sit out

参加を見送る

他の人が参加するダンスやゲームなどに、参加しないことを選ぶこと。

やさしい英語で： To choose not to take part in a dance, game, or other activity.

• I will sit out this dance.
• She sat out the final match.
• Are you sitting this round out?

使い方： sit something out (My knee hurts, so I will sit this game out.)

類義語： skip, not participate

反対語： participate

よく使う表現： sit out a dance, sit out a game, sit out this round

過ぎ去るのを待つ

困難な出来事に関わらず、その場にとどまって終わるのを待つこと。

やさしい英語で： To stay somewhere and wait until a difficult event ends, without getting involved.

• We sat out the storm indoors.
• The family decided to sit out the conflict abroad.
• Can we sit this crisis out here?

使い方： sit something out (They sat the storm out in a nearby cabin.)

類義語： wait out

よく使う表現： sit out a storm, sit out the crisis

一時離席する

強制ベットは持ち金から引かれるまま、ポーカーのプレーを一時休むこと。

やさしい英語で： To stop playing poker hands temporarily, while required bets are still taken from your money.

• I need to sit out briefly.
• She sat out while answering the phone.
• Players who sit out still pay the blinds.

よく使う表現： sit out temporarily, sit out at poker

ハイクアウトする

ヨットの釣り合いを保つため、風が来る側から体を外に乗り出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To lean over the side facing the wind to keep a sailboat balanced.

• The crew sat out to balance the boat.
• You must sit out further in strong winds.
• Both sailors are sitting out as the boat heels.

類義語： hike out

よく使う表現： sit out further, sit out to windward

シットアウトで逃れる

うつ伏せから脚を前に振り出して座り、相手のつかみから逃れること。

やさしい英語で： To escape a wrestling hold by swinging your legs forward from a face-down position into a seated position.

• The wrestler sat out and escaped.
• Try to sit out before he tightens his grip.
• She sat out from the bottom position.

使い方： sit out of a hold (He sat out of the hold and turned towards his opponent.)

よく使う表現： sit out quickly, sit out of something