fall over

転ぶ、倒れる

バランスを失い、立った状態から地面や横へ倒れること。

やさしい英語で： To lose balance and drop from a standing position onto the ground or onto one side.

• Be careful not to fall over.
• The chair fell over when he stood up.
• I slipped on the ice and fell over backwards.

使い方： fall over something (She fell over a loose cable.)

類義語： topple, tumble

反対語： stand up

よく使う表現： fall over backwards, fall over something

クラッシュする、落ちる

コンピューターのプログラムやシステムが突然正常に動かなくなること。

やさしい英語で： If a computer program or system does this, it suddenly stops working properly.

• The server might fall over again.
• Our booking system fell over during the sale.
• The program falls over whenever I open a large file.

類義語： crash, fail, go down

よく使う表現： system fall over, server fall over

成り立たなくなる、破綻する

議論の筋道が成り立たず、その結論を支えられなくなること。

やさしい英語で： If an argument does this, its reasoning fails and cannot support its conclusion.

• That argument will fall over under questioning.
• His argument fell over because the dates were wrong.
• Without reliable evidence, their reasoning falls over.

類義語： fail, collapse, break down

よく使う表現： argument fall over, reasoning fall over

故障する、停止する

機械やシステムが動かなくなり、役目を果たせなくなること。

やさしい英語で： If a machine or system stops working, it can no longer do its job.

• The server fell over again.
• Our booking system falls over when too many people use it.
• Has your computer fallen over, or is the screen just frozen?

類義語： break down, crash, fail

よく使う表現： servers fall over, systems fall over