今日の英語単語

chair

椅子

解説

英語 > 日本語

chair

1. 名詞. 椅子。

2. 名詞. 社会的地位

3. 名詞. レールを枕木に固定する金具。

4. 名詞. chairman（会長・議長）の性中立的表現。

5. 名詞. (スラング) 電気椅子、死刑。

((idiom))　go to the chair、get the chair。

英語 > 英語

chair

1. n. An item of furniture used to sit on or in comprising a seat, legs, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.

All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.

2. n. clipping of chairperson

Under the rules of order adopted by the board, the chair may neither make nor second motions.

3. n. (music) The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.

My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.

4. n. (rail transport) An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers, and similar devices.

5. n. (chemistry) One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.

6. n. (slang) (ellipsis of electric chair)

He killed a cop: he's going to get the chair.

The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's the chair for him.

7. n. A distinguished professorship at a university.

8. n. A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.

9. v. To act as chairperson at; to preside over.

Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.

10. v. To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.

11. v. (transitive, Wales, UK) To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.

The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod.

日本語 > 英語

椅子

1. n. a seat (piece of furniture)

2. n. (by extension) a post, position (in an office)

発音

例文

He sat in the chair.
    彼は椅子に座った。
He suddenly rose from the chair.
    彼は突然椅子から立ちあがった。
I am looking for the chair in the dark.
    私は暗がりでいすを探している。
What's this chair doing here?
    なあに、その椅子？
Get me a chair, please.
    いすを持ってきてください。

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