slip

滑る、足を滑らせる

濡れた床や滑らかな面などで、うっかり足が滑る。

やさしい英語で： To slide by accident, often because a surface is wet or smooth.

• Be careful not to slip.
• She slipped on the ice yesterday.
• My foot slipped as I climbed the steps.

使い方： slip on something (He slipped on the wet floor.)

類義語： slide

よく使う表現： slip on ice, slip and fall

滑る、ずれる

表面に沿って短い距離を滑って動く。

やさしい英語で： To slide a short distance along a surface.

• My glasses slipped down.
• The strap slipped off her shoulder.
• The ring may slip along the smooth wire.

使い方： slip down something (Her glasses slipped down her nose.)

類義語： slide

よく使う表現： slip down, slip off something

そっと移動する、抜け出す

人に気づかれないように、静かに、または素早く移動する。

やさしい英語で： To move somewhere quietly or quickly without attracting attention.

• He slipped away quietly.
• She slipped into the kitchen.
• We slipped out before the meeting ended.

使い方： slip into something (She slipped into the room during the speech.); slip out of something (He slipped out of the house before dawn.)

類義語： sneak

よく使う表現： slip away, slip into something, slip out

外れる、ずれる

収まっているはずの場所から急に外れたり、ずれたりする。

やさしい英語で： To move suddenly out of the place where something should stay.

• The rope slipped loose.
• A bone had slipped out of place.
• The belt can slip off its wheel.

使い方： slip out of something (The rope slipped out of the knot.)

よく使う表現： slip out, slip out of place, slip off

逃れる、かわす

素早く滑らかな動きで、相手のつかむ手や支配から逃れる。

やさしい英語で： To escape from someone’s hold or control with a smooth, quick movement.

• He slipped my grasp.
• The runner slipped a tackle and scored.
• The prisoner slipped the guard’s grip and fled.

類義語： evade, elude

よく使う表現： slip someone’s grasp, slip a tackle

紙片、伝票

情報などが書かれたり印刷されたりしている、小さな紙。

やさしい英語で： A small piece of paper, often with information written or printed on it.

• Write your name on this slip.
• She found a slip of paper in her pocket.
• Keep the payment slips for your records.

よく使う表現： slip of paper, payment slip, salary slip

間違い、うっかりミス

注意が足りないために起こることが多い、小さな間違い。

やさしい英語で： A small mistake, often made because you are not paying enough attention.

• It was only a small slip.
• She apologized for the slip in her speech.
• A slip of the pen changed the date.

類義語： mistake, error

よく使う表現： a small slip, slip of the tongue, slip of the pen

足滑り、スリップ

不意に滑ること。特に、転んだりバランスを崩したりするもの。

やさしい英語で： A sudden accidental slide, especially one that makes you fall or lose your balance.

• A slip on the ice hurt her ankle.
• He recovered his balance after a slight slip.
• Wet floors can cause slips and falls.

よく使う表現： slip on ice, a nasty slip