pass out

気を失う、失神する

突然意識を失い、周囲のことがわからなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly become unable to see, think, or move normally because you lose consciousness.

• I felt dizzy and passed out.
• She passes out when she sees blood.
• Did he pass out because of the heat?

類義語： faint, lose consciousness

反対語： come round

よく使う表現： pass out suddenly, almost pass out

寝落ちする、眠り込む

ひどい疲れや酒、薬物の影響で急に眠ってしまう。

やさしい英語で： To fall asleep suddenly because you are very tired or have taken alcohol or drugs.

• He passed out on the sofa.
• After the long shift, I passed out fully dressed.
• She drank too much and passed out before midnight.

類義語： fall asleep, crash out

反対語： wake up

よく使う表現： pass out drunk, pass out exhausted

配る、配布する

複数の人に物を渡す。普通は一人に一つずつ配る。

やさしい英語で： To give things to several people, usually one thing to each person.

• Please pass out these papers.
• Volunteers passed out food to the crowd.
• Have you passed them out yet?

使い方： pass something out to someone (Please pass these forms out to the parents.); pass out something (They pass out free snacks at the station.)

類義語： hand out, give out, distribute

反対語： collect

よく使う表現： pass out leaflets, pass out copies

訓練を修了する

訓練を無事に終え、特定の仕事ができるようになる。

やさしい英語で： To finish training successfully and become ready to do a particular job.

• The recruits pass out next month.
• He passed out as a trained firefighter.
• Their families attended the ceremony when the cadets passed out.

使い方： pass out as something (She passed out as a qualified officer.)

類義語： qualify, complete training

よく使う表現： pass out successfully, pass out together

外へ出る

出入り口などを通って、その場所から外に出る。

やさしい英語で： To move through an opening and leave a place.

• We passed out through the gate.
• The crowd passed out of the building slowly.
• A narrow doorway let us pass out into the yard.

使い方： pass out of somewhere (Visitors pass out of the hall through the side door.)

類義語： go out, leave, exit

反対語： enter

よく使う表現： pass out quietly, pass out slowly

卒業する

大学の課程を無事に終え、学位や資格を得る。

やさしい英語で： To finish a university course successfully and receive your qualification.

• She passed out of college last year.
• He passed out of university with a degree in law.
• When did you pass out of medical college?

使い方： pass out of a university (He passed out of the university with an engineering degree.)

類義語： graduate

よく使う表現： pass out young, pass out together