Vocab Info
A2 う-Verb
乗り出す
to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward
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う-Verb
単語の書類
五段動詞
Examples
弟はバイクをやめて自動車に乗り出しました。
My younger brother gave up his motorcycle and began to ride a car. {to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward}
- N1
子供たちが身を乗り出してショーを観戦しています。
The children are leaning forward to watch the show. {to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward}
- N1
船長と船員合わせて20人を乗せた船が大海原に乗り出した。
A ship carrying 20 people, including the captain and crew, set sail on the open sea. {to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward}
- N1
探偵として不倫の調査に乗り出してすぐに、決定的な証拠をおさえた。
As a detective, as soon as I embarked on the investigation of the affair, I secured decisive evidence. {to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward}
- N1
俳優として成功したからといって政界にまで乗り出すとは…意欲的な人です。
Just because they succeeded as an actor, to even embark on the political stage... they are an ambitious person. {to set out, to set sail, to embark on (a new venture), to set out (to achieve something), to begin to ride, to lean forward}
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