cut out

切り抜く、群れから分ける

周りを切って部分や形を取り出す。また、動物を群れから分ける。

やさしい英語で： To remove a piece or shape by cutting around it, or separate an animal from a group.

• Cut out a circle.
• She cut a picture out of the magazine.
• The rider cut one cow out of the herd.

使い方： cut something out of something (She cut a star out of the paper.); cut something out (Cut the picture out carefully.)

類義語： cut away, separate

よく使う表現： cut out a shape, cut out something

やめる

何かをすることや使うことをやめる。

やさしい英語で： To stop doing something or stop using something.

• I have cut out sugar.
• He cut out smoking last year.
• Can you cut out that shouting?

使い方： cut out doing something (She cut out eating between meals.); cut something out (My doctor told me to cut coffee out.)

類義語： stop, give up

よく使う表現： cut out smoking, cut out sugar

切り抜く

はさみなどの刃物で、大きな面から形や一部分を切り取る。

やさしい英語で： To remove a shape or piece from a larger surface with scissors or another sharp tool.

• Cut out the picture.
• We cut out paper flowers.
• She is cutting a pattern out of the fabric.

使い方： cut something out of something (He cut a star out of cardboard.)

類義語： cut away

よく使う表現： cut out shapes, cut out something

止まる、途切れる

機械が突然動かなくなる、または接続が切れて音が途絶える。

やさしい英語で： If a machine or connection suddenly stops working, it no longer runs or carries sound.

• The engine cut out.
• Your voice keeps cutting out.
• The radio cut out halfway through the news.

類義語： stop, fail

よく使う表現： engine cut out, signal cut out

省く、削除する

文章や計画、手順から何かを取り除く、または含めない。

やさしい英語で： To remove something or leave it out of a plan, text, or process.

• Cut out the last paragraph.
• We cut out several unnecessary steps.
• The editor has cut that scene out of the film.

使い方： cut something out of something (They cut the joke out of the speech.)

類義語： remove, omit, leave out

反対語： include

よく使う表現： cut out details, cut out something

向いている

仕事や活動に必要な能力や性格を備えていて、それに向いている。

やさしい英語で： If you are suited to a job or activity, you have the right abilities or character for it.

• I am not cut out for sales.
• He is cut out to be a teacher.
• Are we really cut out for this kind of work?

使い方： be cut out for something (She is cut out for this job.); be cut out to do something (I am not cut out to be a nurse.)

類義語： suited, fit

反対語： unsuited

よく使う表現： cut out for something, not cut out