tumble

転がり落ちる、転倒する

何度も転がったり、ひっくり返ったりしながら落ちる。

やさしい英語で： To fall while rolling or turning over, often several times.

• The ball tumbled downhill.
• He tripped and tumbled down the steps.
• Loose stones tumbled into the stream.

使い方： tumble down something (The boxes tumbled down the stairs.); tumble into something (She lost her balance and tumbled into the ditch.)

類義語： fall, roll

よく使う表現： tumble down stairs, tumble over something, tumble into something

急落する、暴落する

数値や価格などが短時間で大きく下がる。

やさしい英語で： To become much lower very quickly.

• Share prices tumbled yesterday.
• Sales have tumbled since the factory closed.
• The currency could tumble further this week.

使い方： tumble to something (The share price tumbled to its lowest level in years.); tumble by something (Sales tumbled by twenty percent.)

類義語： plummet, drop, fall

反対語： soar, rise

よく使う表現： prices tumble, shares tumble, tumble in value

乱す、くしゃくしゃにする

髪や服、寝床をくしゃくしゃにして乱す。

やさしい英語で： To make hair, clothes, or a bed untidy.

• The wind tumbled her hair.
• The children tumbled the bed during their game.
• He had tumbled the sheets while searching for his watch.

類義語： rumple, tousle, mess up

反対語： smooth

よく使う表現： tumble someone’s hair, tumble the sheets, tumble a bed

転倒、転落

人や物が倒れたり落ちたりすること。転がったり、ひっくり返ったりする場合もある。

やさしい英語で： A fall in which someone or something may roll or turn over.

• She took a tumble.
• A tumble down the steps hurt his knee.
• The children laughed after their tumbles in the snow.

類義語： fall, spill

よく使う表現： take a tumble, nasty tumble, tumble downhill