trip up

間違えさせる、ひっかける

人に誤答や間違いをさせること。わざと引っかける場合もある。

やさしい英語で： To make someone give a wrong answer or make a mistake, sometimes deliberately.

• That question tripped me up.
• The lawyer tried to trip up the witness.
• Small differences in spelling can trip learners up.

使い方： trip someone up (The unusual wording tripped me up.)

類義語： catch out, confuse

よく使う表現： trip up someone, trip up a student

間違える

特に難しいことや紛らわしいことで間違えること。

やさしい英語で： To make a mistake, especially with something difficult or confusing.

• I tripped up on one question.
• Even experienced writers trip up sometimes.
• Where did you trip up in the calculation?

使い方： trip up on something (I tripped up on the last question.)

類義語： make a mistake, slip up

よく使う表現： trip up on something, trip up again

つまずく

足が何かに引っかかり、バランスを崩したり転んだりすること。

やさしい英語で： To catch your foot on something and lose your balance or fall.

• I tripped up on the stairs.
• She tripped up over a stone.
• Be careful you do not trip up.

使い方： trip up over something (He tripped up over a loose cable.)

類義語： trip, stumble

よく使う表現： trip up on something, trip up over something

つまずかせる、足を引っかける

人の足をふさいだり引っかけたりして、バランスを崩させる、または転ばせること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone lose their balance or fall by blocking or catching their foot.

• He tried to trip me up.
• The defender tripped up the striker.
• A raised paving stone can trip people up.

使い方： trip someone up (A loose cable tripped her up.)

類義語： trip

よく使う表現： trip up someone, trip up a player