off base

見当違いの、誤っている

あることについての考えや判断が間違っている様子。

やさしい英語で： Wrong in what you think or believe about something.

• Your guess is off base.
• I was completely off base about his intentions.
• Do you think her criticism was off base?

使い方： off base about something (You're off base about why she left.)

類義語： wrong, mistaken, off target

反対語： right, correct

よく使う表現： be off base, way off base, completely off base, off base remarks

基地の外で、基地外の

軍の基地の敷地の外にいる、またはあること。

やさしい英語で： Outside the area belonging to a military base.

• They live off base.
• The soldiers ate dinner off base last night.
• Are military families allowed to rent apartments off base?

反対語： on base

よく使う表現： live off base, housing off base, off base accommodation

塁を離れている

野球で安全な塁から離れ、相手にアウトにされる危険がある状態。

やさしい英語で： Away from a safe base in baseball, where another player can put you out.

• The runner was off base.
• The pitcher caught him off base with a quick throw.
• She was tagged out while standing off base.

反対語： on base

よく使う表現： caught off base, runner off base, be off base