英和和英

読み方 すがる

他動詞

1

To cling to （a rock）; to hold on to （a rope）; to hang on （one's neck）; to lean on （one for support）; to take hold of （a rope, etc.）

用例

• この綱にすがれ
  Take hold of this rope!
  Hold on to this rope!

• 一生懸命綱にすがった
  I held on to the rope for dear life.
• 吊革にすがる
  to hold on to a strap―hang on to a strap
• 女が男の首にすがって泣いた
  She hung on his neck and cried.
• 海中に飛び込んで助けようと思った人が僕にすがって放さなかった
  The drowning man clung to me―gripped me like a vice.
• 患者が看護婦の肩に縋って歩く
  The patient leans on his nurse for support.
• あの人は杖に縋って歩く
  He leans on a staff.
• 袖にすがる
  to hang on one's sleeve―（歎願するの意味なら）―entreat one to do something―（哀願するの意味なら）―appeal to one for mercy
• 女が夫の死骸に縋って泣いておった
  She was crying over her husband's remains.

2

（＝頼む、頼る、歎願する）to depend on （others）; to rely on （one's promise）; to entreat, implore （one to do something）; to look to （one） for assistance

用例

• 人にすがるものじゃない
  You should not depend on others.

• 女が子どもを助けてくれといって僕に縋ってきた
  She entreated me to help her child―implored me to save her child.
• あなたにおすがり申すほかは有りません
  I have no one but you to look to for assistance
  You are the only friend to whom I can look for assistance.
• 彼は人にすがられるとすぐに助けてやる
  He is ready to help any one who comes to him for assistance.
• 人の情けにすがる
  to throw oneself on another's mercy
• 彼にすがられて十円やった
  I listened to his entreaty and gave him ten yen.