wring out

絞る

濡れた布をねじって強く押し、水を出すこと。

やさしい英語で： To twist and squeeze wet cloth so that the water comes out.

• Wring out the wet towel.
• She wrung out her shirt after the rain.
• Have you wrung the cloth out yet?

使い方： wring something out (Wring the cloth out over the sink.)

類義語： wring, squeeze out

よく使う表現： wring out something, wring out towels, wring out clothes

無理に引き出す、絞り取る

相手が望まないのに、情報や金などを出させること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone give you information, money, or something else when they do not want to.

• She wrung the truth out of him.
• They tried to wring more money out of us.
• How did you wring that answer out of her?

使い方： wring something out of someone (They wrung a confession out of him.)

類義語： extract, force out

よく使う表現： wring something out, wring out money

限界まで性能を試す

飛行機を性能の限界まで飛ばし、どこまでできるか試すこと。

やさしい英語で： To fly a plane as hard as possible to discover what it can do.

• The pilot wrung out the new plane.
• They wring out each aircraft before approving it.
• She spent the afternoon wringing the fighter out.

使い方： wring an aircraft out (The test pilot wrung the aircraft out over the sea.)

類義語： test to the limit

よく使う表現： wring out aircraft, wring out something