derail

頓挫させる、脱線させる

計画や話し合い、活動が予定どおりに進むのを妨げる。

やさしい英語で： To stop a plan, discussion, or activity from continuing in the intended way.

• The argument derailed our meeting.
• Unexpected costs could derail the project.
• Please don't derail the discussion with personal complaints.

類義語： disrupt, sidetrack

よく使う表現： derail a plan, derail the discussion, derail peace talks

脱線する、脱線させる

列車が事故で線路から外れる、または線路から外れさせる。

やさしい英語で： If a train leaves its tracks by accident, or something makes this happen, it comes off the rails.

• The train derailed near the station.
• A fallen tree could derail a train.
• Three carriages derailed, but nobody was hurt.

類義語： come off the rails

よく使う表現： train derail, derail a train

脱線する、逸れる

話し合いや活動が、予定していた話題や方向からそれる。

やさしい英語で： If a discussion or activity does this, it moves away from its planned subject or direction.

• The conversation soon derailed.
• Our meeting derailed into a debate about office rules.
• Whenever politics comes up, these discussions derail.

使い方： derail into something (The discussion derailed into an argument about money.)

類義語： go off course, go off track

よく使う表現： derail completely, derail into arguments