beat out

僅差で勝つ

相手にごくわずかな差で勝つ。

やさしい英語で： To win against someone by only a small amount.

• She beat out her closest rival.
• Our film beat out theirs by just two votes.
• Who beat him out for the award?

使い方： beat someone out for something (She beat him out for the final place on the team.)

類義語： edge out, narrowly defeat

反対語： lose to

よく使う表現： beat out someone, beat out rivals

リズムを刻む

太鼓や物の表面を繰り返し叩いてリズムを作る。

やさしい英語で： To make a rhythm by hitting a drum or another surface repeatedly.

• She beat out a rhythm.
• The children beat out a march on their drums.
• Can you beat out that tune with your fingers?

使い方： beat out something on something (He beat out a rhythm on the table.)

類義語： tap out, drum

よく使う表現： beat out rhythms, beat out a tune

叩き消す

物で炎を叩いて火を消す。

やさしい英語で： To stop a fire by hitting the flames with something.

• They beat out the flames.
• She beat the small fire out with a blanket.
• We managed to beat out the burning grass before help arrived.

使い方： beat something out with something (He beat the fire out with his coat.)

類義語： put out, extinguish

反対語： ignite

よく使う表現： beat out flames, beat out a fire

練り上げる、詳しく検討する

細部まで考えて、完全な計画や説明を作り上げる。

やさしい英語で： To think through all the parts of something until you have a complete plan or explanation.

• We need to beat out a plan.
• They beat out every detail during a long discussion.
• Have you beaten out a solution yet?

使い方： beat out something (They met to beat out the details of their agreement.)

類義語： work out, develop

よく使う表現： beat out details, beat out plans

叩いて箔にする

金や銀を繰り返し叩いて、ごく薄い箔にする。

やさしい英語で： To hit gold or silver repeatedly until it becomes a very thin sheet.

• They beat out gold by hand.
• The craftswoman beat out the silver until it was paper thin.
• This hammer is used to beat out metal leaf.

使い方： beat out something into something (The worker beat out the gold into thin sheets.)

類義語： hammer out

よく使う表現： beat out gold, beat out silver

叩いて穴を開ける

何度か強く叩いて、物に穴を開ける。

やさしい英語で： To make a hole in something by hitting it hard several times.

• He beat out a hole in the wall.
• We beat out a small opening with a hammer.
• Someone had beaten out holes in the metal door.

使い方： beat out a hole in something (They beat out a hole in the panel with a hammer.)

類義語： bash a hole in

よく使う表現： beat out holes, beat out something