drop out

中退する、途中でやめる、棄権する

学校や講座、競技、活動などを終わる前にやめる。

やさしい英語で： To leave a course, school, competition, or activity before finishing it.

• Two runners dropped out.
• He dropped out of college to start a business.
• Why did you drop out of the course?

使い方： drop out of something (She dropped out of the course after two weeks.)

類義語： quit, withdraw

よく使う表現： drop out of school, drop out of college

途切れる

特に音や接続が一時的に切れたり消えたりする。

やさしい英語で： To stop working or disappear for a short time, especially a sound or connection.

• The sound keeps dropping out.
• Our internet connection dropped out during the meeting.
• Does your phone signal drop out here too?

類義語： cut out, fail

よく使う表現： drop out briefly, drop out repeatedly

抜け落ちる、こぼれ落ちる

物の中から外へ抜け落ちる。

やさしい英語で： To fall from inside something to the outside.

• A coin dropped out.
• Several buttons dropped out of the open box.
• Something dropped out of your bag as you stood up.

使い方： drop out of something (A coin dropped out of his pocket.)

類義語： fall out

よく使う表現： drop out of something, drop out accidentally

社会から離れる

世間で普通とされる暮らしをやめ、別の生き方を選ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To leave the usual way of living and choose a different kind of life.

• He decided to drop out.
• They dropped out of society to live in a forest.
• She dropped out and joined a small farming community.

使い方： drop out of society (They dropped out of society and moved to a remote valley.)

類義語： opt out

よく使う表現： drop out of society, drop out completely

抜ける、崩れる

人や物を支えている面が、重みで壊れたり抜け落ちたりする。

やさしい英語で： To fall away or break when someone or something is resting on it.

• The board suddenly dropped out.
• A rotten plank dropped out as he stepped on it.
• The floor dropped out under the heavy machine.

使い方： drop out under someone/something (The rotten plank dropped out under my feet.)

類義語： give way, collapse

よく使う表現： drop out underneath someone, drop out suddenly

足元が抜けて転ばせる

足元の面が外れて、人を滑らせたり転ばせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To move away from beneath someone so that they slip or fall.

• The ground dropped out beneath him.
• The platform dropped out from under her, sending her into the water.
• When the trapdoor dropped out beneath me, I fell.

使い方： drop out from under someone (The ground dropped out from under her, and she fell.)

よく使う表現： drop out beneath someone, drop out from underneath