switch off

消す、電源を切る

スイッチなどを使って、照明や機械の動作を止める。

やさしい英語で： To stop a light or machine working by using its power control.

• Please switch off the light.
• She switched the oven off after cooking.
• Have you switched off your phone?

使い方： switch something off (Please switch the radio off before bed.)

類義語： turn off

反対語： switch on

よく使う表現： switch off lights, switch off something

聞かなくなる、注意を払わなくなる

退屈だったり興味がなかったりして、注意を払わなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To stop paying attention because you are bored or uninterested.

• I switch off during long speeches.
• Half the class switched off after ten minutes.
• When he started discussing figures, she switched off.

類義語： tune out, stop listening

よく使う表現： switch off mentally, switch off completely

交代する、交互に行う

順番に行う、または二つの活動や物事を交互に切り替える。

やさしい英語で： To take turns or move repeatedly between two activities or things.

• We switch off doing the dishes.
• The two nurses switched off watching the patient.
• They switch off between answering calls and greeting visitors.

使い方： switch off between A and B (We switch off between cooking and washing up.); switch off doing something (They switch off driving during long journeys.)

類義語： alternate, take turns

よく使う表現： switch off regularly, switch off driving