• I tried to thank them but choked off in tears.

類義語： choke up, break off

よく使う表現： choke off suddenly, choke off mid-sentence

会話への興味を失わせる

相手に会話への興味を失わせ、話を聞くのをやめさせる。

やさしい英語で： To make someone lose interest in a conversation and stop paying attention.

• Too much detail can choke off a listener.
• His endless technical explanations choked me off completely.
• Don’t choke people off by talking only about yourself.

類義語： bore, lose

よく使う表現： choke someone off, choke off a listener