stand back

離れて立つ、下がる

安全な距離を保って離れて立つか、後ろに下がること。

やさしい英語で： To stay or move a safe distance away from something.

• Please stand back.
• We stood back from the fire.
• The police asked the crowd to stand back while the ambulance arrived.

使い方： stand back from something (Stand back from the edge of the platform.)

類義語： keep back, stay back

よく使う表現： stand back please, stand back safely

関わらずにいる、傍観する

他の人に行動や判断を任せ、自分は関わらないこと。

やさしい英語で： To avoid taking part, allowing others to act or decide.

• I chose to stand back.
• He stood back and let his children solve the problem.
• Can we really stand back while our friends argue?

使い方： stand back from something (She stood back from the debate and listened.)

類義語： stay out, keep out

反対語： join in

よく使う表現： stand back quietly, stand back and watch

ウィケットから離れて構える

クリケットで速い投球を捕るため、ウィケットの遠く後ろに構えること。

やさしい英語で： In cricket, to wait far behind the wicket to catch balls from a fast bowler.

• The keeper stood back.
• You should stand back when this fast bowler bowls.
• Our wicketkeeper stood back several yards to catch the rising ball.

よく使う表現： stand back farther, stand back several yards