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A1 う-verb (る), Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

見入(みい)to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon

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    1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to gaze (at), to stare intently (at), to look fixedly (at), to fix one's eyes (on)

    2. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 2.

        to fascinate, to enchant, to possess, to bewitch, to enthrall

        usu. in the passive,

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    見入る 【みいる】

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      子供(こども)がテレビの画面(がめん)見入(みい)っている。

      The child is gazing at the television screen. {to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon}

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      (わたし)(うつく)しいその彫刻(ちょうこく)見入(みい)っていました。

      I was gazing at that beautiful sculpture. {to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon}

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      受験(じゅけん)(しゃ)たちが合格(ごうかく)(しゃ)発表(はっぴょう)掲示(けいじ)見入(みい)ています。

      The examinees are gazing at the announcement of successful candidates. {to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon}

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      テレビの高校(こうこう)野球(やきゅう)中継(ちゅうけい)見入(みい)ていたらご(はん)()(わす)れた。

      I was so fixated on the high school baseball broadcast on TV that I forgot to eat my meal. {to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon}

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      試験管(しけんかん)見入(みい)ている研究(けんきゅう)(しゃ)たちは一体(いったい)(なに)期待(きたい)しているのだろう?

      What exactly are the researchers, who are gazing at the test tubes, expecting? {to gaze at, to fix one's eyes upon}

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