walk overとは意味・読み方・使い方

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動詞

walk over (三人称単数 現在形 walks over, 現在分詞 walking over, 過去形および過去分詞形 walked over)

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: to walk over.

   walk over the bridge

2. (idiomatic) To gain an easy victory.
3. (idiomatic, transitive) To dominate, treat (someone) as inferior.

アナグラム

• overwalk

アナグラム

• overwalk

名詞

walkover (複数形 walkovers)

1. An easy victory; a walkaway.
   • 15 October 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard goal against Poland ensures England will go to World Cup”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Along the way, there was another backdrop to this match, in the form of the goal updates from Serravalle informing everyone that Ukraine were on their way to the obligatory walkover against San Marino.

2. (sports) A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game.
3. A horse race with only one entrant.
4. (sports, chiefly) Someone easy to defeat.
5. (gymnastics) A backbend combined with a handstand.
6. A type of railroad passenger car seat, having reversible seat backs that can be moved across the seat to face either direction of travel

   The train's walkover seats are turned by the crew.

   It took about 10 minutes to flip the walkovers in each car.

7. An ecological survey carried out by walking across and examining a piece of land.

同意語

• (a walkaway):
• (bye または victory due to default of opponent):
• (an easy または simple task):
  • bagatelle
  • breeze
  • cakewalk
  • cinch
  • doddle
  • duck soup
  • easy as pie
  • like shooting fish in a barrel
  • like taking candy from a baby
  • piece of cake