fall off

落ちる、外れる

乗っていた物から落ちたり、付いていた物から外れたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To drop from something, or become loose and separate from it.

• A button fell off my shirt.
• She fell off her bike yesterday.
• The handle keeps falling off.

使い方： fall off something (A wheel fell off the cart.)

類義語： drop off, come off

よく使う表現： fall off something, fall off easily, fall off suddenly

減少する、低下する

量や価値が減ったり、質が下がったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To become less in amount, value, or quality.

• Sales fell off last month.
• Interest in the club has fallen off.
• The quality of their food is falling off.

類義語： decline, decrease, drop, deteriorate

反対語： increase, improve

よく使う表現： fall off sharply, fall off gradually, fall off considerably

風下に針路を変える

帆船の船首を、風が吹いてくる方向からさらに遠ざけること。

やさしい英語で： To turn a sailing boat so its front points farther away from the wind.

• The boat began to fall off.
• Fall off a little to fill the sail.
• The skipper fell off to avoid the other yacht.

類義語： bear away, bear off

反対語： head up

よく使う表現： fall off slightly, fall off downwind

信仰から離れる、道を踏み外す

正しい行いをやめたり、宗教の信仰から離れたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To leave the path of good behavior or religious faith.

• Some believers fell off from the faith.
• He warned that temptation could make even faithful people fall off.
• She prayed for those who had fallen off from virtue.

使い方： fall off from something (He feared that his followers would fall off from the faith.)

類義語： stray, fall away

よく使う表現： fall off spiritually, fall off again