shake down

金を脅し取る、恐喝する

相手を脅して金を払わせる。

やさしい英語で： To force someone to give you money by threatening them.

• The gang shook down local shopkeepers.
• A corrupt officer shook him down for cash.
• They were shaking down businesses for monthly payments.

使い方： shake someone down for something (The gang shook shopkeepers down for money.)

類義語： extort money from, blackmail

よく使う表現： shake down someone, shake someone down, shake down businesses

振り落とす、揺すり落とす

物やそれを支えるものを素早く揺すって落とす。

やさしい英語で： To make something fall by moving it, or what holds it, quickly back and forth.

• We shook down some apples.
• He shook the ripe fruit down from the branches.
• Can you shake down the last few nuts?

使い方： shake something down from something (They shook the nuts down from the tree.)

類義語： shake loose, dislodge

よく使う表現： shake down apples, shake down something, shake the fruit down

徹底的に捜索する、身体検査する

隠された物や違法な物を探し、人の体や場所を隅々まで調べる。

やさしい英語で： To search a person or place very carefully, looking for hidden or illegal things.

• The guards shook down every cell.
• Police shook the room down for drugs.
• They shook down the prisoners before letting them into the yard.

使い方： shake someone/something down for something (Guards shook the cells down for hidden weapons.)

類義語： search thoroughly, search

よく使う表現： shake down cells, shake down someone, shake the room down

体を揺すって小銭を落とす

人の体を揺すって、ポケットからお金を落とす。

やさしい英語で： To shake a person so that money falls out of their pockets.

• The bully shook him down for loose coins.
• They held the man upside down and shook him down.
• His coins fell out as the attackers shook him down.

使い方： shake someone down (The bully shook the boy down until coins fell from his pockets.)

よく使う表現： shake down someone, shake someone down

試運転する、実地試験する

新しい機器を実際の使用条件で試し、本格的に使う前に問題を見つける。

やさしい英語で： To test new equipment under working conditions to find problems before regular use.

• We need to shake down the equipment.
• Engineers shook the system down during a full day of testing.
• Has the crew shaken the new ship down yet?

使い方： shake something down (The crew shook the new ship down before its first voyage.)

類義語： test, try out

よく使う表現： shake down equipment, shake down something