put forward

提案する、推薦する

考えてもらうために、案や計画、人を候補として挙げる。

やさしい英語で： To offer an idea, plan, or person for others to consider.

• Please put forward your ideas.
• They put forward a new plan to reduce waste.
• Who put her forward for the position?

使い方： put someone/something forward (The committee put her name forward.); put someone forward for something (They put him forward for the award.); put something forward as something (She put the theory forward as a possible explanation.)

類義語： propose, suggest, nominate

反対語： withdraw

よく使う表現： put forward an idea, put forward a proposal, put forward someone

時計を進める

時計を、今より後の時刻を示すように調整する。

やさしい英語で： To change clocks so they show a later time.

• Remember to put the clocks forward.
• We put our clocks forward an hour last night.
• When do we put the clocks forward this year?

使い方： put the clocks forward by something (We put the clocks forward by one hour in spring.)

類義語： advance

よく使う表現： put clocks forward, put forward the clocks