2020年2月12日 星期三

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go to bat for someone    為某人辯護

bat[bat1]

  • 発音記号[bǽt][名]
1
(1) (野球・クリケットの)バット;(卓球・バドミントンの)ラケット(paddle);((米略式))(騎手の)むち(whip)
swing a bat
バットを振る
Meiji crossed bats with Keio.
明治は慶応と野球の試合をした.
(2) [U]打球, 打撃;打順
at bat
打席について, 攻撃して.
(3) 《クリケット》打者(batsman)
a good bat
好打者.
2 (重い)棒, こん棒;((略式))(こん棒などによる)強烈な一撃, 強打.
3 (れんがの)かけら, (粘土の)かたまり.
4 [C][U]((英俗))速度
at a terrific [a rare] bat
猛スピードで.
5 ((米俗))ばか騒ぎ, どんちゃん騒ぎ(spree).
6batt.
at bat
《野球》
(1) ⇒[名]1
(2) ((比喩))出番で.
(3) (…)打数で
three hits in four at bats
4打数3安打.
carry [take] (out) one's bat
《クリケット》〈打者が〉アウトにならずに残る;((英略式))がんばり抜く, 結局成功する.
go (in) to bat for ...
((米略式))〈人を〉弁護する, かばう;〈計画・案などを〉支持する.
▼野球で代打に立つことから.
off one's own bat
((英略式))独立で;自力で;自分の意思で, 自発的に.
(right [hot]) off the bat
((米略式))ただちに, すぐ.
━━[動](〜・ted, 〜・ting)(他)
1 …を(バット・棒で)打つ.
2 《野球》
(1) 〈走者を〉(打って)進める;〈走者を〉帰す, 〈得点を〉(打って)上げる((in ...))
bat the two runners home
打って2人の走者を生還させる
bat in two runs
2打点を上げる.
(2) …の打率を残す
What does he bat?
彼の打率は?
He constantly bats . 320.
彼はコンスタントに3割2分を打つ(▼. 320はpointを省き‘three twenty'と読む).
3 …を詳しく論議[検討]する.
━━(自)
1 バットを振る;打者になる;ヒットを打つ
bat from the right
右(打席)で打つ.
2 ((俗))突進する;どんちゃん騒ぎをする.
bat around
(自)
(1) ((俗))ぶらつく, さまよう.
(2) 《野球》(1イニングで)打者が一巡する.
━━(他)[bat ... around/bat around ...]((略式))〈問題などを〉よく検討[討議]する.
bat a thousand
((米略式))完ぺきな仕事をする.
bat ... out/bat out ...
((米俗))〈物語・記事などを〉(タイプライターをたたきながら)どんどんつくる.

outspoken

adjective
  • frank in stating one’s opinions, especially if they are shocking or controversial:he has been outspoken in his criticism

Derivatives

outspokenly
adverb



outspokenness


noun
[形]〈人・意見などが〉率直な, 遠慮のない. ⇒FRANK1[類語]
outspoken opinions
歯に衣(きぬ)着せぬ意見.
━━[動] 〔–〕 outspeakの過去分詞形.

frank[frank1]

  • レベル:大学入試程度
  • 発音記号[frǽŋk]
[形]
1 〈人・表情・態度・意見などが〉(人に;…のことで)率直な, 遠慮[腹蔵]のない, ざっくばらんな, 包み隠しのない((with ...;about ...))
a frank opinion
率直な意見
to be frank (with you)
率直に言わせてもらえば.

[類語]包み隠すことなく率直に考えを提示したり, 感情を表したりするという意味では, honestがもっとも一般的. frankは話しにくい事柄について, candidは他の人の反対が予想される場合でも‘honest'な態度をとるという意味合い. forthright, blunt, outspokenはあまりに‘honest'すぎて反感をもたれる可能性のあることを暗示.

2 〈事柄などが〉あからさまな, 露骨な, 疑う余地のない, 明らかな, 公然の
a frank mistake
明らかな誤り
a frank jealousy
あからさまなしっと.
3 ((古))寛大な(generous).
━━[名]無料送達郵便物, その署名[スタンプ];無料送達の特典.
━━[動](他)
1 〈郵便物を〉無料送達する;((主に英))〈郵便物に〉料金別納郵便の印を押す.
2 〈人を〉無料で運ぶ;〈人を〉自由に通す((through));〈人に〉(社交界への)出入りを自由にする.
3 〈人・物を〉(事物から)免除する((from ...));…を(…に対して)免疫にする((against ...)).
[古フランス語←後ラテン語franc(自由な). △FRANCHISE
frank・ness
[名][U]率直さ;正直.

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