roll over

寝返りを打つ、横転する

体や動いている物が回り、別の面が上になる。

やさしい英語で： To turn your body or another moving object so a different side faces upwards.

• The baby can roll over.
• I rolled over in bed and went back to sleep.
• The car hit a rock and rolled over.

類義語： turn over

よく使う表現： roll over in bed, roll over again

裏返す、寝返りを打たせる

人や物を回して、別の面が上になるようにする。

やさしい英語で： To turn someone or something so a different side faces upwards.

• Roll the log over.
• They rolled the damaged car over together.
• Can you help me roll him over onto his back?

使い方： roll someone/something over (The nurse rolled the patient over carefully.)

類義語： turn over

よく使う表現： roll something over, roll someone over

屈する、言いなりになる

抵抗をやめて、相手の望むことを受け入れる。

やさしい英語で： To stop resisting and accept what someone else wants.

• I will not just roll over.
• She rolled over and accepted every demand.
• Did you expect the workers to roll over without a fight?

使い方： roll over for someone/something (We will not roll over for their threats.)

類義語： give in, yield, submit

反対語： resist

よく使う表現： roll over easily, roll over for someone

圧倒する、打ち負かす

相手を簡単に負かす、または抵抗を難なく打ち破る。

やさしい英語で： To defeat someone or overcome their resistance very easily.

• Our team rolled over theirs.
• The army rolled over the weak defenses.
• She rolled over every opponent in the tournament.

使い方： roll over someone/something (The champions rolled over their opponents.)

類義語： crush, overwhelm, steamroller

よく使う表現： roll over opponents, roll over someone

再投資する

終了した投資のお金を、同じか似た投資に再び回す。

やさしい英語で： To put money from an investment that has ended into the same or a similar investment.

• You can roll over the funds.
• He rolled his savings over into a new investment.
• The bank asked whether I wanted to roll over the deposit.

使い方： roll over something into something (She rolled over the proceeds into another fixed-term deposit.)

類義語： reinvest

よく使う表現： roll over funds, roll over savings

ゼロに戻る、桁が繰り上がる

カウンターの数が増え、特に上限の後で最初の値に戻る。

やさしい英語で： For a number on a counter to increase, especially by returning to its starting value after its limit.

• The counter rolled over to zero.
• The odometer will roll over after its highest reading.
• When the last digit rolls over, the next digit increases.

使い方： roll over to a value (The counter rolls over to zero after ninety-nine.)

類義語： wrap around

よく使う表現： roll over to zero, roll over again