back out

手を引く、辞退する

一度引き受けたことを、やらないと決める。

やさしい英語で： To decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.

• It is too late to back out.
• He backed out of the agreement yesterday.
• Are you backing out of joining our team?

使い方： back out of something (He backed out of the deal.); back out of doing something (She backed out of helping us move.)

類義語： withdraw, pull out

よく使う表現： back out suddenly, back out now

バックして出る

車を後退させて、その場所から出る。

やさしい英語で： To move a vehicle backwards out of a space.

• Back out slowly and watch for cars.
• She backed out of the driveway.
• Can you back the van out without hitting the wall?

使い方： back out of something (She backed out of the garage.); back something out of something (He backed the truck out of the narrow yard.)

類義語： reverse out

よく使う表現： back out slowly, back out carefully

取り消す、元に戻す

変更を取り消し、元の状態に戻す。

やさしい英語で： To remove a change and return something to its earlier state.

• We need to back out this change.
• The team backed out the update after several errors.
• Can you back the patch out without losing our data?

使い方： back something out (We backed the update out after it caused errors.); back out something from something (The developer backed out the changes from the latest version.)

類義語： undo, revert, reverse

反対語： apply

よく使う表現： back out changes, back out something

辞退するよう説得する

引き受けた挑戦をやめるよう、相手を説得する。

やさしい英語で： To persuade someone to give up a challenge they had agreed to take on.

• They hoped to back out their opponent.
• Her friends backed her out of the challenge.
• He tried to back me out of the contest.

使い方： back someone out of something (His friends backed him out of the duel.)

類義語： talk out of, dissuade

よく使う表現： back out someone, back out opponents

負ける方に賭ける

ある人や競技者が負ける方に賭ける。

やさしい英語で： To bet that a person or competitor will lose.

• He decided to back out the favourite.
• She backed out that horse because it looked tired.
• They backed out the champion and won when he lost.

使い方： back out someone/something (The bettor chose to back out the favourite.)

類義語： bet against

よく使う表現： back out someone, back out competitors

背中の後ろから武器を抜く

背中の後ろに隠した武器を抜く。

やさしい英語で： To pull out a weapon that was hidden behind your back.

• He reached behind himself to back out a knife.
• The guard backed out a dagger from behind his back.
• She backed out her hidden blade as the attacker approached.

使い方： back out something (He backed out a dagger hidden behind his belt.)

類義語： draw, pull out

反対語： sheathe

よく使う表現： back out daggers, back out something