up against
英語
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編集音声(豪) (ファイル)
前置詞
編集- （困難などに）……に直面して。……と対峙して。……と対決して。……とぶつかって。
- 1919年, Francis P. Duffy, "Father Duffy's story"[1]
- We left our villages in the Vosges the morning after Christmas Day. From the outset it was evident that we were going to be up against a hard task.
- クリスマスの翌朝に私たちはヴォージュにある村を出発した。私たちがつらい任務に直面することは最初から分かりきっていた。
- We left our villages in the Vosges the morning after Christmas Day. From the outset it was evident that we were going to be up against a hard task.
- 1922年, Agatha Christie, "The Secret Adversary"[2]
- “You did your best. You were up against one of the biggest brains of the century. And you came very near success. Remember that.”
- 「君はベストを尽くした。今世紀の最大の頭脳の一人に君は対峙したんだ。それに成功まであと少しだったんだ。それを思い出せ」
- “You did your best. You were up against one of the biggest brains of the century. And you came very near success. Remember that.”
- 1919年, Francis P. Duffy, "Father Duffy's story"[1]
派生語
編集アナグラム
編集註
編集- ↑ Francis P. Duffy. "Father Duffy's story". 1922. (Project Gutenberg. Release date: July 2, 2023. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/71091/71091-h/71091-h.htm)
- ↑ Agatha Christie. "The Secret Adversary". 1922. (Project Gutenberg. Release date: January 1, 1998. Most recently updated: October 29, 2022. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1155/pg1155-images.html)