絞り出す
意味
To squeeze out; to wring out; to eke out something with great effort.
A Group 1 (godan) compound verb combining 絞り (wringing/squeezing) and 出す (to bring out). It describes extracting something that requires significant effort — the last drop of a liquid, a barely audible voice, or an idea produced through great mental strain. The verb conveys the difficulty and effortfulness of the extraction process itself.
例文
- レモンを絞り出して最後の一滴まで無駄にしなかった。
- 疲れた体でなんとか声を絞り出して助けを求めた。
- 彼は長考の末にようやく案をひとつ絞り出した。
使い方ガイド
場面: physical effort, emotion, creativity, cooking, exhaustion
トーン: strenuous
起源と歴史
Compound of 絞り (from 絞る — to wring, to squeeze) and 出す (to put out, to extract). The image is of physically squeezing a cloth or container to force liquid out — extended metaphorically to any effortful extraction of something reluctant to emerge.
文化的背景
時代: Modern
世代: All ages
社会的背景: General
関連フレーズ
フラッシュカード、クイズ、音声発音、間隔反復