fall away

減少する、弱まる

量や大きさ、重さが減ったり、力が弱まったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To become smaller, lighter, or less strong.

• The noise slowly fell away.
• Sales have fallen away since the summer.
• His weight began to fall away during the illness.

類義語： decrease, diminish, decline, drop

反対語： increase, grow

よく使う表現： fall away sharply, fall away gradually, sales fall away

下り勾配になる、下に傾斜する

土地の表面が、低い場所に向かって傾いていること。

やさしい英語で： If land does this, its surface slopes down to a lower level.

• The ground falls away steeply here.
• Beyond the house, the garden fell away towards a stream.
• Does the land fall away on both sides?

使い方： fall away towards something (The ground falls away towards the river.); fall away from something (The land falls away from the road.)

類義語： slope down, descend

反対語： rise

よく使う表現： fall away steeply, fall away gently, fall away towards something

支持をやめる、離反する

人や集団、信念を支持するのをやめること。

やさしい英語で： To stop supporting a person, group, or belief.

• His supporters began to fall away.
• Many followers fell away from the group.
• After the scandal, even loyal friends were falling away.

使い方： fall away from someone/something (Several members fell away from the movement after the scandal.)

類義語： withdraw support, defect, desert

よく使う表現： fall away from someone, supporters fall away, friends fall away

消え去る、失われる

完全に消え去る、死ぬ、または失われること。

やさしい英語で： To disappear completely, die, or be lost.

• All her fears fell away.
• As the truth emerged, his illusions fell away.
• One by one, memories of that place had fallen away.

類義語： disappear, vanish, perish

反対語： appear

よく使う表現： fall away completely, illusions fall away, memories fall away