put away

片付ける、しまう

使い終わった物を、いつもしまう場所に戻す。

やさしい英語で： To return something to the place where it is kept when you finish using it.

• Put away your toys, please.
• He put the clean dishes away.
• Have you put away the tools yet?

使い方： put something away (Please put your books away after class.)

類義語： tidy away, store

反対語： take out

よく使う表現： put away something, put away toys

貯める、蓄える

後で使うために、お金や物を取っておく。

やさしい英語で： To save money or other things so you can use them later.

• I put away a little money each week.
• They put food away for the winter.
• Have you put anything away for emergencies?

使い方： put something away for something (We put some money away for our holiday.)

類義語： save, set aside, store

反対語： spend

よく使う表現： put away money, put away something

投獄する、精神病院に収容する

人を刑務所や精神科病院に入れ、そこにとどめる。

やさしい英語で： If someone is sent to prison or a hospital for mental illness, they are kept there.

• They put the robber away.
• He was put away for twenty years.
• In those days, families sometimes put mentally ill relatives away.

使い方： put someone away for a period (The judge put him away for eight years.)

類義語： lock up, confine, imprison

反対語： release

よく使う表現： put away someone, put someone away

平らげる、大量に飲み食いする

食べ物や飲み物を大量に口にする。

やさしい英語で： If you do this, you eat or drink a lot of something.

• He put away five burgers.
• How much beer did they put away?
• She can put away an enormous breakfast.

使い方： put away something (He can put away three sandwiches in minutes.); put something away (That pizza was huge, but she put it away.)

類義語： devour, consume

よく使う表現： put away food, put away a meal, put away several beers

ノックアウトする

相手を強く打ち、闘いを続けられなくする。

やさしい英語で： To hit an opponent so hard that they cannot continue fighting.

• The boxer put his opponent away.
• One powerful punch put her away.
• Can he put away the champion before the final round?

使い方： put someone away in a round (She put her opponent away in the third round.)

類義語： knock out

よく使う表現： put away an opponent, put someone away

殺す、始末する

人を殺す。計画的にひそかに行うことが多い。

やさしい英語で： To kill someone, often deliberately and secretly.

• The gang put him away.
• They planned to put away the only witness.
• Was she paid to put her rival away?

使い方： put someone away (The gang hired a man to put the witness away.)

類義語： kill, murder

よく使う表現： put away someone, put someone away