hand off

引き継ぐ、任せる

仕事や責任、物を、対応してもらうために別の人に渡す。

やさしい英語で： To give someone else a task, responsibility, or thing so they can deal with it.

• I handed off the task.
• We hand off urgent calls to the support team.
• Who will you hand the project off to?

使い方： hand off something to someone (I will hand off the project to our new manager.); hand something off (She handed the task off to a colleague.)

類義語： hand over, transfer, pass on

よく使う表現： hand off a project, hand off to someone

ボールを手渡す

試合中に、味方の選手にボールを直接手渡す。

やさしい英語で： To give the ball directly to another player on your team during a game.

• He handed off the ball.
• The quarterback hands off to a runner.
• Will she hand the ball off or keep it?

使い方： hand off something to someone (The quarterback handed off the ball to the running back.); hand something off (She handed the ball off before the defender reached her.)

類義語： pass

よく使う表現： hand off the ball, hand off to someone