Meaning
「Work out」という英語表現は、いくつかの異なる意味や使い方があります。
まず、運動をするという意味があります。ジムでトレーニングをしたり、ランニングをすることを指します。例えば、「I work out three times a week.（私は週に3回運動をします）」という文で使われます。
次に、問題を解決するという意味でも使われます。例えば、「We need to work out this issue.（この問題を解決する必要があります）」のように、何かの解決策を見つける際に用いられます。
さらに、うまくいくという意味もあります。計画や状況が良い方向に進むことを指します。例えば、「Everything will work out in the end.（最終的にはすべてうまくいくでしょう）」のように使われます。
このように、「Work out」は文脈に応じて異なる意味を持つ多用途な表現です。
Today's Sentences
01
I work out at least three times a week.
Situation
Hey, do you work out regularly?
Yeah, I work out at least three times a week.
That’s great!
What kind of workouts do you usually do?
普段はどんなトレーニングをしていますか？
I go for a light run, it really helps me stay energized.
02
Things didn’t work out between them.
Situation
Did you hear about Mia and Jake?
Yeah, I did.
Things didn’t work out between them, right?
二人の関係はうまくいかなかったんだよね。
Yeah, they said they had different goals in life.
It’s a shame, they seemed really happy at first.
Writer's Note
The phrasal verb "work out" can be transitive, intransitive, and separable.
Transitive - A verb phrase (a verb combined with one or more particles like prepositions or adverbs) that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. For the phrasal verb "work out" it can be separable in transitive form.
Example 1: I worked out the solution.
Example 2: I worked it out.
Example 3: She worked out the total cost.
例 1: I worked out the solution.
例 2: I worked it out.
例 3: She worked out the total cost.
Intransitive - It acts independently and describes the subject’s action without needing an object to be acted upon. In this case, when the sentence is intransitive, it cannot be separable.
Example 1: I work out every morning.
Example 2: I hope everything works out in the end.
例 1: I work out every morning.
例 2: I hope everything works out in the end.
Separable - Where the verb and its particle (preposition or adverb) can be separated by the object of the verb.
Example 1: She worked it out on her own without asking for help.
Example 2: They worked it out to be about $1,200 in expenses.
例 1: 彼女は助けを求めずに自分自身でそれをやり遂げました。
例 2: 彼らはそれを計算して約1,200ドルの費用であると分かりました。
Related words for "work out": Exercise, get in shape, hit the gym, train, work on your fitness.
Related words for "solve/understand": Decode, figure out, get to the bottom of, solve, unravel.
Related words for "good results": Come together, fall into place, go well, pan out, succeed.
Related words for "calculate": Calculate, compute, determine, estimate, reckon.
