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自動詞

1

（＝肩などが凝る）to stiffen, grow stiff （with hyperemia）

用例

• 肩が凝る
  to have stiff shoulders

• 書き物をして肩が凝った
  Writing has stiffened my shoulders.

2

（＝熱中する）to devote oneself to （some work）; to give oneself up to （some work）; to addict oneself to （pleasure）; to abandon oneself to （pleasure）; to fling oneself into （books）; to go, heart and soul, into （a scheme）; to be absorbed in （study）; to be engrossed in （one's profession）; to be immersed in （politics）; to have a passion for （some pursuits）; to be bent on, be intent on （one's studies, etc.）

用例

• 彼は英語に凝っている
  He is devoted to the study of English―absorbed in the study of English.

• 語学を修めるには凝らなけりゃ駄目だ
  In order to master a language, one must give one's days and nights to its study and practice.
• 身体の弱い子どもは往々学問に凝る
  A boy of weak constitution will often fling himself into books.
• 彼は学問に凝っている
  He is absorbed in his studies.
• 学問に凝っているから余事を考えない
  He is too intent on his studies to think of anything else.
• 専門に凝っている
  He is engrossed in his profession.
• 商売に凝っている
  He is immersed in his business.
• 彼は何事にも凝る質だ
  He will go, heart and soul, into any scheme.
• 英国人は勝負事に凝る
  The English have a passion for sporting.
• 彼は遊びに凝っている
  He is addicted to pleasure―bent on pleasure.
• 人の凝っているもの
  one's ruling passion
• あの人は何に凝っているか
  What is his ruling passion?
• あの人の凝っているのは金儲けだ
  Money-making is his ruling passion―He is bent on money-making―devoted to money-making―absorbed in money-making.

3

（＝意匠を凝らす）to elaborate; to give rein to fancy

用例

• 凝った意匠
  an elaborate design

• 意匠が凝り過ぎている
  The design is overwrought.
• 細工が凝っている
  The workmanship is elaborate
  It is of exquisite workmanship.
• 凝った柄だ
  It is a fanciful pattern―a tasteful pattern.
• 凝った支度
  a fanciful dress
  a tasteful dress
• 凝った嗜好
  exquisite taste
• 彼女の支度は非常に凝っている
  She is dressed in exquisite taste.
• 彼の支度は凝り過ぎている
  He is finically dressed.
• 凝った普請だ
  It is a tasteful building―a sumptuous building.

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自動詞

To indurate