英和和英

読み方 もてる

自他動

To be welcomed; to be made much of; to be made a lion of; to be lionized; to get on well with （the ladies）; to succeed with （women）; to be popular with （students）; to be a favourite with （the ladies）

用例

• あれでも田舎へ行けばもてる
  He will be made much of in the provinces.

• 彼は到るところで大もてだ
  He is welcomed―lionized―wherever he goes.
• 君は女にもてるか
  How do you get on with the ladies?
  How do you succeed with women?
• あれは女にもてる男だ
  He is a favourite with the ladies―a lady's man.
• 僕は女にもてない
  I am no favourite with the ladies.
• あの先生は生徒にもてるか
  How does he get on with the boys?
• 生徒に大もてだ
  He is a great favourite with the boys―very popular with the students―very much liked by the boys.
• 生徒にあまりもてない
  He is no great favourite with the boys―not very popular with the student―not much liked by the boys.
• もてる客
  a welcome guest
  a man welcome as the flower in May
• もてない客
  an unwelcome guest
  a man welcome as the snow in harvest
• 今夜はばかにもてる
  Fortune smiles on me―Venus shines on me―tonight.
• おう八や、昨夜の女はもてたかい
  Well, Hachi, how did you get on with your partner last night?
• 大持てよ
  Oh, famously!
  I should rather think so
  Yes, rather.
• たいそう話しがもてますね
  You are getting on very well together―getting on famously together.
• 話しがもてなくなる
  The talk flags
  The talk begins to flag.