研究社 新和英中辞典

‐おき …置き

〈…の間隔で〉

1

日おきに	every other [second] day

4 時間おきに

every four hours

at intervals of four hours

at four‐hour intervals

1 行おきに

on every other line

on alternate lines

2

メートルおきに杭(くい)を立てる

plant stakes two meters apart [at intervals of two meters]

用例

電車は 5 分おきに走っています. The trains run every five minutes [at five‐minute intervals].

斎藤和英大辞典

置き

読み方 おき

前置詞相当語句

At intervals of （so many feet or minutes）

用例

電車は五分おきに立つ
The cars start at intervals of five minutes―every five minutes.

並木は二間おきに植わっている
The trees stand at intervals of 12 feet―12 feet apart （from each other）.

三百フィートおきに柱を立てる
The poles are set up at intervals of 300 feet―300 feet apart.

一日おきに体操がある
We have gymnastics every other day―every second day.

二日おきに湯に入る
I take a bath every third day.

一行おきに書け
Write on every other line―on alternate lines.

英国では七年おき（七年ごとに）畑を休ませる
In England, land is allowed to lie fallow every seven years―every eighth year.