squeeze

握りしめる、絞る

ふつうは手で、物をいくつかの方向から強く押す。

やさしい英語で： To press something firmly from different sides, often with your hand.

• Squeeze the lemon over the fish.
• She squeezed my hand gently.
• He squeezed the wet sponge until no water remained.

使い方： squeeze something out of something (Squeeze the water out of the sponge.)

類義語： press, compress

よく使う表現： squeeze something, squeeze someone’s hand, squeeze a lemon

入り込む、押し込む

自分や物を、やっと入るほどの狭い場所に押し込む。

やさしい英語で： To move yourself or put something into a space that is almost too small.

• We squeezed into the taxi.
• Can you squeeze another bag into the car?
• He squeezed past the crowd near the door.

使い方： squeeze into something (We squeezed into the small lift.); squeeze something into something (She squeezed another chair into the room.); squeeze through something (The cat squeezed through the gap.)

類義語： fit, wedge

よく使う表現： squeeze into something, squeeze through something, squeeze past someone

やっと取り出す、引き出す

残りが少ない、または場所が狭いなどして、苦労して取り出す。

やさしい英語で： To get something out with difficulty, as if there is little left or little space.

• He squeezed a coin out of his wallet.
• She squeezed the last note out of her crowded purse.
• I managed to squeeze a few remaining coins out.

使い方： squeeze something out of something (He squeezed a few coins out of his pocket.)

類義語： extract, pull out

よく使う表現： squeeze something out, squeeze out something

ひと握り、圧迫

手などで物を両側から強く押したり握ったりすること。

やさしい英語で： A firm press from different sides, often using a hand.

• Give the lemon a squeeze.
• She gave my arm a gentle squeeze.
• A quick squeeze released the last drops of juice.

類義語： press

よく使う表現： give a squeeze, gentle squeeze, squeeze of lemon

窮地、苦境

時間やお金、場所が足りず困っている状況。

やさしい英語で： A difficult situation in which you have too little time, money, or space.

• We are in a tight squeeze.
• The extra bills put us in a financial squeeze.
• With two deadlines tomorrow, she was in a squeeze.

使い方： be in a squeeze (We are in a squeeze until payday.)

類義語： fix, bind, predicament

よく使う表現： in a squeeze, tight squeeze