run out

使い切る、切らす

持っている物を全部使い、手元に何も残らなくなる。

やさしい英語で： If you use all of something, you have none left.

• We have run out of bread.
• I ran out of money on holiday.
• What will we do if we run out of petrol?

使い方： run out of something (We ran out of milk yesterday.)

類義語： use up, exhaust

よく使う表現： run out completely, run out again

尽きる、なくなる

蓄えがすべて使われて、何も残らなくなる。

やさしい英語で： If a supply is completely used, there is none left.

• Our food has run out.
• Time is running out, so please hurry.
• The fuel ran out before we reached the village.

類義語： be used up, be exhausted

よく使う表現： run out soon, run out quickly

期限が切れる

期限に達し、有効でなくなったり利用できなくなったりする。

やさしい英語で： To reach the date or point when something is no longer valid or available.

• My contract runs out tomorrow.
• Her visa ran out last month.
• Will you renew the insurance before it runs out?

類義語： expire, end

よく使う表現： run out soon, run out tomorrow

追い出す

人や動物などを、ある場所から無理に立ち去らせる。

やさしい英語で： To force someone or something to leave a place.

• They ran him out of town.
• The angry crowd tried to run the officials out.
• Will the new prices run small shops out of business?

使い方： run someone out of somewhere (The villagers ran the thieves out of town.); run someone/something out (They threatened to run the newcomers out.)

類義語： drive out, chase away, expel

よく使う表現： run out someone, run out intruders

連勝を続ける

連勝など、同じような結果の続く記録をさらに続ける。

やさしい英語で： To keep a series of similar results going.

• The team hoped to run out its streak.
• They ran out their series of wins through the final week.
• Can these players run out their winning streak for another month?

使い方： run out something (The players hoped to run out their winning streak.)

類義語： continue, extend

反対語： end

よく使う表現： run out something, run out streaks

丈を伸ばす

布や衣服の長さを伸ばす。

やさしい英語で： To make cloth or clothing longer.

• Can you run out these curtains?
• She ran out the skirt so it covered her knees.
• We need to run out the fabric to fit the taller window.

使い方： run out something (The tailor could run out the skirt by a few centimetres.)

類義語： lengthen, extend, let down

反対語： shorten

よく使う表現： run out curtains, run out something