Vocab Info
N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
絞るto wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk, to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice), to extort, to exploit, to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke, to drill into, to train, to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down, to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring), to stop down (lens), to turn down (e.g. radio), to bend (bow), to draw, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze
esp. 絞るGodan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk
esp. 搾るGodan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
3.
to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
4.
to extort, to exploit
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
5.
to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke
often passive voice,See Also:
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
6.
to drill into, to train
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
7.
to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
8.
to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
9.
to stop down (lens)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
10.
to turn down (e.g. radio)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
11.
to bend (bow), to draw
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
12.
to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize
Sumo
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絞る 【しぼる】、搾る 【しぼる】
Common・Uncommon
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雑巾を絞って水分をなくす。
Wring out the rag to remove the moisture. {to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk, to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice), to extort, to exploit, to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke, to drill into, to train, to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down, to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring), to stop down (lens), to turn down (e.g. radio), to bend (bow), to draw, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize}
牛の乳を絞って牛乳を集めました。
I milked the cow and collected the milk. {to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk, to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice), to extort, to exploit, to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke, to drill into, to train, to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down, to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring), to stop down (lens), to turn down (e.g. radio), to bend (bow), to draw, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize}
知恵を絞ったが、クイズに正解する事が出来なかった。
I racked my brain, but I couldn't get the right answer to the quiz. {to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk, to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice), to extort, to exploit, to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke, to drill into, to train, to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down, to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring), to stop down (lens), to turn down (e.g. radio), to bend (bow), to draw, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize}
袋の口を絞ったとしても、液体は溢れてきてしまうでしょう。
Even if you tighten the opening of the bag, the liquid will probably overflow. {to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk, to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice), to extort, to exploit, to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke, to drill into, to train, to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down, to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring), to stop down (lens), to turn down (e.g. radio), to bend (bow), to draw, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize}
明日の社内会議で話し合う議題の数を手におえる数に絞る事にしました。
We have decided to narrow down the number of topics to be discussed at tomorrow's internal meeting to a manageable number. {to wring (towel, rag), to squeeze, to squeeze (fruit to extract juice), to press, to extract, to milk, to express milk, to rack (one's brains), to strain (one's voice), to extort, to exploit, to chew out, to reprimand severely, to rake over the coals, to give a sound scolding, to tell someone off, to scold, to rebuke, to drill into, to train, to narrow down (one's focus), to whittle down, to gather up (curtain, etc.), to tighten (drawstring), to stop down (lens), to turn down (e.g. radio), to bend (bow), to draw, to hold down, to constrict, to immobilize}
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