ride off

乗って去る

馬や自転車、バイクに乗ってその場から去る。

やさしい英語で： To go away while riding a horse, bicycle, or motorcycle.

• She rode off on her bike.
• The cowboy waved and rode off down the trail.
• Did they ride off before the rain started?

使い方： ride off on something (He rode off on his bicycle.)

類義語： ride away

よく使う表現： ride off on something, ride off together

永久に去る

戻るつもりなく、その場所や状況から去る。

やさしい英語で： To leave a place or situation without expecting to return.

• He rode off, never to return.
• She rode off into a new life and forgot the town.
• They said goodbye and rode off for good.

類義語： leave, depart

反対語： return

よく使う表現： ride off forever, ride off alone

馬で相手を押しのける

ポロで自分の馬を使い、相手を進路から押しのける。

やさしい英語で： To use your horse to push an opposing player away from their path in polo.

• He rode off the opposing player.
• The defender rode her off before she reached the ball.
• A skilled polo player can ride an opponent off safely.

使い方： ride someone off (She rode her opponent off to protect the ball.)

よく使う表現： ride someone off, ride off an opponent

追い払う、追い出す

人や物をその場から追い出す、または参加をやめさせる。

やさしい英語で： To force someone or something to leave a place or stop taking part.

• The riders rode off the intruders.
• Mounted guards rode them off the land.
• They rode the cattle off the field before planting began.

使い方： ride someone off something (The guards rode the intruders off the estate.)

類義語： drive away, expel

よく使う表現： ride someone off, ride off intruders

見限る、見込みがないと判断する

役立たない、見込みがないと見限る意味のwrite offの誤った言い方。

やさしい英語で： A mistaken way of saying that you dismiss someone or something as useless or unlikely to succeed.

• Don’t ride him off just yet.
• They rode off our team before the season even started.
• She rode the plan off as hopeless.

類義語： write off, dismiss

よく使う表現： ride someone off, ride off a team