Vocab Info
N1 う-Verb
掠る
to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze
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う-Verb
単語の種類
五段動詞
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矢は的を掠っただけで当たらなかった。
The arrow merely grazed the target without hitting it. {to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze}
弾丸が体を掠った時、命の危険を感じました。
When the bullet grazed my body, I felt my life was in danger. {to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze}
バッドがボールに掠りもしなかった時に力不足を痛感した。
I keenly felt the lack of power when the bat didn't even graze the ball. {to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze}
銃弾が腕を掠ったとあって、私の顔からは冷や汗が噴き出ている。
The bullet grazed my arm, causing cold sweat to burst from my face. {to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze}
夫の衣服から女性物の香水の匂いがした時、ある考えが私の頭を掠った。
When I smelled the scent of women's perfume on my husband's clothes, a thought lightly grazed my mind. {to graze, to touch lightly, to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze}