saw off

のこぎりで切り落とす

物の一部をのこぎりで切って取り除く。

やさしい英語で： To remove part of something by cutting it with a saw.

• Saw off the broken branch.
• He sawed off the end of the plank.
• Can you saw this piece off for me?

使い方： saw something off (He sawed the damaged end off.); saw something off something (She sawed a branch off the tree.)

類義語： cut off

よく使う表現： saw off something, saw off a branch

打者をアウトと判定する

審判が打者をアウトと判定すること。しばしば不当な判定を指す。

やさしい英語で： For a sports official to decide that a batter is out, often unfairly.

• The umpire saw off our captain.
• Fans complained that the batter had been sawn off.
• Another poor decision saw off their best batsman.

使い方： saw someone off (The umpire saw him off despite the ball missing the bat.)

類義語： give out

よく使う表現： saw off someone, saw off a batsman