throw off

惑わせる、まく

相手を混乱させたり、自分を追ったり見つけたりしにくくする。

やさしい英語で： To confuse someone or make it difficult for them to follow or find you.

• That question threw me off.
• He changed cars to throw off the police.
• The strange wording throws off many readers.

使い方： throw someone off (Her unexpected question threw me off.)

類義語： confuse, mislead, lose

よく使う表現： throw off someone, throw off a pursuer

狂わせる、歪める

結果や測定値、計算が正しくなくなるようにする。

やさしい英語で： To make a result, measurement, or calculation wrong.

• One wrong number can throw off the total.
• The extra weight threw off our measurements.
• Did the delay throw off your timing?

使い方： throw something off (The faulty sensor threw the readings off.)

類義語： distort, skew, disrupt

よく使う表現： throw off results, throw off a calculation

脱ぎ捨てる、払いのける

急で強い動きで、自分の体や物の表面から何かを取り除く。

やさしい英語で： To remove something from yourself or a surface with a sudden, strong movement.

• She threw off her coat.
• He threw off the covers and jumped out of bed.
• Throw off those wet clothes before you catch a cold.

使い方： throw something off (He threw his wet jacket off.)

類義語： fling off, cast off

よく使う表現： throw off a coat, throw off the covers

振り払う、脱する

支配や病気、習慣など、望ましくないものから抜け出す。

やさしい英語で： To free yourself from something unwanted, such as control, an illness, or a habit.

• I cannot throw off this cold.
• The people finally threw off the dictator’s rule.
• She threw off old habits and began a new life.

使い方： throw off something (They fought to throw off foreign rule.)

類義語： shake off, cast off, rid yourself of

よく使う表現： throw off oppression, throw off a cold, throw off old habits

脱ぎ捨てる

服を素早く、乱雑に脱ぐ。

やさしい英語で： To pull clothes off quickly and carelessly.

• He threw off his coat.
• She threw her muddy boots off by the door.
• They threw off their shirts and jumped into the pool.

使い方： throw off something (He threw off his wet jacket.); throw something off (She threw her coat off and ran upstairs.)

類義語： take off, remove

反対語： put on

よく使う表現： throw off clothes, throw off a coat

振り落とす

馬が背中に乗っている人を振り落とす。

やさしい英語で： If a horse does this, it makes its rider fall from its back.

• The horse threw off its rider.
• A frightened pony threw me off yesterday.
• Hold the reins firmly so it cannot throw you off.

使い方： throw someone off (The horse threw its rider off.)

類義語： unseat, buck off

よく使う表現： throw off a rider, throw off someone