fold up

折り畳む

各部分を重ねるように曲げて小さくする、またはそのように小さくなる。

やさしい英語で： To make something smaller by bending its parts together, or to become smaller this way.

• Please fold up the map.
• This chair folds up for easy storage.
• She folded the towels up neatly.

使い方： fold something up (Fold the blanket up and put it away.)

類義語： fold

反対語： unfold

よく使う表現： fold up something, fold up neatly, fold up a map

廃業する、活動を終える

事業や活動が終わり、それ以上続かなくなる。

やさしい英語で： If a business or activity ends, it stops operating or continuing.

• The little shop folded up.
• Their business folded up after losing its main customer.
• Without more funding, the project will fold up.

類義語： close down, shut down, end

よく使う表現： fold up completely, fold up after something

屈する、諦める

重圧に耐えられず、努力や抵抗をやめる。

やさしい英語で： To stop trying or fighting because the pressure is too great.

• Our team refused to fold up.
• He folded up under pressure during the final round.
• Will their resistance fold up when supplies run out?

類義語： give up, surrender, give in

反対語： persist

よく使う表現： fold up under pressure, fold up completely

撤収する

一時的に使っていた道具や設備を片付けて、別の場所へ移動する。

やさしい英語で： To pack away temporary equipment and leave for another place.

• The circus will fold up tomorrow.
• The fair folded up and moved to another town.
• Once the crowds leave, the performers fold up and move on.

類義語： pack up, move on

よく使う表現： fold up tomorrow, fold up and leave