go down

下りる、降りる

高い場所から低い場所へ移動すること。

やさしい英語で： To move from a higher place to a lower place.

• Go down the stairs slowly.
• We went down to the river.
• Is this lift going down?

使い方： go down to somewhere (We went down to the basement.); go down something (Go down the steps carefully.)

類義語： descend

反対語： go up

よく使う表現： go down stairs, go down below

下がる、減る

量や値段、程度が小さくなったり低くなったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To become smaller or lower in amount, price, or level.

• Prices have gone down.
• Her temperature went down during the night.
• Will the unemployment rate go down this year?

使い方： go down by an amount (The price went down by ten pounds.); go down to an amount (The temperature went down to five degrees.)

類義語： fall, decrease, drop

反対語： rise, increase

よく使う表現： go down slightly, go down again

受け止められる、受け入れられる

人々にある反応で受け止められること。

やさしい英語で： To receive a particular reaction from people.

• The joke went down well.
• Her suggestion went down badly with the team.
• How did the news go down with your parents?

使い方： go down well/badly with someone (The changes went down badly with staff.)

類義語： be received

よく使う表現： go down well, go down badly

倒れる

殴られたりバランスを崩したりして地面に倒れること。

やさしい英語で： To fall to the ground, often after being hit or losing your balance.

• The boxer went down.
• She slipped on the ice and went down hard.
• Two players went down after the tackle.

類義語： fall, fall over

反対語： get up

よく使う表現： go down hard, go down injured

おいしくいただける、喉を通る

食べ物や飲み物がおいしく、または楽に喉を通ること。

やさしい英語で： To be enjoyable or easy to eat or drink.

• That cold drink went down well.
• The warm soup went down easily after our walk.
• A slice of cake would go down nicely now.

よく使う表現： go down well, go down easily

罪をかぶる、刑務所に入る

何かの罪を負わされたり、そのために刑務所に入ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： To be blamed or sent to prison for something.

• He went down for fraud.
• The boss let his assistant go down for the theft.
• Two gang members went down for five years each.

使い方： go down for something (He went down for robbery.); go down for a period (She went down for three years.)

類義語： take the blame, be imprisoned

よく使う表現： go down alone, go down together