英和和英

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自他動

1

（＝一周する）to revolve; to go round

用例

• 地球が太陽の周りをまわる
  The earth revolves round the sun―moves round the sun―goes round the sun.

• 池の周りをまわろうじゃないか
  Let us walk round the pond.
• ご馳走は一回りまわるだけある
  There is enough good cheer to go round.

2

（＝回転する）to rotate; to turn; to spin; to circle; to wheel

用例

• 地球が回る
  The earth rotates on its axis―turns on its axis.

• 車が（ぐるぐる）回る
  A wheel turns
  A wheels turns round
  A wheel turns round and round.
• 舞台が回る
  The stage revolves
  The stage turns.
• コマが回る
  A top spins.
• 雁がまわって下りる
  Wild-geese circle round the spot where they are going to alight.
• 横隊がまわる
  A line wheels.
• 船が鼻をまわる
  A ship doubles a cape.
• 風が西へまわった
  The wind has veered to the west.
• 火が裏へまわった
  The fire has spread to the rear.
• まわれ右
  Right about turn!
  Right about face!
• まわれ右をする
  to turn about―face about
• 右へまわれ、左へまわれ
  Right wheel!
  Left wheel!

3

（＝廻遊する）to make a round; to make a tour; to take a turn

用例

• 公園を一回りまわって来よう
  Let us take a turn in the park.

• 世界を一回りまわる
  to make a tour round the world
• あの島を一回りまわってみた
  I have made a tour of the island.
• 教育視察のため学校をまわってみた
  I made a round of the schools by way of educational inspection.

4

（＝循環する）to circulate

用例

• 血がまわる
  Blood circulates.

• 毒がまわる
  Poison takes effect.
• 酒がまわる
  Wine takes effect.
• 皆だいぶ酒がまわっている
  They are quite drunk.
• 盃がまわる
  The cup circles―passes from hand to hand.
• この骨董はずいぶん諸方をまわったものらしい
  The curio seems to have passed through many hands.
• 回状がまわって来た
  A circular has come round.
• お鉢がまわって来た
  My turn has come.
• お爺さんだいぶ焼きがまわって来た
  Age is telling on the old man.
• 大男総身に智慧がまわりかね
  “Big man, big fool.”【イディオム・格言的】

5

（＝巡回する）to go one's rounds; to make one's rounds

用例

• 医者が病家をまわる
  A doctor goes his rounds―makes his rounds―makes a round of visits to his patients.

• 郵便脚夫が配達にまわる
  A postman goes his rounds―makes his rounds.
• 巡査が持場をまわる
  A policeman paces on his beat.
• 巡査がまわっている
  The policeman is on his beat.
• 衛兵が市街をまわる
  A guard patrols the town.

6

（＝巡業する）to make a tour

• 鶴治一座は田舎をまわっている
  Tsuruji and his company are touring the provinces―making a provincial tour―on a provincial tour.

7

（＝迂回する）to make a circuit; to make a détour; to fetch a compass; to go out of one's way

用例

• だいぶまわった
  We have gone very much out of our way.

• 勝手の方へおまわり
  Come round to the kitchen.
• 急がばまわれ【イディオム・格言的】
  “Make haste slowly”
  “More haste, less speed.”

8

（＝寄り路する）to go round

用例

• 上野をまわって行こう
  Let us go round by Ueno.

• 上野をまわって帰ろう
  Let us go home by way of Ueno.
• 銀行へまわって行かにゃならぬ
  I must go round to the bank.
• もう一軒まわる家がある
  I have another house to call at.
• 彼の帰りの遅いのはどこかへまわったのだろう
  He is a long time gone. He must have gone round somewhere.

9

（＝過ぎる）to pass

• もう十二時をまわっている
  It is past twelve.

10

〈熟語〉

用例

• よく手がまわる
  They attend to everything
  They leave nothing undone.

• あの旅館ではよく手がまわる
  They are attentive to the wants of the guests at that hotel.
• 忙がしくて手がまわらぬ
  We are hampered by business―hampered by press of business.
• そこまでは手がまわらない
  We can not attend to such details.
• もう手がまわっている
  We are watched.
• 後へ手がまわる
  to be arrested―be apprehended
• 目がまわる
  My eyes dance
  My head swing
  I feel dizzy
  I feel giddy.
• 目のまわるような高い処
  a dizzy height
  a giddy height
• 見ると目がまわるようだ
  The sight is bewildering.
• 目のまわるほど忙しい
  We are in a whirl of business.
• あれは気はしのまわる男だ
  He has a quick perception
  He is quick of perception
  He is quick in anticipating your wishes.
• 筆がまわる
  He writes well.
• 子どもは舌がまわらぬ
  A child lisps.
• 酒に酔うと舌がまわらぬ
  A drunken man has a thick utterance.
• 彼は舌がまわらないから酔っている
  He is drunk, for he has a thick voice.
• 彼は借金で首がまわらぬ
  He is deeply in debt―over head and ears in debt.
• 蔭にまわる
  to get behind the scenes
• 蔭にまわってみると意外なことがあるものだ
  I find strange facts behind the scenes.
• 彼は猫をかぶっているが蔭へまわっていたずらする
  He looks demure, but he will do mischief on the sly.
• 面前で人を賞める者に限って蔭に廻って悪口を言う
  A man who praises you to your face is sure to speak ill of you behind your back.
• まわりまわった従兄弟
  cousins of the fortieth remove