carry off

演じきる、着こなす

演技や服装、振る舞いを自然で見事なものにする。

やさしい英語で： To make a performance, appearance, or way of behaving seem convincing and successful.

• She carries off that look beautifully.
• He carried off the role of a strict teacher convincingly.
• Can you carry off a French accent?

使い方： carry something off (She carried the unusual costume off with confidence.)

類義語： pull off

よく使う表現： carry off a role, carry off a look, carry off something

やり遂げる、成功させる

特に難しいことを、うまく成し遂げる。

やさしい英語で： To succeed in doing something, especially something difficult.

• It was hard, but we carried it off.
• She carried off the difficult task without any help.
• Do you think they can carry off such an ambitious project?

使い方： carry something off (It was a difficult plan, but they carried it off.)

類義語： pull off, accomplish, achieve

反対語： fail

よく使う表現： carry off something, carry off a plan

運び去る、持ち去る

人や物を、その場所から別の場所へ連れていく、または運ぶ。

やさしい英語で： To take someone or something away from a place.

• Workers carried off the old sofa.
• The flood carried off several wooden fences.
• Can you carry off these bags of rubbish?

使い方： carry something off (The workers carried the broken chairs off.)

類義語： take away, remove

よく使う表現： carry off something, carry off furniture

獲得する、勝ち取る

賞や称号などを獲得する。

やさしい英語で： To win a prize, title, or other reward.

• She carried off the gold medal.
• Our school carried off three awards at the festival.
• Who will carry off the trophy this year?

使い方： carry off something (Their team carried off the top prize.)

類義語： win, take

反対語： lose

よく使う表現： carry off a prize, carry off the trophy

盗み去る、連れ去る

他人の物を盗んで持ち去る、または人を無理やり連れ去る。

やさしい英語で： To take something that belongs to someone else, or take a person away by force.

• Thieves carried off her jewelry.
• The attackers carried off two children from the village.
• Someone carried off the money while we were outside.

使い方： carry someone/something off (The raiders carried several villagers off.)

類義語： steal, kidnap, abduct

よく使う表現： carry off valuables, carry off someone

命を奪う、死なせる

病気や災害などが人を死なせる。

やさしい英語で： If a disease or disaster does this, it causes someone to die.

• The fever carried off many children.
• A winter illness carried her off before spring.
• The epidemic had carried off half the village.

使い方： carry someone off (A sudden illness carried him off.)

類義語： kill

よく使う表現： carry off someone, carry off victims