shoot off

急いで立ち去る、飛び出す

別の用事があるなどの理由で、その場を急いで立ち去る。

やさしい英語で： To leave a place quickly, often because you have something else to do.

• I need to shoot off.
• She shot off home as soon as class ended.
• Can you stay, or must you shoot off now?

使い方： shoot off to somewhere (He shot off to the station.)

類義語： rush off, dash off

よく使う表現： shoot off home, shoot off early, shoot off to work

さっと送る、急いで書き送る

よく考えずに、メッセージをさっと送ったり言葉を発したりする。

やさしい英語で： To send a message or say something quickly, often without thinking carefully first.

• I will shoot off an email.
• He shot off an angry reply without checking the facts.
• She shoots off a quick message after each meeting.

使い方： shoot off something to someone (I shot off a note to my manager.); shoot something off (She shot it off before reading it again.)

類義語： fire off, dash off, send

よく使う表現： shoot off an email, shoot off a reply, shoot off something

撃ち落とす、撃って吹き飛ばす

物の一部に弾を当てて、本体から切り離す。

やさしい英語で： To cause something to break away from a larger thing by hitting it with a bullet.

• He shot off the lock.
• A bullet shot off part of the statue’s ear.
• The soldier had two fingers shot off during the battle.

使い方： shoot something off (The bullet shot a branch off the tree.); have something shot off (He had a finger shot off in the war.)

よく使う表現： shoot off a branch, shoot off the lock, shoot off something

セットの外まで撮影する

セットの端を越えて撮影し、映す予定のない物まで誤って映す。

やさしい英語で： To film beyond the edge of a set, accidentally showing things outside the intended scene.

• The camera shot off the set.
• We shot off during filming and caught the lighting crew.
• Check the frame so you do not shoot off the set.

使い方： shoot off the set (The operator shot off the set during the wide shot.)

よく使う表現： shoot off the set, shoot off accidentally, shoot off during filming