Vocab Info
N1 う-Verb
取り次ぐ
to act as an agent for, to intermediate, to announce (someone's arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to usher in (a guest), to convey (a message)
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単語の種類
五段動詞
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妻が来客の要件を夫に取り次いだ。
The wife conveyed the purpose of the guest's visit to her husband. {to act as an agent for, to intermediate, to announce (someone's arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to usher in (a guest), to convey (a message)}
部下が私に電話を取り次いでくれました。
My subordinate conveyed the phone call to me. {to act as an agent for, to intermediate, to announce (someone's arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to usher in (a guest), to convey (a message)}
タイにあるこの会社は日本とケニア間の国際的な取引を取り次いでいる。
This company located in Thailand is acting as an agent for international transactions between Japan and Kenya. {to act as an agent for, to intermediate, to announce (someone's arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to usher in (a guest), to convey (a message)}
社長からの電話:「もしもし。至急、担当の坂口君に取り次いでくれないか?」
Phone call from the President: "Hello. Could you urgently convey this to Mr. Sakaguchi who is in charge?" {to act as an agent for, to intermediate, to announce (someone's arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to usher in (a guest), to convey (a message)}
部下の言い訳をわざわざ上司に取り次ぐとは…彼はなんて性格が悪いのだろう。
Going out of his way to relay his subordinate's excuses to the boss... What a terrible character he must have. {to act as an agent for, to intermediate, to announce (someone's arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to usher in (a guest), to convey (a message)}