tip off

知らせる、警告する

多くの場合ひそかに、人に情報を伝えたり注意を促したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To give someone information or a warning, often secretly.

• Someone tipped off the police.
• A friend tipped me off about the sale.
• Who tipped them off that we were coming?

使い方： tip someone off about something (A worker tipped us off about the inspection.); tip someone off that… (Someone tipped her off that the shop would close.)

類義語： alert, warn, inform

よく使う表現： tip off someone, tip off police

始まる

バスケットボールの試合が始まること。

やさしい英語で： If a basketball game does this, it begins.

• The game tips off soon.
• The final tipped off half an hour late.
• What time does the match tip off?

使い方： tip off at a time (The match tips off at seven.)

類義語： begin, start

反対語： end

よく使う表現： tip off tonight, tip off at noon

ジャンプボールで始める

相手同士の２人の間でボールを上に投げ、バスケットボールの試合を始めること。

やさしい英語で： To start a basketball game by throwing the ball up between two opposing players.

• The referee tipped off the game.
• She tipped off play between the two tallest players.
• He will tip off the final at noon.

よく使う表現： tip off play, tip off a game

刷毛先でならす

まだ乾いていない塗料の上を刷毛の先で軽くなで、表面を滑らかにすること。

やさしい英語で： To smooth wet paint by moving the ends of a brush lightly across it.

• Tip off the paint while it is wet.
• She tipped off the final coat with a soft brush.
• Light pressure helps when tipping off a painted surface.

使い方： tip something off with a brush (Tip the wet paint off with a clean brush.)

類義語： smooth

よく使う表現： tip off paint, tip off the surface