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搾る, 絞る, しぼる

  • shiboru
JLPT LEVEL 2

Definition

Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb

  • to press
  • to wring
  • to squeeze
  • to narrow (down)
  • to whittle (down)
  • to tighten

Examples of 搾る,絞る,しぼる in a Sentence

はい。ここに私たちが牛のミルクをしぼった牧場の写真がありますよ。
Yes, and here's a photo of the farm where we milked the cows.
彼女は数個のオレンジからジュースを絞り取った。
She squeezed the juice from several oranges.
彼女は紅茶にレモンをしぼった。
She squeezed a lemon for tea.
もう少し脳みそをしぼって考えろ。
Beat your brains a little harder.
私は答えを出そうと脳みそをしぼった。
I racked my brains for an answer.
彼女は、遅刻してさんざん油を絞られた。
She caught it for coming late.
彼はカンニングをしているところを見つかり、こってり油をしぼられた。
He was caught cheating on the exam and got called on the carpet.
要点を絞って、決定を下しましょう。
Let's get down to brass tacks and make a decision.
知恵を絞ってこれを書いた。
I racked my brains to write this.
わたしからはこれ以上お金は絞り取れませんよ。
You can't wring any more money from me.

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