Vocab Info
N1 う-Verb
生かす
to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate
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単語の種類
五段動詞
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亡くなった人を生かすことは出来ません。
You cannot revive a person who has passed away. {to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate}
釣った魚をいけすに入れて生かしています。
I am keeping the fish I caught alive in the pond. {to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate}
海で溺れた人を人工呼吸と心臓マッサージで生かす。
Revive the person who drowned at sea with artificial respiration and cardiac massage. {to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate}
魔物が「お前を生かすも殺すも俺次第だぞ」と言って不気味に笑った。
The monster said, "Whether I let you live or kill you is up to me," and laughed ominously. {to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate}
猟師:「この獲物を今は生かしておいて、調理の直前に絞めることにしよう!」
Hunter: "Let's keep this prey alive for now and decide to kill it right before cooking!" {to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), to let live, to keep alive, to revive, to resuscitate}