stop

止まる

動くのをやめ、その場にとどまる。

やさしい英語で： To end your movement and stay in one place.

• Please stop here.
• The bus stopped outside the school.
• We stopped at the red light.

使い方： stop at something (The train stops at every station.)

類義語： halt

反対語： move

よく使う表現： stop here, stop suddenly, stop at something

止める、阻止する

人や物が先に進んだり、何かをしたりするのを妨げる。

やさしい英語で： To prevent someone or something from moving forward or doing something.

• The police stopped our car.
• A locked gate stopped us from entering.
• Nothing could stop her from reaching the top.

使い方： stop someone/something from doing something (The rain stopped us from playing outside.)

類義語： prevent, block, halt

反対語： allow

よく使う表現： stop someone, stop a car, stop someone from

やめる

それまでしていたことを続けるのをやめる。

やさしい英語で： To no longer do an activity that you were doing.

• Stop talking, please.
• She stopped working at six.
• Have you stopped eating meat?

使い方： stop doing something (He stopped smoking last year.)

類義語： quit, cease

反対語： continue, start

よく使う表現： stop smoking, stop talking, stop doing something, stop fighting

止める、終わらせる

出来事や過程、行動を終わらせる。

やさしい英語で： To make an event, process, or action come to an end.

• Stop the machine!
• The referee stopped the fight.
• We used a clean cloth to stop the bleeding.

類義語： end, halt

反対語： start

よく使う表現： stop a fight, stop the bleeding, stop the machine

止まる、やむ

続いていたことが終わり、それ以上続かなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To come to an end and no longer continue.

• The rain has stopped.
• The noise stopped when we closed the window.
• Has the bleeding stopped yet?

類義語： end, cease

反対語： continue, start

よく使う表現： stop completely, stop suddenly, stop eventually

停留所、バス停

バスや路面電車などで乗客が乗り降りする場所。

やさしい英語で： A place where a bus, tram, or other vehicle lets people get on or off.

• I am waiting at the bus stop.
• Get off at the next stop.
• There are three stops before the hospital.

よく使う表現： bus stop, tram stop, next stop

立ち寄り、休憩

旅の途中で一か所に短時間とどまること。

やさしい英語で： A short break during a journey when you stay in one place.

• We made a stop for lunch.
• The trip included two short stops.
• Our next stop lasted half an hour.

類義語： break, pause, halt

よく使う表現： make a stop, brief stop, coffee stop

ストッパー

物が決まった位置より先へ動かないようにする部品。

やさしい英語で： A piece that prevents something from moving beyond a certain point.

• A rubber stop keeps the door open.
• The stops prevent the drawers from sliding out.
• He fitted a metal stop behind the gate.

類義語： stopper

よく使う表現： door stop, rubber stop, adjustable stop