turn off

電源を切る、消す

操作して明かりや機械を止めたり、機能を無効にしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To stop a light, machine, or feature from working by using its controls.

• Please turn off the light.
• I turned my phone off during dinner.
• Have you turned off email notifications?

使い方： turn something off (Please turn the television off.); turn it/them off (The lights are bright; turn them off.)

類義語： switch off, deactivate

反対語： turn on

よく使う表現： turn off lights, turn off something, turn off notifications

電源が切れる、消える

電気の供給が止まり、機械や明かりが消えること。

やさしい英語で： If a machine or light does this, it stops working because its power is stopped.

• The screen turns off after a minute.
• My laptop turned off during the film.
• Why does the light keep turning off?

類義語： switch off, shut down

反対語： turn on

よく使う表現： turn off automatically, turn off suddenly

止める、閉める

蛇口やバルブを閉めて、水やガスの流れを止めること。

やさしい英語で： To close a tap or valve so that water or gas stops flowing.

• Turn off the tap, please.
• We turned the gas off before repairing the pipe.
• Has anyone turned off the water supply?

使い方： turn something off (Turn the tap off when you finish washing.)

類義語： shut off

反対語： turn on

よく使う表現： turn off water, turn off gas, turn off taps

嫌な気にさせる、興味を失わせる

相手の興味を失わせたり、嫌悪感を抱かせたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone lose interest or feel dislike or disgust.

• That smell really turns me off.
• His rude jokes turned several guests off.
• Does all that violence turn you off the film?

使い方： turn someone off (His constant complaining turned me off.); turn someone off something (The poor service turned us off that restaurant.)

類義語： put off, repel

反対語： attract

よく使う表現： turn off someone, turn off customers

火を止める

料理を加熱しているコンロを消して、加熱を止めること。

やさしい英語で： To stop heating food by switching off the cooker beneath it.

• The beans are cooked; turn them off.
• I turned off the potatoes before they became too soft.
• Can you turn off the soup while I serve dinner?

使い方： turn off something (The rice is ready, so turn it off.)

よく使う表現： turn off potatoes, turn off beans

顔を背ける

人や物に向いていた体を別の方向へ向けること。

やさしい英語で： To turn your body away from someone or something.

• He turned off from me.
• She turned off from the doorway to face the window.
• The child turned off from us and faced the corner.

使い方： turn off from someone/something (He turned off from the crowd and faced the wall.)

類義語： turn away

よく使う表現： turn off sideways, turn off abruptly