spin out

スピンする、横滑りする

運転者が制御を失い、車が滑って横向きに回転する。

やさしい英語で： If a vehicle does this, it slides and turns sideways because the driver has lost control.

• The car spun out on the ice.
• Two cars spun out on the wet track.
• Did your truck spin out near the bend?

類義語： skid, fishtail

よく使う表現： spin out on ice, spin out at speed

スピンする、車の制御を失う

運転中に車の制御を失い、滑らせて横向きに回転させる。

やさしい英語で： To lose control of your vehicle so it slides and turns sideways.

• I spun out on a wet road.
• The driver spun out while trying to avoid a cyclist.
• Have you ever spun out during a race?

類義語： skid, lose control

よく使う表現： spin out while driving, spin out on corners

長引かせる、引き延ばす

物事を長く続かせる。必要以上に引き延ばす場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： To make something last longer, often longer than necessary.

• He spun out his story.
• They spun the meeting out for another hour.
• Can we spin these savings out until June?

使い方： spin something out (He spun the discussion out until everyone else had left.); spin something out for something (We need to spin our savings out for another month.)

類義語： prolong, stretch out, draw out

反対語： shorten

よく使う表現： spin out something, spin out a story

子会社を設立する、分社化する

会社の一部を切り離し、その事業を続ける別の会社にする。

やさしい英語で： To make part of a company into a separate company that continues that part of its work.

• They spun out the software division.
• The company will spin its research team out into a new business.
• Why did the group spin out its transport operations?

使い方： spin out something from something (They spun out the software business from the parent company.); spin something out into something (The group spun its research unit out into a separate company.)

類義語： spin off

反対語： merge

よく使う表現： spin out a company, spin out a division

取り乱す、パニックになる

ひどく動揺したり混乱したりして、感情や行動を抑えられなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To become very upset or confused and lose control of your feelings or behaviour.

• She started spinning out after the argument.
• I spin out when too many problems arrive at once.
• He was spinning out under the pressure and needed help.

使い方： spin out over something (He started spinning out over the sudden change of plans.)

類義語： freak out, lose control, fall apart

よく使う表現： spin out emotionally, spin out under pressure

ペダルを回す限界に達する

自転車でペダルを限界の速さで回し、それ以上こいでも加速できなくなる。

やさしい英語で： When cycling, your feet are turning as fast as possible, so you cannot gain more speed by pedaling.

• I spin out on steep descents.
• She spun out because her bike had no higher gear.
• Do you spin out before reaching the bottom of this hill?

よく使う表現： spin out downhill, spin out easily