run off

逃げる、走り去る

怖いときや逃げたいときなどに、急いでその場を離れる。

やさしい英語で： To leave quickly, often because you are afraid or want to escape.

• The dog ran off.
• The children ran off when they saw us.
• Why did he run off so suddenly?

使い方： run off with someone/something (The thief ran off with my bag.)

類義語： run away, flee

よく使う表現： run off suddenly, run off home

流れ落ちる、流れ去る

液体が表面から、またはその端を越えて流れ去る。

やさしい英語で： If liquid does this, it flows away from a surface or over its edge.

• Water runs off the roof.
• The rain ran off the steep path.
• Where does the melted snow run off?

使い方： run off + surface (Rainwater runs off the roof into a tank.)

類義語： flow away, drain away

よく使う表現： run off something, run off the roof

印刷する、コピーする

文書などを、普通は手早く、または何部も印刷やコピーする。

やさしい英語で： To print or copy something, usually quickly or in several copies.

• Please run off ten copies.
• I ran the handouts off yesterday.
• Can you run off the agenda for everyone?

使い方： run something off (Could you run these forms off before lunch?)

類義語： print, copy, print out

よく使う表現： run off copies, run off something

追い払う

人や動物を、脅したり追いかけたりして立ち去らせる。

やさしい英語で： To make a person or animal leave, often by threatening or chasing them.

• The dog ran off the birds.
• They ran the strangers off their property.
• Who ran off the people outside the shop?

使い方： run someone off (The farmer ran the trespassers off his land.)

類義語： chase away, drive away, scare off

よく使う表現： run off someone, run off intruders

さっと書く

あまり苦労せず、文章などを手早く書く。

やさしい英語で： To write something quickly and with little effort.

• He can run off a poem easily.
• She ran off a quick note before leaving.
• Could you run off a short article tonight?

使い方： run something off (She ran a short speech off in ten minutes.)

類義語： dash off

よく使う表現： run off something, run off a poem

排出する、流し出す

容器や場所から液体が流れ出るようにする。

やさしい英語で： To let liquid flow out of a container or away from a place.

• Run off the water slowly.
• The workers ran off the molten metal.
• Open this valve to run off the liquid.

使い方： run something off (The workers ran the remaining liquid off into a tank.)

類義語： drain, draw off

よく使う表現： run off liquid, run off molten metal