leave behind

置き忘れる

ある場所を去るとき、物を持っていくのを忘れる。

やさしい英語で： To forget to take something with you when you leave a place.

• I left my keys behind.
• She realized she had left her bag behind on the bus.
• Did you leave your umbrella behind?

使い方： leave something behind (I left my phone behind at the café.)

類義語： forget

よく使う表現： leave behind something, leave behind your keys

置き去りにする、残していく

人や物を連れていかず、その場に残して去る。

やさしい英語で： To go away without taking someone or something with you.

• They left their luggage behind.
• The family fled and left behind most of their possessions.
• We cannot leave the injured man behind.

使い方： leave someone/something behind (We had to leave our furniture behind when we moved.)

類義語： abandon, leave

反対語： take along

よく使う表現： leave behind someone, leave behind something

残す

何かが去ったり終わったりした後にも、跡や影響を残す。

やさしい英語で： To cause a mark, effect, or other sign to remain after something has gone or ended.

• The injury left behind a scar.
• Wet shoes leave muddy footprints behind.
• The storm has left behind widespread damage.

使い方： leave something behind (The fire left a strong smell behind.)

類義語： leave, produce

よく使う表現： leave behind a scar, leave behind traces, leave behind something

後に残す、残して亡くなる

家族や他の人が生きている中で、その人たちを残して亡くなる。

やさしい英語で： When someone dies, their family members or other people remain alive.

• She left behind two sons.
• When he died, he left behind a wife and three children.
• The accident victims left behind grieving families.

使い方： leave someone behind (He died young, leaving his wife and daughter behind.)

類義語： be survived by

よく使う表現： leave behind children, leave behind a family

引き離す、追い越す

相手より速く進んだり成長したりして、追いつけなくする。

やさしい英語で： To develop, improve, or move faster than someone else, so they cannot keep up.

• She left the other runners behind.
• Rapid advances have left older technology behind.
• Will smaller businesses be left behind as the industry changes?

使い方： leave someone/something behind (The new company has left its competitors behind.)

類義語： outpace, surpass, outstrip

反対語： trail

よく使う表現： leave behind competitors, leave behind someone

後にする、通り過ぎる

ある場所を越えて進み、その場所が後ろになる。

やさしい英語で： To travel beyond a place or feature, so that it is now behind you.

• We soon left the city behind.
• The train left the mountains behind and entered a wide plain.
• Have we left the coast behind yet?

使い方： leave something behind (We left the town behind and drove into the hills.)

類義語： pass, move beyond

よく使う表現： leave behind the city, leave behind something