mark down

値下げする、値引きする

物の販売価格を安くする。

やさしい英語で： To make something cheaper to buy.

• They mark down bread every evening.
• The store marked these boots down to half price.
• Will you mark it down before the sale?

使い方： mark something down to an amount (They marked the coat down to twenty pounds.); mark something down by an amount (The shop marked all shoes down by ten percent.)

類義語： discount, reduce

反対語： mark up

よく使う表現： mark down prices, mark down something, mark down stock

書き留める、メモする

後で思い出せるように、物事を文字で記録する。

やさしい英語で： To make a written note about something so you can remember it.

• Mark down the date before you forget.
• She marked down a reminder about the meeting.
• Have you marked down what we need to buy?

使い方： mark something down (I marked the appointment down in my diary.)

類義語： note down, write down, record

よく使う表現： mark down details, mark down something, mark down dates, mark down names

減点する

間違いをしたために、その人の点数を下げる。

やさしい英語で： To give someone fewer points because they have made a mistake.

• Teachers mark down unclear answers.
• She was marked down for missing a question.
• Will I be marked down if I forget the title?

使い方： mark someone down for something (The teacher marked him down for poor spelling.)

類義語： deduct points from, penalize

よく使う表現： mark down someone, mark down answers

と見なす、と判断する

人や物にある性質がある、またはある種類に属すると判断する。

やさしい英語で： To decide that someone or something has a particular quality or belongs to a particular type.

• I marked him down as unreliable.
• She had marked the project down as a likely failure.
• Don’t mark me down as a fool.

使い方： mark someone/something down as something (I marked the delay down as a warning sign.)

類義語： classify, regard, judge

よく使う表現： mark down someone, mark down something