count down

カウントダウンする、逆に数える

出来事までの残り時間を、普通は減っていく数字で知らせること。

やさしい英語で： Say or show how much time remains before an event, usually using numbers that decrease.

• Count down from ten to zero.
• We counted down the final seconds before midnight.
• The timer is counting down to the rocket launch.

使い方： count down from a number (Everyone counted down from ten.); count down to something (The clock counted down to midnight.)

よく使う表現： count down seconds, count down something, count down aloud

指折り数えて待つ、心待ちにする

ある出来事を楽しみに、残りの日数や時間を数えて待つ。

やさしい英語で： Wait eagerly for an event, thinking about how many days or hours remain.

• I am counting down to my birthday.
• She counted down the weeks until she could see her family.
• Are you counting down the days until school finishes?

使い方： count down the days until… (I am counting down the days until my holiday.); count down to something (They are counting down to their wedding.)

類義語： look forward to, eagerly await

よく使う表現： count down days, count down weeks, count down eagerly