Vocab Info

N1 Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

閉口(へいこう)dumbfounded, stumped, at one's wits' end, nonplussed, annoyed

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      1.

      to be stumped, to be at a loss, to be at one's wits' end, to be nonplussed

    2. Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      2.

      to be fed up, to be tired (of), to be unable to bear, to be annoyed

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    閉口 【へいこう】

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    Examples

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      三十五(さんじゅうご)()()える(あつ)さには閉口(へいこう)します。

      I'm at my wits' end with the heat exceeding 35 degrees. {dumbfounded, stumped, at one's wits' end, nonplussed, annoyed}

      • N1

      (いそが)しい(とき)にも(はな)しかけてくる彼女(かのじょ)には閉口(へいこう)だ。

      I'm annoyed by her who keeps talking to me even when I'm busy. {dumbfounded, stumped, at one's wits' end, nonplussed, annoyed}

      • N1

      (なん)()(せま)ってくるナンパ()のしつこさには閉口(へいこう)します。

      I'm at my wits' end with the persistent annoyances of the pick-up artist who keeps coming onto me. {dumbfounded, stumped, at one's wits' end, nonplussed, annoyed}

      • N1

      演説(えんぜつ)(ちゅう)野次(やじ)閉口(へいこう)し、(おも)わず演説(えんぜつ)(すう)秒間(びょうかん)中断(ちゅうだん)してしまった。

      Dumbfounded by the heckling during the speech, I inadvertently paused the speech for a few seconds. {dumbfounded, stumped, at one's wits' end, nonplussed, annoyed}

      • N1

      (ひと)(ごと):「この(さむ)さには閉口(へいこう)するよ…もうお布団(ふとん)(なか)(こい)しいなぁ…。」

      Monologue: "I'm dumbfounded at this cold... I'm already longing for my futon..." {dumbfounded, stumped, at one's wits' end, nonplussed, annoyed}

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