ながされる

ながされる【流される】

1 〔風浪に〕 drift; be carried [swept] away; (吹き流される) be blown along [away, about] by the wind; be driven (away). [⇒ながす, ながれる]

●海へ流される be carried [washed, driven] out to sea

・川下へ流される be swept downstream

・海流に流される be carried away by the ocean currents

・時代の波に流される be swept [caught] up in the currents of the day.

●洪水で橋が流された. The bridge was swept [carried] away by the flood. | The bridge was washed out in the flood.

・ボートが暴風で沖へ流された. The boat was driven out to sea in a gale.

・ボールは強い風に流された. The ball was blown by [veered in] the strong wind.

2 〔感情に〕 be overwhelmed [swayed] 《by…》; be [get] carried away 《by…》.

●感情に流される be overwhelmed by (an) emotion [(a) feeling]; be swayed by (a) sentiment

・一時の感情に流されて判断を誤る be carried away by a passing emotion [fleeting feeling] and make a bad decision [misjudge 《a situation》]

・毎日をただ流されて生きる be swept along by daily life.

●私たちはいたずらに感情に流されてはならない. We shouldn't let ourselves be overwhelmed by just emotion.

3 〔流罪になる〕 be exiled 《to…》; be banished 《to…》. [⇒ながす 11]

●彼は遠く八丈島へ流された. He was banished [exiled] to the remote island of Hachijō.