back downの意味と使い方！例文もまとめ！

back downの意味や使い方を知りたいときはないでしょうか。

けど、そんな中で悩むことは、

・「back down」の意味がわからない
・「back down」の使い方がわからない

ですよね。
今回はそんなお悩みを解決する

・「back down」の意味と使い方
・「back down」の例文

についてまとめます！

back downの意味とは？

「Back down」とは、「引き下がる」という意味です。

具体的には、議論や競争などで自分の立場を撤回し、相手の立場や要求に従うことを指します。

例えば、「私は最初は強気だったけど、彼の主張を聞いてからは少し考えを変えて、最終的には引き下がった」といった使い方ができます。

back downの構文は？

Back downの構文は、「back」が「down」で補完された形で使用されます。

[主語] + [back down] + [目的語]

「back down」は、意見や主張を取り下げる、譲歩するという意味を持ちます。例えば、以下のような文があります。

– The company backed down from its decision to lay off workers.
（会社は、従業員を解雇する決定を撤回した。）

この文では、「The company
（会社）」が主語、「backed down」が動詞、「from its decision to lay off workers
（従業員を解雇する決定から）」が目的語となっています。この文章は、会社が従業員を解雇する決定を撤回したことを表しています。

back downの7つの例文と日本語訳

back downの例文7つ紹介します。

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音声再生ボタンを押すと、英語で英文を読み上げます。読み上げない場合は端末がミュートになっていないか確認してください。safariで正常に読み上げない場合は別のブラウザを使用してください。

He quickly backed down from his argument when he realized he was wrong.

彼は自分が間違っていたことに気づいたら、すぐに議論から引き下がった。

The company decided to back down from their aggressive marketing strategy after receiving negative feedback from customers.

顧客からの否定的なフィードバックを受けて、企業は積極的なマーケティング戦略から撤退することに決めた。

The politician refused to back down from his controversial proposal despite pressure from his colleagues.

政治家は同僚たちからの圧力にもかかわらず、物議を醸す提案から引き下がらなかった。

The athlete didn’t back down from the challenge and went on to win the competition.

選手は挑戦に屈せず、競技に勝利し続けた。

The school principal didn’t back down from his decision to expel the student despite protests from parents.

保護者からの抗議にもかかわらず、校長は生徒を退学させる決定から引き下がらなかった。

The union threatened to strike if the company didn’t back down from its demands for longer working hours.

企業が長時間労働を要求することから撤退しない場合、労働組合はストライキを脅迫した。

In the face of criticism, the actor decided to back down from his controversial comments and issue an apology.

批判に直面して、俳優は物議を醸す発言から引き下がり、謝罪文を発表することに決めた。

back downを覚える

back downをキニナリメソッドで覚えていきましょう。

back downを復唱し耳から覚える

back downを7回繰り返し復唱し耳から覚えていきましょう。

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音声再生ボタンを押して、そのあとに同じ発音で読み合せてください。

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back downの例文を復唱する

back downの例文を3回繰り返して復唱しましょう。

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back downの箇所を意識し、日本語訳を思い出しながら復唱してみてください。

He quickly backed down from his argument when he realized he was wrong.
He quickly backed down from his argument when he realized he was wrong.
He quickly backed down from his argument when he realized he was wrong.

The company decided to back down from their aggressive marketing strategy after receiving negative feedback from customers.
The company decided to back down from their aggressive marketing strategy after receiving negative feedback from customers.
The company decided to back down from their aggressive marketing strategy after receiving negative feedback from customers.

The politician refused to back down from his controversial proposal despite pressure from his colleagues.
The politician refused to back down from his controversial proposal despite pressure from his colleagues.
The politician refused to back down from his controversial proposal despite pressure from his colleagues.

The athlete didn’t back down from the challenge and went on to win the competition.
The athlete didn’t back down from the challenge and went on to win the competition.
The athlete didn’t back down from the challenge and went on to win the competition.

The school principal didn’t back down from his decision to expel the student despite protests from parents.
The school principal didn’t back down from his decision to expel the student despite protests from parents.
The school principal didn’t back down from his decision to expel the student despite protests from parents.

The union threatened to strike if the company didn’t back down from its demands for longer working hours.
The union threatened to strike if the company didn’t back down from its demands for longer working hours.
The union threatened to strike if the company didn’t back down from its demands for longer working hours.

In the face of criticism, the actor decided to back down from his controversial comments and issue an apology.
In the face of criticism, the actor decided to back down from his controversial comments and issue an apology.
In the face of criticism, the actor decided to back down from his controversial comments and issue an apology.