landslide

地滑り、土砂崩れ

大量の土や岩が山や丘の斜面を突然滑り落ちること。

やさしい英語で： A large amount of earth or rock that suddenly moves down a hill or mountain.

• A landslide blocked the road.
• Heavy rain caused several landslides in the mountains.
• The village was evacuated because of landslide risk.

類義語： landslip

よく使う表現： a massive landslide, trigger a landslide, landslide risk

圧勝

選挙で相手よりはるかに多くの票を得て勝つこと。

やさしい英語で： An election victory in which someone receives far more votes than their opponents.

• Her party won a landslide.
• The election ended in a landslide victory for the opposition.
• Nobody expected him to win by a landslide.

使い方： win by a landslide (The mayor won by a landslide.)

類義語： overwhelming victory

よく使う表現： win a landslide, landslide victory, by a landslide

地滑りする、崩れる

斜面の土や岩が崩れて下へ滑り落ちる。

やさしい英語で： For earth or rock on a slope to break away and move downhill.

• Wet slopes can landslide without warning.
• Part of the hillside landslid onto the road.
• The loose soil is landsliding toward the river.

使い方： landslide into something (The hillside landslid into the valley after days of rain.)

類義語： slide, slip

よく使う表現： slopes landslide, landslide into something