bailout
To provide financial assistance to a failing business or economy to prevent its collapse; also, to rescue someone from a difficult situation or to abandon a commitment or project.
例文
3 / 5My parents had to bail me out when I couldn't pay my rent this month.
My parents had to provide me with financial help when I was unable to pay my rent.
The central bank intervened to bail out the national airlines during the economic downturn.
The central bank provided emergency funds to save the national airlines during the crisis.
He decided to bail out of the project because he didn't like the new direction.
He decided to quit or abandon the project because he disliked the new direction.
語族
覚え方のコツ
Think of a sinking boat. You use a bucket to 'bail' water 'out' of the boat to keep it afloat and rescue the passengers.
クイックテスト
The government had no choice but to ___ the automotive industry to prevent massive unemployment.
正解！
正解は： bail out
例文
My parents had to bail me out when I couldn't pay my rent this month.
everydayMy parents had to provide me with financial help when I was unable to pay my rent.
The central bank intervened to bail out the national airlines during the economic downturn.
formalThe central bank provided emergency funds to save the national airlines during the crisis.
He decided to bail out of the project because he didn't like the new direction.
informalHe decided to quit or abandon the project because he disliked the new direction.
Scholars argue that bailing out large corporations creates a moral hazard by encouraging risky behavior.
academicAcademic researchers suggest that saving large companies with public funds encourages them to take more risks.
The investment group refused to bail out the struggling subsidiary, leading to its liquidation.
businessThe investors declined to provide extra capital to the failing branch, resulting in its closure.
語族
よく使う組み合わせ
よく使うフレーズ
bail out of a plane
To jump out of an aircraft using a parachute
bail out on someone
To fail to help someone or fail to show up as promised
too big to fail
A concept where a business is so important that the government must bail it out
よく混同される語
A 'bale' is a large bundle of goods (like hay), while 'bail out' refers to rescue or exiting.
While related, 'bail' is the security given for a prisoner's release; 'bail out' is the action of rescuing or leaving.
使い方のコツ
The phrasal verb 'bail out' is separable. You can 'bail out the company' or 'bail the company out.' When used as a noun, it is written as one word: 'bailout'.
よくある間違い
Learners often use 'bailout' (one word) as a verb. Remember that in English, the verb form is two words ('bail out') and the noun is one ('bailout').
覚え方のコツ
Think of a sinking boat. You use a bucket to 'bail' water 'out' of the boat to keep it afloat and rescue the passengers.
語源
Derived from the old French 'baillier' (to hand over or deliver), later associated with removing water from a ship's hold.
文法パターン
文化的な背景
The term gained significant worldwide prominence during the 2008 financial crisis in relation to government interventions in the banking sector.
クイックテスト
The government had no choice but to ___ the automotive industry to prevent massive unemployment.
正解！
正解は： bail out
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