rip off

ぼったくる、だます

特に法外な料金を払わせるなどして、人をだます。

やさしい英語で： You cheat someone, especially by making them pay far too much.

• Some shops rip off tourists.
• I paid too much; they ripped me off.
• Do you think the mechanic is ripping us off?

使い方： rip someone off (That taxi driver ripped us off.)

類義語： cheat, swindle, overcharge

よく使う表現： rip off someone, rip off tourists

盗用する、まねする

他人の作品や考えを、無断で、または出典を示さずにまねる。

やさしい英語で： You copy someone’s work or ideas without permission or without saying where they came from.

• They ripped off my idea.
• That song rips off an older hit.
• The company was accused of ripping off a rival’s design.

使い方： rip something off from someone (They ripped the design off from a small artist.)

類義語： copy, plagiarize

よく使う表現： rip off an idea, rip off a design

引きちぎる、はぎ取る

強く引っ張り、引きちぎって取り除く。

やさしい英語で： You remove something by pulling it hard enough to tear it away.

• Rip off the paper cover.
• He ripped the sleeve off his shirt.
• Someone had ripped off the warning label.

使い方： rip something off something (She ripped the label off the bottle.)

類義語： tear off

よく使う表現： rip off something, rip off the label

盗む

他人の物を許可なく持ち去る。

やさしい英語で： You take something that belongs to someone else without permission.

• Someone ripped off my watch.
• The thieves ripped off several laptops from the office.
• He was caught ripping off cash from the till.

使い方： rip something off (Someone ripped my bike off last night.)

類義語： steal, nick

よく使う表現： rip off something, rip off a bike