down

下へ、下に

高い場所から低い場所へ向かうこと。

やさしい英語で： From a higher place to a lower place.

• Please climb down carefully.
• She looked down at her feet.
• The apples fell down from the tree.

使い方： down from something (The kitten jumped down from the chair.)

類義語： downwards

反対語： up

よく使う表現： come down, jump down

下へ、下に

ページや一覧などの下の方に向かって。

やさしい英語で： Toward the bottom or lower end of a page, list, or other thing.

• Scroll down to see the pictures.
• Her name appears further down.
• Move the arrow down to the final option.

類義語： downwards

反対語： up

よく使う表現： scroll down, further down

下へ

階段や坂などに沿って、高い所から低い所へ。

やさしい英語で： Along something from its higher part to its lower part.

• She walked down the stairs.
• The ball rolled down the slope.
• We climbed down the mountain before dark.

反対語： up

よく使う表現： down the stairs, down a hill

下へ

高い位置から地面に向かって。

やさしい英語で： Toward the ground from a higher position.

• Water ran down the wall.
• Rain poured down the outside of the window.
• He slid down the rope toward the ground.

反対語： up

よく使う表現： down something, down a wall

下へ

何かの下の端に向かって。

やさしい英語で： Toward the lower end of something.

• Move your finger down the page.
• Read down the list until you find your name.
• Her eyes travelled down the column of numbers.

反対語： up

よく使う表現： down a page, down a list

下へ

数や価格、量がより小さい値に向かうことを表す。

やさしい英語で： Toward a smaller number, price, or amount.

• The price went down to five dollars.
• We brought the number down from twenty to twelve.
• Can you get the cost down to a hundred euros?

使い方： down to an amount (They cut the price down to ten pounds.); down from an amount (The total is down from fifty to thirty.)

反対語： up

よく使う表現： down to something, down from something

南へ

ある場所や道に沿って南に向かって。

やさしい英語で： Along a place or route toward the south.

• We sailed down the coast toward Spain.
• They drove down the country from Scotland to Cornwall.
• The journey down the eastern coast took several days.

反対語： up

よく使う表現： down the coast, down the country

下がった、減った

数や量、価値などが以前より低くなっている。

やさしい英語で： Lower than it was before, especially in number, amount, or value.

• Prices are down this month.
• The temperature was down by five degrees.
• Are sales down again?

使い方： be down by an amount (Sales are down by ten percent.); be down on something (Profits are down on last year.)

類義語： lower, reduced

反対語： up

よく使う表現： prices down, sales down