英和和英

読み方 うばう

他動詞

1

To deprive （one of anything）; to rob （a man of his money）; to plunder （a town of its treasure）; to divest （a man of his rank）; to wrest, snatch, take （anything from one by force）; to usurp （the throne）; to absorb, engross （one's attention）

用例

• 人の財産を奪う
  to rob a man of his property―（詐欺手段でなら）―defraud a man of his property

• 位を奪う
  to deprive a man of his rank
• 権利を奪う
  to deprive a man of his rights
• 官職を奪う
  to divest a man of his office
• その男は婦人の持って居った手提鞄を奪って逃げ去った
  The man snatched a valise from the lady, and ran off.
• 位（王位、帝位）を奪う
  to usurp the throne
• 心を奪う
  to absorb one's attention―engross one's attention
• 彼は学問に心を奪われている
  He is absorbed in his studies.
• 専門に心を奪われている
  He is engrossed in his profession.

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用例

• 男の魂を奪う
  to charm―captivate―fascinate―ravish―a man

• 彼は女に魂を奪われている
  He is captivated with a woman―fascinated with a woman―enthralled by a woman.
• 音楽に魂を奪われる
  to be enraptured by music―carried away by music
• 皆魂を奪われてその音楽を聴いている
  They listen to the heavenly music with rapt attention.
• 雄弁家が聴衆の魂を奪う
  An orator takes his audience with him―sweep his audience with him.
• 女優の容貌といい芸といいたちまち見物人の魂を奪った
  Such was the beauty and skill of the actress that she took the audience by storm.
• 人の目を奪う
  to dazzle one's eyes
• 胆を奪う
  to frighten one―terrify one―appall one―make one's blood run cold―strike terror to one's heart
• 敵の陣地を奪う
  to dislodge the enemy from his position―capture the enemy's position―carry the enemy's position
• 掌中の玉を奪われる
  to lose the prize within one's grasp