今日の単語 wriggle out of
W 0件のコメントwriggle out of something
１．今日の単語は wriggle out of something です。まずは例文を見てみます。
Pandora Papers: Inside the massive leak of secret offshore financial records – A new leak of financial records from offshore tax havens exposes the ways many of the rich and powerful take advantage of financial wizardry or opaque corporate structures to either shield assets, wriggle out of their tax obligations, or hide wealth entirely. (from CBC)
今、再び話題のパンドラ文書。お金持ちほど税金から wriggle out する色々な方法を考えるんですね。
A Newtown HGV driver who gave a false name to wriggle out of a driving offence has received a suspended prison sentence. Daniel Jones, aged 34, of Lon Helyg, Newtown, admitted a charge of perverting the course of justice, after giving a fake name when he was sent a Notice of Intended Prosecution for a driving offence. (from Powys County Times)
違反運転をしたあげく、偽名を使い罰金か何かを wriggle out しようとしたら執行猶予付きの判決をうけることに。。。
He promised he’d help me paint the living room, but now he’s trying to wriggle out of it.
あるある。。。
The Government has tried to wriggle out of any responsibility for providing childcare for working parents.
これもあるある。でも困る。
２．ニュアンスが伝わってきました。では、念のため英英辞典と英和辞典にある意味を確認しておきましょう。
to avoid doing something that you do not want to do:
If you say that someone has wriggled out of doing something, you disapprove of the fact that they have managed to avoid doing it, although they should have done it.
to twist to and from; writhe; squirm.
to move along by twisting and turning the body, as a worm or snake.
to make one’s way by shifts or expedients
身をくねらせて（外に）出る
～からうまく［何とか］切り抜ける
今日の単語は
wriggle out
やりたくないことから逃げる
でした
3カ月前の単語は prod つっつく